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

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