Research Methods II

Chapter 10

Study Guide

1. Define and explain evaluation research.  When evaluating a program when should the research be carried out?

2. What is the best way to operationalize cost-benefit analyses in evaluation research? Explain your answer.

3. Why would communities implement community assessment studies? What are the benefits from doing an assessment study?

4. When implementing a new program or law what is the best way to determine the effects of the new program or law?  Be specific and explain your answer.

5. How are formative evaluations different from summative evaluations? Explain each in detail.

6. How can you strengthen the reliability and validity when using evaluation research?

7. What is a comparative baseline and why is it important?

8. Define and explain case study research.  When collecting data for a case study what specifics should be included in your data?

9. What is a social indicator? Explain the different types.

10. Evaluation research often uses multiple methods, what types of techniques were used by Pina in the cultural competency of a counseling center?

11. What measures did Zhang use to evaluate the boot camp?

12. How do you set up an experimental study? What types of issues must you address to assure its success?

13. What are the strengths of and weaknesses program evaluation research?

14. Validity is often a problem when doing case study research.  What type of validity is needed to assure that operationalized measures of the effect actually measure what it states that it measures?

15. What is case study protocol? Why is it so important?