SWK 355 MID TERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
Evidence-based practice -
correct answer ✅Practices whose efficacy is supported by
evidence; entails careful consideration of (1) what the best research
on the question has suggested, (2) social work practice experience
& expertise, & (3) the values & preferences of the clients social
workers serve
Evidence-based practice: 5 step process -
correct answer ✅(1) Convert social workers' need for information
about the causes of the problem, & for possible interventions, into
an answerable question; (2) Track down the best evidence with
which to answer that question; (3) Critically appraise that evidence
for its validity, impact, & applicability; (4) Integrate the critical
appraisal with social worker's clinical expertise & the client's unique
values & circumstances; (5) Evaluate social worker's effectiveness &
efficiency in carrying out steps 1-4 & seek ways to improve social
work practice
The steps of quantitative research -
correct answer ✅1) Problem Identification,
2) Research question formulation,
3) Literature Review,
, SWK 355 MID TERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
4) Construction of hypotheses &/or refinement of research
questions,
5) Design & planning,
6) Data collection,
7) Sorting & analysis of data,
8) Specification of research findings,
9) Interpretation of research findings
10) Dissemination of research findings, &
11) Use of findings by the social worker
Why is social work research important for practitioners? -
correct answer ✅(1) INFORM PRACTICE: Research findings should
be practice relevant, (2) FINDINGS DESCRIBED SIMPLY: specific
applications to practice should be contained in research reports, (3)
DISSEMINATION: research findings should be disseminated
effectively, & (4) KNOWLEDGE: practitioners should possess both
the skill & the incentive to assess & to change their practice
behaviors based on research knowledge
Types of scientific knowledge -
correct answer ✅DESCRIPTIVE (WHAT IS): helps in the
understanding characteristics about a single issue or population;
ANSWERS 2026
Evidence-based practice -
correct answer ✅Practices whose efficacy is supported by
evidence; entails careful consideration of (1) what the best research
on the question has suggested, (2) social work practice experience
& expertise, & (3) the values & preferences of the clients social
workers serve
Evidence-based practice: 5 step process -
correct answer ✅(1) Convert social workers' need for information
about the causes of the problem, & for possible interventions, into
an answerable question; (2) Track down the best evidence with
which to answer that question; (3) Critically appraise that evidence
for its validity, impact, & applicability; (4) Integrate the critical
appraisal with social worker's clinical expertise & the client's unique
values & circumstances; (5) Evaluate social worker's effectiveness &
efficiency in carrying out steps 1-4 & seek ways to improve social
work practice
The steps of quantitative research -
correct answer ✅1) Problem Identification,
2) Research question formulation,
3) Literature Review,
, SWK 355 MID TERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
4) Construction of hypotheses &/or refinement of research
questions,
5) Design & planning,
6) Data collection,
7) Sorting & analysis of data,
8) Specification of research findings,
9) Interpretation of research findings
10) Dissemination of research findings, &
11) Use of findings by the social worker
Why is social work research important for practitioners? -
correct answer ✅(1) INFORM PRACTICE: Research findings should
be practice relevant, (2) FINDINGS DESCRIBED SIMPLY: specific
applications to practice should be contained in research reports, (3)
DISSEMINATION: research findings should be disseminated
effectively, & (4) KNOWLEDGE: practitioners should possess both
the skill & the incentive to assess & to change their practice
behaviors based on research knowledge
Types of scientific knowledge -
correct answer ✅DESCRIPTIVE (WHAT IS): helps in the
understanding characteristics about a single issue or population;
