PH 4800: Final Exam Study Set 2025
What is pre-formative evaluation? - ANSWER work with program planners with
evaluation in mind while still planning the program
When does pre-formative evaluation take place? - ANSWER Start planning for evaluation
while planning the program
Before Step #1 (Engage stakeholders)
When should you build your evaluation team? - ANSWER before Step 1
What's internal evaluators? - ANSWER part of the organization, probably helped to plan
the program
What's external evaluators? - ANSWER an outside evaluation expert, not affiliated with
the organization or program
What is Step 1 (Engage stakeholder)? - ANSWER Meet with stakeholders to learn about
the program and see what they want most from the evaluation, and to have them
participate as much as possible in each Step (participatory evaluation)
What standard is emphasized the most in Step 1? - ANSWER Utility standard
What is Step 2 (Describe the program)? - ANSWER -Meet with stakeholders to learn
about the program
-Search the literature to learn about similar programs (Community Guide, then literature
reviews, then individual articles, then the grey literature)
-Create a logic model
-Set SMART objectives
Describe each component of a logic model - ANSWER -Input=resources (i.e., time,
money, staff)
-Activities=the intervention, what staff do to implement the program
-Outputs=direct results (numbers) of activities (products, services, classes, seminars,
posters, etc.) tangible, quantifiable products from the activities
-Short-term outcomes=knowledge, attitudes, skills
-Mid-term outcomes= behavior
-Long-term outcomes= health changes
, Describe Step 3 (Focus the evaluation design) - ANSWER Determine which aspects of
the program the stakeholders are most interested in
What standards are reflected the most in Step 3 (Focus the evaluation design)? (pick 2) -
ANSWER The limitations of your resources will force you to limit the evaluation design
What is the difference between the
-planning stage of program development
-implementation stage of program development
-maintenance stage of program development - ANSWER -Planning... still planning it
-Implementation... just now implementing it
-Maintenance... it's been implemented for a while
What is Program sustainability - ANSWER it will continue to be implemented during the
evaluation
What is Program stability - ANSWER it's not going to change during the evaluation
What is Sufficient funding - ANSWER there's enough money to implement it
What is Sufficient reach of the program - ANSWER it reaches enough people to run
statistics
What are evaluation questions? - ANSWER a question about a public health intervention,
usually in regards to implementation and/or outcomes
Should be written based on which parts of the program the evaluation is going to be
focused on
What words should evaluation questions start with, and NOT start with? - ANSWER It
should be clear, concise, specific, and start with the words "how" or "what" ... not "do"
or "does"
What is the purpose of an evaluation? - ANSWER to answer an "evaluation question"
What is process evaluation? - ANSWER before/during, checks fidelity, uses a checklist
What is formative evaluation? - ANSWER during, checks for quality, surveys/interviews
What is summative evaluation? - ANSWER before/after, checks for effectiveness, uses a
design, surveys/interviews
Can you conduct a process evaluation at the same time as a summative evaluation? -
ANSWER yes, and you should
What's experimental design? - ANSWER random assignment, rigorous, rare in public
What is pre-formative evaluation? - ANSWER work with program planners with
evaluation in mind while still planning the program
When does pre-formative evaluation take place? - ANSWER Start planning for evaluation
while planning the program
Before Step #1 (Engage stakeholders)
When should you build your evaluation team? - ANSWER before Step 1
What's internal evaluators? - ANSWER part of the organization, probably helped to plan
the program
What's external evaluators? - ANSWER an outside evaluation expert, not affiliated with
the organization or program
What is Step 1 (Engage stakeholder)? - ANSWER Meet with stakeholders to learn about
the program and see what they want most from the evaluation, and to have them
participate as much as possible in each Step (participatory evaluation)
What standard is emphasized the most in Step 1? - ANSWER Utility standard
What is Step 2 (Describe the program)? - ANSWER -Meet with stakeholders to learn
about the program
-Search the literature to learn about similar programs (Community Guide, then literature
reviews, then individual articles, then the grey literature)
-Create a logic model
-Set SMART objectives
Describe each component of a logic model - ANSWER -Input=resources (i.e., time,
money, staff)
-Activities=the intervention, what staff do to implement the program
-Outputs=direct results (numbers) of activities (products, services, classes, seminars,
posters, etc.) tangible, quantifiable products from the activities
-Short-term outcomes=knowledge, attitudes, skills
-Mid-term outcomes= behavior
-Long-term outcomes= health changes
, Describe Step 3 (Focus the evaluation design) - ANSWER Determine which aspects of
the program the stakeholders are most interested in
What standards are reflected the most in Step 3 (Focus the evaluation design)? (pick 2) -
ANSWER The limitations of your resources will force you to limit the evaluation design
What is the difference between the
-planning stage of program development
-implementation stage of program development
-maintenance stage of program development - ANSWER -Planning... still planning it
-Implementation... just now implementing it
-Maintenance... it's been implemented for a while
What is Program sustainability - ANSWER it will continue to be implemented during the
evaluation
What is Program stability - ANSWER it's not going to change during the evaluation
What is Sufficient funding - ANSWER there's enough money to implement it
What is Sufficient reach of the program - ANSWER it reaches enough people to run
statistics
What are evaluation questions? - ANSWER a question about a public health intervention,
usually in regards to implementation and/or outcomes
Should be written based on which parts of the program the evaluation is going to be
focused on
What words should evaluation questions start with, and NOT start with? - ANSWER It
should be clear, concise, specific, and start with the words "how" or "what" ... not "do"
or "does"
What is the purpose of an evaluation? - ANSWER to answer an "evaluation question"
What is process evaluation? - ANSWER before/during, checks fidelity, uses a checklist
What is formative evaluation? - ANSWER during, checks for quality, surveys/interviews
What is summative evaluation? - ANSWER before/after, checks for effectiveness, uses a
design, surveys/interviews
Can you conduct a process evaluation at the same time as a summative evaluation? -
ANSWER yes, and you should
What's experimental design? - ANSWER random assignment, rigorous, rare in public
