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Phases of Evaluation
100
critical consumers
What is the party that asks good questions such as “Does the author provide enough details about the problem, goals, interpretations and outcome goals?”
100
precision and objectivity
What is the main advantage of using objective data when making a decision?
100
stakeholders
What distinguishes an evaluation report from other research studies?
100
this is a person/ group of people who consume and use evaluation reports
What is a stakeholder?
100
defining goals of the relationship and choosing a methos of intervention
What is phase 2
200
needs assessment
What is A study that gathers accurate information about the needs of a group of people.
200
Some variables are difficult to measure objectively, Data may be uncertain or ambiguous, allowing conflicting interpretations, Objective data may not take all pertinent contextual actors into account
What is a disadvantage of using objective data?
200
step 3: The Purpose of the Evaluation
What is the most important step for the critical consumer to understand?
200
Satisfactory change, slow change or insufficient change, deteroration or no change
What are the patterns of change?
200
typically the problem has not been exposed yet, so working toward defining it
What is phase 1
300
evaluation report
What is the type of report that organizes, analyzes, and interprets data?
300
written or oral
What are the types of Evaluation Reports listed in the Dudley reading?
300
Implementing the evaluation
What is step 5 ?
300
Problems and cases Program Agency
What is the classification of outcomes?
300
closing the relationship and making sure goals were met
What is phase 4?
400
limitations
What is the term for biases, lack of funding, or weaknesses of a study
400
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What is How many Evaluation Steps are there ?
400
An outcome evaluation shows intervention is achieving only partially
What is mixed results?
400
implementing treatment
What is phase 3?
500
an outcome evaluation
What is attempt-ing to determine whether there is a causal relationship between an inter- vention and these outcomes—does the introduction of the interventionimprove the client outcome measures?
500
graphs and charts
What is a visual aid included in written or oral reports?
500
client outcomes, client demographics, service statistics, quality standards, feedback, quality standards
What are the 5 benchmarks?
500
talking with clients long term, perhaps after treatment
What is follow up ?