CPRP Program Implementation and Evaluation 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of a program evaluation plan developed before implementation begins?
- To document expenditures for auditing purposes
- To establish what data will be collected, when, and how to measure program success (Correct answer)
- To assign performance reviews to individual staff members
- To satisfy grant reporting requirements only
Correct answer: To establish what data will be collected, when, and how to measure program success
A pre-implementation evaluation plan defines metrics, data collection methods, and timelines so that success can be objectively measured throughout the program.
Question 2: A recreation programmer is designing a 10-week adult cooking class. Arranging content from basic knife skills to complex meal preparation is an example of which instructional design principle?
- Backward design
- Scaffolding through sequential progression (Correct answer)
- Peer-based learning
- Discovery learning
Correct answer: Scaffolding through sequential progression
Scaffolding builds new skills on prior knowledge by sequencing content from simple to complex.
Question 3: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a public parks agency is required to provide reasonable accommodations UNLESS doing so would:
- Increase liability insurance premiums
- Cause undue hardship or fundamentally alter the nature of the program (Correct answer)
- Require hiring additional seasonal staff
- Reduce the number of general-public participants
Correct answer: Cause undue hardship or fundamentally alter the nature of the program
The ADA's undue hardship and fundamental alteration standards are the recognized legal defenses for not providing a specific accommodation.
Question 4: Which type of program evaluation focuses on whether a program was delivered as designed and reached its intended audience?
- Outcome evaluation
- Impact evaluation
- Process evaluation (Correct answer)
- Economic evaluation
Correct answer: Process evaluation
Process evaluation examines fidelity of implementation and whether the target population was reached as intended.
Question 5: A parks department collects participant satisfaction ratings after every program. This practice PRIMARILY supports which management function?
- Capital improvement planning
- Continuous quality improvement and program decision-making (Correct answer)
- Staff union contract negotiations
- Annual budget preparation only
Correct answer: Continuous quality improvement and program decision-making
Systematic satisfaction data collection enables ongoing quality improvement by identifying strengths and areas needing adjustment.
Question 6: When marketing a new recreation program to underserved populations, which approach aligns BEST with equity and inclusion principles?
- Using only English-language flyers distributed at city hall
- Partnering with trusted community organizations and providing materials in multiple languages (Correct answer)
- Offering the program exclusively online to reduce costs
- Requiring proof of residency before distributing program information
Correct answer: Partnering with trusted community organizations and providing materials in multiple languages
Community partnerships and multilingual outreach remove access barriers and build trust with historically underserved groups.
Question 7: A recreation agency wants to compare its program outcomes against industry standards. Which approach BEST accomplishes this?
- Internal staff focus groups
- Benchmarking against national standards such as those from NRPA or comparable agencies (Correct answer)
- Reviewing only local newspaper coverage of programs
- Conducting an exit survey at one program session
Correct answer: Benchmarking against national standards such as those from NRPA or comparable agencies
Benchmarking against NRPA agency performance review data or comparable agencies provides an objective external reference for evaluating performance.
CPRP Program Implementation and Evaluation 5
Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of a program evaluation plan developed before implementation begins?