Ms. Briggs is the current mayor of a small city and has developed a civic center to provide a public space for the arts and sciences. The specific addressed purpose of the civic center is to provide more music programming, art exhibitions, and theatre productions in the city. However, after two years, people have brought concerns to Ms. Briggs that the civic center is not seeing the anticipated results. Ms. Briggs most likely would want to conduct a(n):
A) outcomes evaluation.
B) needs evaluation.
C) informative evaluation.
D) process evaluation.

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An outcomes evaluation is appropriate in this scenario because it assesses the results or outcomes of the civic center's programs (music programming, art exhibitions, and theatre productions) to determine if the intended goals (increasing public access to the arts and sciences) are being met. Since the concern is about not seeing the anticipated results, an outcomes evaluation would help Ms. Briggs understand if the civic center is achieving its specific addressed purpose.

Ms Briggs Is the Current Mayor of a Small City