Types of Evaluation
In what kind of evaluation are program design and delivery improved?
Formative Evaluation
Summative Evaluation
Process Evaluation
Impact Evaluation
Formative Evaluation
Which of the following is a general reason why stakeholders may want programs to be evaluated…
Provide accountability to funders
Inform policy decisions
Increase community support for initiatives
All of the above
All of the above
Generally, impact evaluation requires you to have/collect what type of data?
Baseline data only
Pre and post test data
Data on YPLL
Percentage of population participation
Pre and post test data
Which response means qualitative research where a trained moderator uses an interview guide to ask questions to determine attitudes, opinions, and preferences of a group of 6-8 (usually) individuals?
In-depth interviews
Surveys
Focus Groups
Key Informant Interviews
Focus Groups
_________ serve to safeguard the rights, privacy, health, and well-being of those involved in evaluation and research.
Health Auditors
Quality Assurance Boards
External Evaluators
Institutional Review Boards
Institutional Review Boards
_______ evaluation measures the degree to which a program was successfully implemented. Lessons learned are applied to subsequent versions of the program.
Formative
Summative
Process
Outcome
Process
The purpose of summative (impact and outcome) evaluation is to…
Measure Effectiveness
Ensure Fidelity
Improve Quality
Get a Good Grade
Measure Effectiveness
An evaluation conducted by an evaluation consultant is an example of…
Biased Evaluation
Inexpensive Evaluation
External Evaluation
Internal Evaluation
External Evaluation
Which formative evaluation technique allows evaluators to draw general conclusions about the entire priority population?
Focus Groups
Surveys
Informal Interviews
Gantt Chart
Surveys
Individuals who understand the priority population and can represent their attitudes, values, and opinions to evaluators are?
Program Managers
Health Educators
Subject Experts
Key Informants
Key Informants
What type of evaluation collects data and informs stakeholders of important findings that could potentially improve a current program or its delivery?
Formative
Summative
Process
Impact
Formative
Summative (or impact and outcome) evaluation assesses all of the following except…?
Intervention effectiveness
Change in attitudes
Coverage
Health status change
Coverage
What type of data is not an example of the type of data you might examine for outcome evaluation?
Key Informant Interview
Vital Statistics
Surveillance Data
Disease Registry
Key Informant Interview
_____ is an element of process evaluation and measures how many products or services were delivered.
Reach
Gantt Chart
Dose
Resources
Dose
_______ provide practical guidelines for evaluators to help them decide among evaluation options.
Institutional Review Boards
Standards of Acceptability
Standards of Evaluation
Baseline Data
Standards of Evaluation
An increase in knowledge about safe drinking water would be an indicator for what type of evaluation?
Process
Impact
Outcome
Formative
Impact
Who or what most determines what types of evaluation should be conducted?
Program Manager
Type of Intervention
Stakeholder Preference
A Coin Toss
Stakeholder Preference
A reduction in potential life lost due to breast cancer would be an indicator for what type of evaluation?
Process
Impact
Outcome
Formative
Outcome
In impact evaluation, a _____ questionnaire measures what you are attempting to measure…
Valid
Reliable
Analytic
Descriptive
Valid
_______ is a how-to guide for planning and conducting public health evaluation activities.
Community Toolbox
CDC Program Evaluation Framework
Health 439 Class
None of the above
CDC Program Evaluation Framework
What type of evaluation ensures that the intervention is successful enough to be repeated?
Formative
Summative
Process
None
Summative
“Implementation fidelity” is an element of what ?
The Law of Chastity
Summative Evaluation
Process Evaluation
Multiplicity
Process Evaluation
Which of the following is an example of a technique used to conduct process evaluation?
Behavior Change
Mortality Rate
Years-of-life-lost
Attendance sheets
Attendance sheets
A _____ scale assigns numbers to an object that represent a rank order. A Likert scale is an example of this type of scale.
Interval
Ordinal
Continuous
Nominal
Ordinal
_______ standards ensure that the evaluation produces findings that are both valid and reliable.
Feasibility
Accuracy
Propriety
Utility
Accuracy