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Multiple Choice

This activity contains 14 questions.

	Which of the following statements about evaluation is most accurate?   Evaluation is a very recent activity in education. The importance of formal evaluation studies has increased since the accountability movement of the 1960's. Formal evaluation studies determine only how a practice can be improved. Formal evaluation studies are a useless type of research.

	Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of educational evaluation?   Evaluations derive standards for worth from the local context, values, and needs. Evaluations use standards which are common to all educational settings. Evaluations recommend a practice for widespread usage. Evaluations determine if a practice can be used in a given setting.

	The major distinction between formative and summative evaluation is that   The evaluations are conducted at different stages of program development Formative evaluation is more concerned about research control and generalizability Formative evaluation more often uses social science methodologies Formative evaluation is more time-consuming Formative evaluation is usually done by an external evaluator

	Feasibility is best characterized as   Ensuring the evaluation will be conducted legally Ensuring the evaluation will serve the practical and timely information needs of the audience Ensuring the evaluation will be realistic Ensuring the evaluation will state and convey technically adequate information about the practice

	Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate practice to evaluate?   The in-school suspension program at Jackson School The use of educational television in the science program at Tucker School A follow-up study of students in Lee High School’s advanced placement program The use of pure vegetarian foods in the school cafeteria The use of a computer math program at Stewart Elementary School

	Objectives-oriented evaluation measures   Steps which lead to the terminal behavior Goals of a program, curriculum, or practice Changes in those individuals who are implementing the program, curriculum, or practice Behavioral or performance objectives

	The results of an objectives-oriented evaluation   Provide specific recommendations to intervene in a program Provide all of the information necessary for adopting the practice at another site Provide information regarding the success of a program as determined by the discrepancy between stated objectives and the actual outcomes Suggest the objectives that need to be adopted by the target group if the practice is to continue

	The various types of decision-oriented evaluation studies can lead to different types of decisions. Process evaluation can lead to decisions about program   Certification/adoption Selection Planning Modification

	In a naturalistic/participant-oriented evaluation approach, an evaluator would NOT   Change the design and methodology as the concerns of audiences change Use observers and other data collection techniques as necessary Allow reactions and criticisms of the evaluation report before release Determine the data needs from only the program documents or funding agency’s requirements

	Naturalistic/participant-oriented evaluation is frequently criticized. Which of the following is NOT a reasonable criticism?   Different evaluators emphasize different events. Such evaluations are useless. Writing portrayals requires skill, training, and an ability to handle confidential data. Methodological inconsistencies exist.

	Which of the following describes a cost analysis?   It requires that all outputs be stated as monetary values. It assesses benefits only in terms of productivity or earnings. It requires all inputs and outputs be stated as monetary values. It evaluates both policy effectiveness and efficiency.

	Which statement best characterizes cost-analysis evaluation?   It ignores the distribution of effects or benefits. It requires little knowledge of economic analysis and evaluation research. It determines if the most effective programs are also the most cost-efficient. It ignores the time pattern over which the benefits are conferred.

	An evaluation report would have credibility if the report   Presented full disclosure of relevant and valid information with limitations cited Was clearly written but biased toward the viewpoint of the decision maker Was accurate but the description of the practice was ambiguous Presented justifiable conclusions but the information sources were not defensible and instruments were not valid

	Which one of the following is a potential benefit to using evaluation or policy studies?   Demonstrate professional responsibility by appraising the quality of educational programs Enlighten those individuals in decision and policy arenas to enable them to better anticipate program and policy issues Plan and implement school improvements on a systematic basis Reduce uncertainty about educational practices when experience is limited All of the above

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