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12-21) Robert is an individual who suffered a brain injury after a fall from a construction accident. As a result of this accident, Robert’s ability to speak coherently is greatly affected. Dr. Moriarty studies Robert’s condition by running him through various tasks and interviewing him extensively. He hopes to learn something about the role of the brain as it relates to language production. It appears that Dr. Moriarty is conducting a(n) a. case study. b. true experiment. c. archival study. d. large-scale survey. 12-22) __________ research is designed to analyze the need for various social and community programs and organizations. a. Experimental b. Program evaluation c. Archival d. Structured test 12-23) The primary goal of program evaluation research is to a. provide information about public programs to public officials. b. evaluate the effectiveness of various public programs. c. provide feedback about how to improve various programs. d. all of the above 12-24) Suppose a school system is looking into improving its tutoring programs for its students. The school hires a researcher to carry out a program evaluation to determine if the current tutoring system really is in need of retooling. It appears that this study is aimed at the __________ stage of program evaluation. a. needs analysis b. process and outcome analysis c. efficiency analysis d. none of the above 12-25) In analyzing a current situation, program evaluation researchers will often begin by conducting a study to determine whether or not a problem actually exists. This stage of the program evaluation process is referred to as a. needs analysis. b. process and outcome analysis. c. efficiency analysis. d. none of the above 12-26) In program evaluation research, the phase that studies the degree to which a new program is being implemented appropriately is referred to as the __________ phase. a. needs analysis b. process analysis c. efficiency analysis d. meta-analysis 12-27) Janet is in the final stages of carrying out a program evaluation of a new recreation program being implemented in a nursing home. At this point of the research, Janet is concerned with whether or not the program is achieving its goal. She’s also interested in the degree to which the elderly residents of the nursing home are happier due to their new selection of recreational activities. It appears that Janet is at the __________ phase of the evaluation. a. needs analysis b. process analysis c. efficiency analysis d. outcome analysis 12-28) Carrie is conducting a program evaluation of a new social program and she is currently completing an outcome analysis. Using a(n) __________ strategy, she is examining frequencies and percentages as part of her analysis. a. descriptive b. quasi-experimental c. experimental d. meta-analysis 12-29) William is conducting a program evaluation of a new social program and he is currently completing an outcome analysis. Using a(n) __________ strategy, he is examining t tests, ANOVAs, and other inferential statistics to compare a nonequivalent control group to his treatment group. a. descriptive b. quasi-experimental c. experimental d. meta-analysis 12-30) Andrea is conducting a program evaluation of a new social program and she is currently completing an outcome analysis. Using a(n) __________ strategy, she is examining t tests, ANOVAs, and other inferential statistics to compare a true control group to a treatment group, to which she has randomly assigned her subjects. a. descriptive b. quasi-experimental c. experimental d. meta-analysis