Applied research is
- problem-solving research
- a type of pure research
- basic research
- scientific research
Basic research is
- problem-solving research
- pure research
- applied research
- none of the above
Evaluation research is associated with the
- interest in keeping research value free
- advancing interest in pure research
- ongoing demand for validated accountability
- all of the above
Evaluation research is usually employed by
- social workers and welfare officers
- psychologists and counsellors
- economists
- all of the above
Evaluation research is a type of policy research that is
- aiming to help policy formation or re-formation
- a disciplined inquiry which employs conventional research designs and procedures
- action oriented
- all of the above
The question ‘How can a programme be improved?’ is answered in the first place by
- needs assessment research
- summative evaluation research
- formative evaluation research
- action research
The question ‘Should the programme be continued or terminated?’ is addressed in the first place by
- needs assessment research
- summative evaluation research
- formative evaluation research
- action research
Evaluation research is about
- offering services: it is service oriented, practical
- utility, relevance, practicality and need fulfilment
- descriptive, normative and cause–effect issues
- all of the above
Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of action research?
- action is situational
- action is collaborative
- action is value free and objective
- action is participatory
The research model employed in evaluation research and action research
- is fundamentally different from that employed in other types of research
- is different from that employed in other types of research
- shares some of the steps of the research model employed in other types of research but is still different
- is fairly similar to that employed in other types of research
Informal evaluation
- is not used within serious deliberations regarding the fate of programmes as the only source of information
- is used within serious deliberations regarding the fate of programmes as the only source of information
- offers the final evidence for decision making regarding the status of programmes
- is as influential as formal evaluation
Needs analysis is employed by
- private business
- social workers
- researchers and academics
- all of the above
Which of the following is NOT one of the attributes of action research?
- it is applied: it addresses specific problems and proposes immediate solutions
- it is objectivist: it ensures objectivity in the research process
- it is situational: it diagnoses a problem and attempts to solve it
- it is political: it employs a political stance in its operation
Needs analysis is
- a type of epidemiological research
- a type of feasibility research
- a type of evaluation research
- none of the above