Practice Test 1: Foundations of Evaluation and Impact Thinking
Introductory practice test focused on outputs, outcomes, time horizons, and basic evaluation distinctions from the indexed handouts.
6 questions · pass mark 50% · try 5 free
1 Which option best describes an output?
- A change experienced by participants
- Evidence of service delivery
- A long-term societal impact
- An untested assumption
The handouts describe outputs as the evidence of service delivery produced by activities, whereas changes experienced by participants are outcomes.
2 Which option is an outcome rather than an output?
- Number of houses built
- Classes attended
- Improved health
- Number of patients seen
Improved health is a change resulting from activities or services, so it is an outcome. The others are counts of delivery or participation.
3 Process evaluation focuses on how activities are implemented.
- True
- False
This is true. The handouts explicitly connect process evaluation with assessing the ways activities are actually implemented.
4 Which of the following are identified in the handouts as outcome time horizons? Select all that apply.
Select all that apply
- Short-term
- Medium-term
- Long-term
- Pre-program
The handouts organise expected change into short-term, medium-term, and long-term outcomes. 'Pre-program' is not listed as an outcome horizon.
5 Which evaluation question is most closely related to participation?
- What assumptions link activities to outputs?
- Who is participating in the service and to what degree?
- What long-term impact occurred after 10 years?
- What resources were budgeted before the program began?
The participation-focused question in the handouts asks who is participating in the service and to what degree they are participating.
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