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Program Evaluation & Consultation Flashcards

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  1. A school psychologist is asked to consult with a teacher whose student shows sudden academic decline. The psychologist focuses solely on the student's functioning without examining teacher or school factors. This approach violates which consultation principle?

    Answer: Ecological perspective

    Effective consultation should adopt an ecological perspective, examining student behavior within the context of environmental, classroom, and school-level factors.

  2. Which evaluation approach is most appropriate when a program is newly implemented and its theory of change is unclear?

    Answer: Developmental evaluation

    Developmental evaluation supports learning and adaptation in emerging programs where the theory of change is still evolving.

  3. A program evaluator observing classrooms notices that teachers change their behavior when being watched. This threat to validity is called:

    Answer: Reactivity (Hawthorne effect)

    Reactivity, or the Hawthorne effect, occurs when participants alter their behavior because they know they are being observed.

  4. In Caplan's model of mental health consultation, 'consultee-centered case consultation' focuses primarily on:

    Answer: Identifying the consultee's lack of knowledge, skill, confidence, or objectivity

    Consultee-centered case consultation targets difficulties in the consultee—specifically gaps in knowledge, skill, confidence, or objectivity—that affect their work with the client.

  5. A psychologist consulting with a nonprofit discovers the staff lacks motivation partly due to unclear organizational roles. The BEST consultation approach would address:

    Answer: Organizational structure and role clarification

    Organizational consultation focuses on structural and systemic factors—such as unclear roles—that affect staff performance and morale.

  6. When presenting program evaluation findings to stakeholders with varying levels of technical expertise, the evaluator should PRIMARILY:

    Answer: Tailor the communication style to the audience's background

    Effective evaluation communication requires adapting language, format, and level of detail to match the audience's background and informational needs.

  7. A consultant and teacher collaboratively define the problem, share responsibility for intervention, and jointly evaluate outcomes. This best reflects which consultation model?

    Answer: Collaborative consultation

    Collaborative consultation is characterized by shared ownership, mutual problem-solving, and joint responsibility between consultant and consultee.