OTD 640 Final Exam Questions with Verified Answers
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Evaluation - Answer-.......... is the process of determining the quality
(merit), value (worth), or importance (significance) of
something, or the product of that process.
- Programs
- Policies
- Personnel
- Products
- Other
Importance of Evaluation - Answer-Accountability and effic...
OTD 640 Final Exam Questions with
Verified Answers
Evaluation - Answer-.......... is the process of determining the quality
(merit), value (worth), or importance (significance) of
something, or the product of that process.
- Programs
- Policies
- Personnel
- Products
- Other
Importance of Evaluation - Answer-Accountability and efficiency: responsibility for
justification of expenditures, decisions, or the results of actions
Resource allocation: allocation and distribution of scarce resources and
alternative uses of existing resources under consideration of
competing demands
Improvement: Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of services, the
quality of products, the performance of personnel, etc.
Purpose of evaluation - Answer-• Evaluation conducted with the intent to improve
- Known as formative evaluation
• Evaluation conducted for decision-making or accountability
- Known as summative evaluation
Logic Model - Answer-A diagram and text that describes & illustrates the causal
relationships among program elements and the problem to be solved, thus defining
measurements of success.
Good evaluation questions - Answer-Useful, credible, relevant
Steps to developing evaluation questions - Answer-Clarifying the goals and objectives
of the project
Identifying key stakeholders and audiences
Listing and prioritizing evaluation questions of
interest to various stakeholders
Determining which questions can be addressed
, given the resources and constraints for the
evaluation (money, deadlines, access to informants
and sites)
What evaluation questions should cover - Answer-The process (quality of content,
design, and
delivery/implementation)
Outcome (value of outcomes)
Learning (barriers and enablers, nuances, surprises,
casual explanations/mechanisms/feedback loops)
Merit determination - Answer-Standards are definitions of what performance
should constitute excellent, good, etc. and can be set out as a rubric for merit
determination.
Rubrics help people (especially participating stakeholders) clarify their thinking about
"how good is good" and provide a clear and transparent record of your reasoning for all
interested stakeholders to see what you were thinking
Merit determination - Answer-It is not generally good practice to use a single measure to
assess performance
Usually a mix of quantitative and qualitative data needs to be converted into evaluative
conclusions
This involves finding answers to questions of how well a project did on a particular
activity or outcome
Types of Data - Answer-Qualitative Data
- Observations, interviews, document reviews, photographs descriptions of incidents,
actions, processes
Quantitative Data
-Numerical-- data collection through reports, tests, surveys, existing data bases
It is not a question of either/or, but when to use a method given performance question
and context. Using both methods yields the strongest conclusions.
Sources of Performance Measurement Data - Answer-People
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