Health Sciences 2250A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Summative Assessment, Social Capital
29 Apr 2018
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Chapter 13: Evaluation (An Overview) – Exam Outcomes
What are the two main purposes of program evaluation?
I. Assessing and improving quality
II. Determining effectiveness
What do formative evaluations relate to? Summative evaluations?
Formative evaluation relates to quality assessment and program improvement, while summative evaluation
relates to determining effectiveness.
How do formative evaluations begin? What is their purpose?
Formative evaluation begins when programs are forming, and continues on until the program is concluded.
The purpose is to improve the quality of a program and its components prior to the conclusion of the
program.
What is a critique of process evaluation?
A critique is that some programs only use this type of evaluation and do not adequately use summative
valuation.
How do formative evaluations and summative evaluations differ?
Formative evaluation:
→ Pretesting program components and pilot testing
→ Focuses on improving program quality during implementation
Summative evaluation:
→ Assesses how effective the intervention is, and to what extent health status has changed due to the
program
→ Requires the establishment and measurement of a baseline value and measurement of a health indicator
What is the difference between impact evaluations and outcome evaluations? What do they become
when used together?
Impact evaluations focus on intermediate measures such as changes in attitude and knowledge vs. outcome
evaluation which measures the degree to which injuries and disease have decreased. When used together,
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10. Sometimes evaluators’ motives to demonstrate success introduce bias.
holders’ perceptions of the evaluation’s value may vary too drastically.
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Document Summary
Chapter 13: evaluation (an overview) exam outcomes. What are the two main purposes of program evaluation: assessing and improving quality. Formative evaluation relates to quality assessment and program improvement, while summative evaluation relates to determining effectiveness. Formative evaluation begins when programs are forming, and continues on until the program is concluded. The purpose is to improve the quality of a program and its components prior to the conclusion of the program. A critique is that some programs only use this type of evaluation and do not adequately use summative valuation. Focuses on improving program quality during implementation. Assesses how effective the intervention is, and to what extent health status has changed due to the program. Requires the establishment and measurement of a baseline value and measurement of a health indicator. Impact evaluations focus on intermediate measures such as changes in attitude and knowledge vs. outcome evaluation which measures the degree to which injuries and disease have decreased.
