HUSR 470 Final Exam Questions and Answers

HUSR 470 Final Exam Questions and Answers Quantitative - Ans:-observations using tools and measurements. Can be measured or counted. Ex: We had 33 clients complete this month Qualitative - Ans:-observations made using the 5 senses. Based on value judgements and emotional responses. Ex: The Experimental group enjoyed the group more than the control group. (naturalistic model) Why measure outcomes - Ans:-To see if programs really make a difference in the lives of people, and more importantly, to help programs improve services. Common Qualitative Methods - Ans:-observations, in-depth interviews, and focus groups Single most distinctive aspect of qualitative research - Ans:-the personal involvement of the evaluator in the process of gathering data Settings where quantitative approaches may be applied - Ans:-after school programs evaluating political campaigns ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/9 a strengthened freshman year program convicting people at court Traces (observations) - Ans:-wide variety of tangible items associated with living ex: graded homework, broken windows at a school Triangulation - Ans:-When qualitative evaluators use many approaches to learn about a program Documents (observations) - Ans:-Official/unofficial statements. Qualitative evaluators use these to learn how a program is to function. Ex: records kept on a program Quasi-experiments are - Ans:-subject to concerns regarding internal validity, because the treatment and control groups may not be comparable at baseline. With random assignment, study participants have the same chance of being assigned to the intervention group or the comparison group. Major threat to internal validity in the time series design is - Ans:-history and change Nonequivalent control group design is identical to the - Ans:-Pretest-posttest control group design with the exception of randomization ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/9 Regression-discountinuity design is similar to the - Ans:-pretest/posttest nonequivalent control group design except groups are initially ranked on a criterion and those above or below a cutoff point receive treatment Regression-discountinuity design is the strongest - Ans:-between-subjects quazi experimental design Random assignment can fail - Ans:-to equalize groups All experimental designs have... - Ans:-dependent variables, independent variables, hypothesized relationships and measurement procedures Experimental Designs are - Ans:-the simplest design- program group and control group, then contrast scores after program If groups formed randomly then - Ans:-no pretest is needed Benefits of experimental designs - Ans:-when it is unethical to assign people to experien