Making a better workplace is - Answers so what?
How organisations can move from good to great based on information given is - Answers now what?
Components of evaluation - Answers criteria+evidence+judgement
how organizations can move from good to great based on the information that he is able to provide,
is addressing the __________ question - Answers Now what
Are Research and evaluation are the same thing - Answers
professional expert judgement is good when - Answers a high degree of objectivity is required and
when the organization is engaging in long term planning
evaluation = - Answers evidence + criteria _ Judgement
To interpret the value of something based on evidence collected refers to - Answers judgement
reasons for evaluation - Answers establish a baseline, set future directions, determine accountability,
ascertain outcomes, see success and failures of program, comply with standards
justifying the activites and services provided is - Answers reason for evaluation; judgement
providing a starting point - Answers reason for evaluation; establish a baseline
what's the goal of systematic evaluation - Answers to make reliable, valid, useful and enlightened
decisions and interpretations
when should evaluation not be done - Answers organizational problems, criteria is undecided, if the
outcome is already known, or the data wont be used
what are the differences between evaluation and research - Answers research revolves around a
hypothesis evaluation does not. research is testing a theory or theory generation, evaluation is
comparing the results with the organizations goals. Research wants to generalize findings, evaluation
does not need to do that. Research always has their results published, evaluation does not.
What is criteria - Answers the standards and ideal upon which something is evaluated. Will drive the
evaluation
What is evidence? - Answers qualitative or quantitive data, that is collected in relation to the
evaluation.
What is judgement? - Answers conclusions based on evidence and criteria.
Why do we evaluate - Answers determine accountability, establish a baseline, asses goals and
objective, ascertain goals it impact, determine keys to success and failures, improve programs, set
future directions, comply with external standards
What is accountability? - Answers the capability of a recreation organization to justify or explain the
activities and services provided.
assessment - Answers looks at what is and what should be.
formative evaluation - Answers the systematic evaluation of the steps in the implementation of a
program, policy, staff or organization. Good to use because you can see what needs to be changed
early on and still make those adjustments.
summative evaluation - Answers occurs at the end. Looks to see if the program was effective and if
the results match with the intended outcomes.
why is univariant analysis different from bivariant and multivariant - Answers because it only looks ta
one variable and not the subgroups
What is univariant analysis - Answers Used in quantitative data. Looks at one variable or a variable
group. Can include things like mean, mode, median, frequency.
What is bivariant analysis - Answers Used in quantitative data. Looks at two variables, usually a
dependent variable and an independent variable. Is descriptive but allows you to compare subgroups.
What is multivariant analysis - Answers Used in qualitative data. When you are are looking more than
one independent variable and one dependent variable. Allows you to compare subgroups.
mode - Answers not good for ordinal or interval data.
looks at the most
median - Answers good for ordinal
not good for nominal
mean - Answers good for ratio and interval
not good for nominal
nominal uses what measure of central tendency - Answers mode
ordinal uses what measure of central tendency - Answers median