Question 1

The size of your study sample has no influence upon whether your data will be found to be statistically significant.

Accepted Answer

The size of your study sample directly influences the statistical power of your study, which affects the likelihood of detecting a true effect as statistically significant. Larger sample sizes generally increase the chance of finding statistically significant results if an effect truly exists.

Question 2

A means of improving treatment fidelity is effective training of staff.

Accepted Answer

Effective training of staff ensures that they are well-informed and skilled in implementing the treatment protocols accurately, thus improving treatment fidelity.

Question 3

Program evaluation is designed to cherry-pick information in such a way as to make the program look better than it is.

Accepted Answer

Program evaluation is intended to systematically assess the design, implementation, and outcomes of programs to ensure their effectiveness and guide decisions about program improvement, not to selectively present information.

Question 4

Among the ways that programs may be evaluated is in regard to client need, service output, service process, and client outcome.

Accepted Answer

These are common dimensions for evaluating programs, focusing on how well they meet client needs, the quantity and quality of services provided, the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery processes, and the impact of services on client outcomes.

Question 5

Service efficiency refers to the extent that clients have become rehabilitated in accordance with program goals.

Accepted Answer

Service efficiency typically refers to the effectiveness and speed with which a service is delivered, rather than the specific outcomes such as client rehabilitation.

Question 6

The services of the human service organization may be improved from what is learned from various aspects of program evaluations.

Accepted Answer

Program evaluations provide valuable feedback on the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of services offered by human service organizations, allowing for improvements and adjustments to better meet the needs of their clients.

Question 7

The systematic review is not as good as the meta-analysis in the portrayal of evidence for the human service program or intervention.

Accepted Answer

A systematic review provides a comprehensive overview of all relevant studies on a particular topic, including both qualitative and quantitative analyses, while a meta-analysis statistically combines results from these studies to produce a single estimate of effect size. Neither is inherently superior; their value depends on the research question and the quality of the studies included.

Question 8

One of the characteristics of a good human service program is stable funding.

Accepted Answer

Stable funding ensures that a human service program can consistently provide services, maintain quality, and plan for the future without the disruptions that come from financial uncertainty.

Question 9

One of the sources for finding evidence for human service programs and interventions is the Campbell Collaboration.

Accepted Answer

The Campbell Collaboration is a reputable source for systematic reviews and evidence synthesis in social, behavioral, and educational arenas, including human service programs and interventions.

Question 10

One of the steps in the Nominal Group Technique is the review of the literature in regard to the theme of the group discussion.

Accepted Answer

The Nominal Group Technique primarily involves silent generation of ideas, round-robin sharing of ideas, clarification and elaboration of ideas, and voting on the ideas to prioritize or make decisions, rather than a review of literature.

Question 11

One of the characteristics of a good human service program is an organizational culture that focuses on the client. Identify two additional characteristics of a good human service organization and briefly explain how a familiar human service organization would demonstrate one of these characteristics.

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Question 12

Discuss (a) what treatment fidelity means, and (b) how treatment fidelity is illustrated in a familiar program.

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Question 13

Explain the concept of efficiency as a criterion for evaluating a human service program. Identify a specific human service program and discuss how it may be evaluated in regard to efficiency. What specific data would be collected?

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Question 14

Identify what is meant by the concept of service standard. Identify a specific human service program and two service standards that are appropriate for its evaluation.

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Question 15

Identify how a human service organization could evaluate client outcome. What is the human service program, the treatment objective to be evaluated, and the data that would be collected in order to evaluate its achievement?

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Quiz 10: Conducting Program Evaluations