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This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment is designed to give you practice in developing research questions relevant to your program evaluation and the agency you have been assigned.
Think about any interesting relationships you would like to know more about or unique ways to view the results (such as by gender, age, military branch, etc). Using the agency that has been assigned, complete both of the following:
The questions you develop should be related to what has been collected from the agency already.
Develop at least two research questions providing the relationship to an outcome [summative] evaluation of the program. Summative questions can address the effectiveness of the program or help understand how the program affects participants. For an outcome evaluation, you might consider comparing two variables or even how specific interventions affect participants’ outcomes. These questions should come from the quantitative dataset. One question should identify a relationship between one demographic variable and one outcome variable and One question should identify a pre/post outcome.
Develop at least one process [formative] evaluation research question using the qualitative data provided by your agency. These questions should help determine if the program is being implemented as it was intended, understand the context of the program, gather an understanding of participants’ experiences, or and one should help understand the efficiency of the program. This should come from the qualitative dataset.
Develop one hypothetical research question looking at a cost-analysis aspect of the program. This could be comparing two different treatment options for the most cost-efficient approach to treatment (cost-benefit), the cost of program services per unit or client (cost-benefit), or the impact of costs on program outcomes (cost-effectiveness), or the costs of achieving specific results (cost-effectiveness).
https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/evaluate/evaluation/evaluation-plan/main