It looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, so we conclude it IS a duck.
What is FACE VALIDITY
100
An inference error where the Null Hypothesis is actually true, but we reject it and conclude we have an effect.
What is A TYPE 1 ERROR
100
This process involves examining why a program is not meeting an expected level of performance.
What is PROBLEM ANALYSIS
100
A type of organizational learning aimed at keeping things on track to generate reliable outputs.
What is SINGLE-LOOP LEARNING
100
In the Fogg model of behavior change, you could have high motivation and high levels of ability, but without this third factor, no behavior occurs.
What is A TRIGGER
200
Concerns about whether the design of variables collected allows for alternative hypotheses or explanations of what is causing what.
What is INTERNAL VALIDITY
200
An inference error where the Null Hypothesis is actually false, but we accept it and conclude that we do not have an effect.
What is A TYPE 2 ERROR
200
Actions that can be undertaken to address a potential problem if it occurs
What are CONTINGENT ACTIONS
200
Among the three types of Rationality, this is the one used most often by bureaucracies and organizations.
What is PROCESS RATIONALITY
200
In the Fogg behavior change model, Ability is influenced by this characteristic of the task or situation.
What is SIMPLICITY
300
Concerns about whether the findings from a study or a program evaluation can be generalized to other situations.
What is EXTERNAL VALIDITY
300
A measurement scale where we know some points are larger or smaller than others, but we do not know how much larger or smaller.
What is AN ORDINAL SCALE
300
Mandatory, measurable objectives that are required to guarantee a successful decision
What are MUST OBJECTIVES
300
In a Group Process Dynamic, this phase is the critical point where the "rubber hits the road" and members' roles get worked out.
What is RESISTANCE/TESTING
300
In a BDI logic model, the sequence goes:
Intervention --> ___________ --> Behavior --> Goals
What is A DETERMINANT
400
Concerns about whether the measures used are actually measuring what we think they are measuring.
What is CONSTRUCT VALIDITY
400
In a survey, a spread of variation is computed by multiplying a level of confidence z-score times the standard deviation.
What is A MARGIN OF ERROR
400
The decision statement
The objectives for the decision
Generating and evaluating alternatives
The consequences of the choice
What are THE STEPS OF DECISION ANALYSIS
400
The Hungarian psychologist, Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi, described a special state of mind where a person is engaged in a high challenge task and possesses high skills for that task.
What is THE FLOW
400
A type of questioning or investigation that focuses on strength-based factors
What is APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
500
A good measure or variable should be specific to what we are trying to measure and not influenced by other extraneous factors.
What is DISCRIMINANT VALIDTY
500
A type of sampling where the first round of respondents give leads for a subsequent round of sampling and then a third round and so forth.
What is SNOWBALL SAMPLING
500
"The housing counseling program is not attracting the anticipated number of participants" is an example of this.
What is a DEVIATION STATEMENT
500
This is one of the four basic dilemmas of organizations or groups ...
What is INDIVIDUAL V. GROUP; or PURPOSE V. PROCESS; or CENTRALIZATION V. DECENTRALIZATION; or STABILITY V. CHANGE
500
In a Program Logic Model, activities and participants are organized into a measurable unit of performance, called ...