Question 1

What is an Evaluability Assessment? How is it accomplished?

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Question 2

What is the social science approach? Stakeholder approach? How are they different?

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Question 3

Most social science research assumes that the researcher specifies the research questions, the applicable theory or theories, and the outcomes to be investigated. In program evaluation, however, the research question is often set by the program sponsors or the government agency that is responsible for reviewing the program. How does that affect the research?

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Question 4

Describe the process of evaluation research.

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Question 5

How has evaluation research changed over the years, particularly from the 1500s forward?

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Question 6

Describe the research done on Problem-Oriented Policing in Violent Crime Areas. What kind of design was used? What did they discover?

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Question 7

Give an examples of the types of questions that evaluation projects may focus on that are related to the operation and impact of a program.

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Question 8

What is Process Evaluation (Program Monitoring)?

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Question 9

Did the research by Braga et al. (1999) meet all of the criteria for a true experimental design? Describe the research and what they found.

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Question 10

What does it mean to say that evaluation process as a whole can be understood in relation to stakeholders? As part of your answer, explain what stakeholders are and how this type of research is different than traditional social science research.

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Question 11

What is a Needs Assessment? How is it accomplished?

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Question 12

Once we have decided on or identified the goal or focus for a program evaluation, there are still important decisions to be made about how to design the specific evaluation project. What are the most important decisions to be made?

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Question 13

Describe the research done by the US Department of Justice as part of its Project Safe Neighborhoods. Was it deemed to be effective? Why?

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Question 14

What is a Black Box evaluation?

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Quiz 10: Evaluation and Policy Analysis