Program Evaluation
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According to Sanders and Sullins (2006), what is program evaluation?

  • The process of determining the quality of a program and how it can be improved (correct)
  • The process of making valid decisions about a program
  • The process of collecting and analyzing information about a program
  • The process of arriving at a definitive conclusion about a program's effectiveness

    • According to Fitzpatrick, Sanders, and Worthen (2004), what are program evaluations?

  • Systematic and objective processes that collect, analyze, and interpret information (correct)
  • Processes that determine the quality of a program
  • Processes that improve a program
  • Processes that make valid decisions about a program

    • What is the ultimate purpose of program evaluation?

  • To arrive at a definitive, intelligent, objective, and valid conclusion regarding specified objectives and questions related to a program's overall effectiveness (correct)
  • To collect and document information about a program
  • To determine the quality of a program
  • To make valid decisions about a program

    • According to McNamara (2000), what does program evaluation deal with?

    <p>Collecting and documenting information about a particular program</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has increased the importance of program evaluation in education?

    <p>Education legislation such as the No Child Left Behind Act and the 2007 Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a potential benefit of program evaluation?

    <p>Establishing cause-and-effect relationships between expectations and outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Validity in program evaluation is ensured through the utilization of

    <p>Reproducible study techniques</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do program evaluations aim to produce in order to make valid comparisons between similar programs?

    <p>Valid basis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of program evaluations according to Rossi and Freeman (1993)?

    <p>Making program decisions based on systematic data collections and analyses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has program evaluation expanded to encompass?

    <p>Making program decisions based on systematic data collections and analyses</p> Signup and view all the answers

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