HUS 515 MIDTERM EXAM : PROGRAM
EVALUATION & RESEARCH METHODS QUESTIONS
COMPLETE WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Instructions: Please select the best possible answer for each question.
Mark your response clearly.
1 The main purposes of program evaluation are to attempt to build
theory and add to the knowledge base of the profession.
A) True
B) False (Correct Answer)
2 The human services profession is moving in the direction of evidence-
based practice, which is the integration of which of the following three
components?
A) Administrative data, practitioner intuition, agency budget
B) Federal guidelines, state regulations, local policies
C) The best research evidence, use of clinical expertise, client values
(Correct Answer)
D) Clinical diagnosis, treatment manual, outcome measures
3 Program evaluation studies are considered an inadequate way to test
the validity of theories.
A) True (Correct Answer)
B) False
,4 What is the definition of a program?
A) A single intervention applied to a specific client
B) A funding stream allocated by a government entity
C) An organized collection of activities designed to reach certain
objectives (Correct Answer)
D) A theoretical construct used to explain client behavior
5 Program evaluation involves making comparisons to other agencies,
past or prior efforts, or against a stated objective.
A) True (Correct Answer)
B) False
6 You run a drug abuse prevention education program for high school
youth. You are asked to complete an evaluation because community
members recently asked the school board not to fund this program,
citing previous studies about the DARE program saying these programs
do not work. You believe the program is meeting its goals and want to
show that it is effective as well as a good use of public funds. This is an
example of which reason to evaluate programs?
A) Evaluation for knowledge building
B) Evaluation for theory testing
C) Evaluation for accountability (Correct Answer)
D) Evaluation for client satisfaction
7 Characteristics of a "good" program include all of the following
EXCEPT:
A) Recognized identity
B) Adequate funding and staffing
C) Clear mission and objectives
D) Only services that are empirically based (Correct Answer)
, 8 Agency A is known in their large urban community for their annual
fundraiser held every summer, which is a regionally televised event.
This is an example of which characteristic of a "good" program?
A) Strong leadership
B) Evidence-based interventions
C) Recognized identity (Correct Answer)
D) Community partnerships
9 If there have been a large series of single case designs (more than 9)
demonstrating efficacy, which criteria must be met to be considered an
empirically supported treatment?
A) Use of a control group, random assignment, and blind raters
B) Use of good experimental design, comparison to another
treatment, use of a treatment manual, and demonstrated effects by at
least two different investigators or practitioners (Correct Answer)
C) Publication in a peer-reviewed journal and replication by the same
author
D) Statistical significance at the p < .01 level and large effect sizes
10 Which of the following is NOT a good reason to base your program
on a sound theoretical model?
A) It helps explain why the program works
B) It guides program development and implementation
C) It allows for replication by others
D) It guarantees funding from federal sources (Correct Answer)
11 Evaluative research helps those in the social sciences to:
A) Publish in academic journals
B) Secure tenure and promotion
C) Develop new statistical methods
EVALUATION & RESEARCH METHODS QUESTIONS
COMPLETE WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Instructions: Please select the best possible answer for each question.
Mark your response clearly.
1 The main purposes of program evaluation are to attempt to build
theory and add to the knowledge base of the profession.
A) True
B) False (Correct Answer)
2 The human services profession is moving in the direction of evidence-
based practice, which is the integration of which of the following three
components?
A) Administrative data, practitioner intuition, agency budget
B) Federal guidelines, state regulations, local policies
C) The best research evidence, use of clinical expertise, client values
(Correct Answer)
D) Clinical diagnosis, treatment manual, outcome measures
3 Program evaluation studies are considered an inadequate way to test
the validity of theories.
A) True (Correct Answer)
B) False
,4 What is the definition of a program?
A) A single intervention applied to a specific client
B) A funding stream allocated by a government entity
C) An organized collection of activities designed to reach certain
objectives (Correct Answer)
D) A theoretical construct used to explain client behavior
5 Program evaluation involves making comparisons to other agencies,
past or prior efforts, or against a stated objective.
A) True (Correct Answer)
B) False
6 You run a drug abuse prevention education program for high school
youth. You are asked to complete an evaluation because community
members recently asked the school board not to fund this program,
citing previous studies about the DARE program saying these programs
do not work. You believe the program is meeting its goals and want to
show that it is effective as well as a good use of public funds. This is an
example of which reason to evaluate programs?
A) Evaluation for knowledge building
B) Evaluation for theory testing
C) Evaluation for accountability (Correct Answer)
D) Evaluation for client satisfaction
7 Characteristics of a "good" program include all of the following
EXCEPT:
A) Recognized identity
B) Adequate funding and staffing
C) Clear mission and objectives
D) Only services that are empirically based (Correct Answer)
, 8 Agency A is known in their large urban community for their annual
fundraiser held every summer, which is a regionally televised event.
This is an example of which characteristic of a "good" program?
A) Strong leadership
B) Evidence-based interventions
C) Recognized identity (Correct Answer)
D) Community partnerships
9 If there have been a large series of single case designs (more than 9)
demonstrating efficacy, which criteria must be met to be considered an
empirically supported treatment?
A) Use of a control group, random assignment, and blind raters
B) Use of good experimental design, comparison to another
treatment, use of a treatment manual, and demonstrated effects by at
least two different investigators or practitioners (Correct Answer)
C) Publication in a peer-reviewed journal and replication by the same
author
D) Statistical significance at the p < .01 level and large effect sizes
10 Which of the following is NOT a good reason to base your program
on a sound theoretical model?
A) It helps explain why the program works
B) It guides program development and implementation
C) It allows for replication by others
D) It guarantees funding from federal sources (Correct Answer)
11 Evaluative research helps those in the social sciences to:
A) Publish in academic journals
B) Secure tenure and promotion
C) Develop new statistical methods
