CPE CPE Utilization-Focused Evaluation & Decision Making

Question 1

Utilization-Focused Evaluation (UFE), developed by Michael Quinn Patton, prioritizes:

Accepted Answer

Ensuring evaluation findings are actually used by intended users for intended purposes

Answer

UFE is premised on the idea that an evaluation's value lies in its use, so it is designed around the needs of specific intended users from the start.

Question 2

In UFE, 'intended users' are best described as:

Accepted Answer

Specific, identified individuals who will apply evaluation findings to decisions

Answer

Intended users in UFE are specific, named individuals—not abstract groups—who have a real stake in the evaluation and will use its findings.

Question 3

Which of the following BEST describes 'process use' in evaluation?

Accepted Answer

Learning and changes that occur as a result of participating in the evaluation process itself

Answer

Process use refers to the learning and organizational changes that happen because stakeholders are engaged in the evaluation process, independent of the final findings.

Question 4

A CPE applying UFE principles should identify the primary intended users:

Accepted Answer

At the start of the evaluation, before data collection begins

Answer

UFE requires identifying intended users at the outset so the evaluation design, questions, and methods can be tailored to ensure relevance and usability.

Question 5

Which factor MOST threatens the utilization of evaluation findings?

Accepted Answer

Findings delivered too late to inform the decision they were meant to support

Answer

Timeliness is critical in evaluation use; findings that arrive after key decisions have been made cannot influence those decisions regardless of their quality.

(CPE) Certified Program Evaluator Practice Test

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CPE CPE Utilization-Focused Evaluation & Decision Making