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  1. A program serves clients in urban, rural, and suburban settings. To ensure geographic representation in your evaluation sample, you should use:

    Answer: Stratified random sampling

    Stratified random sampling divides the population into subgroups (strata) and samples from each, ensuring all geographic settings are proportionally represented.

  2. Which of the following BEST describes a 'ripple effect' in program evaluation?

    Answer: Indirect or secondary outcomes extending beyond intended direct beneficiaries

    Ripple effects are secondary, indirect outcomes that extend to people or systems beyond the program's direct participants, often captured in systems-level evaluations.

  3. An evaluator presents preliminary findings to program staff before finalizing the report. This practice is called:

    Answer: Member checking

    Member checking involves sharing preliminary findings with study participants or program stakeholders to verify accuracy and interpretation of data.

  4. When using Most Significant Change (MSC) technique, data are collected primarily through:

    Answer: Stories of change selected through deliberate stakeholder review

    MSC collects and systematically selects stories about meaningful changes, making it a participatory qualitative monitoring and evaluation approach.

  5. The primary purpose of a logic model in program evaluation is to:

    Answer: Depict the theory of how program inputs lead to intended outcomes

    A logic model visually represents the program's theory of change, linking resources and activities to outputs, outcomes, and impact.

  6. In cost-effectiveness analysis, program outcomes are expressed as:

    Answer: Natural units (e.g., cost per dropout prevented)

    Cost-effectiveness analysis keeps outcomes in their natural units (e.g., cost per unit of outcome), unlike cost-benefit analysis which monetizes all outcomes.

  7. A funder requires an evaluator to guarantee positive findings before contracting. The evaluator should:

    Answer: Decline and explain this violates evaluation ethics

    Guaranteeing findings in advance violates the AEA Guiding Principles for Evaluators, specifically integrity, honesty, and independence.