Test Bank For Research Methods for Generalist Social Work 5th Edition

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Test Bank For Research Methods for Generalist Social Work 5th Edition

CHAPTER FIVE

DESIGNING NEEDS ASSESSMENTS

Test Questions

1. A commonly used term for needs assessments is .

1. 1. feasibility studies
   2. survey
   3. process studies
   4. both a and b

ANS: D

1. The purpose(s) of a needs assessment is .

1. 1. to determine who uses existing services
   2. to determine whether program goals have been met
   3. to determine if services exist
   4. both a and c

ANS: D

1. Longitudinal studies include .

1. 1. trend studies
   2. cohort studies
   3. panel surveys
   4. all of the choices

ANS: D

1. Cohort studies .

1. 1. study the same set of people over time
   2. examine specific subgroups as they change over time
   3. take multiple sampling from the same population over a period of time

ANS: B

1. Ex-post facto mean .

1. 1. after the fact
   2. general research
   3. theory
   4. before the fact

ANS: A

1. If you wanted to study changes in the ways in which children who were born blind adapt to their situation at different ages, the preferred research method to use would be:

1. 1. cross-sectional research
   2. longitudinal research
   3. reactive research
   4. feasibility study

ANS: B

1. You are asked to investigate if an adolescent pregnancy prevention program could be supported in your community.  This is known as a .

1. 1. program evaluation
   2. feasibility study
   3. cost benefit analysis

ANS: B

1. If you wanted to know if there was a noticeable increase in the number of teenage pregnancies in your town from 2007 to 2009, you would design a/an:

1. 1. trend study
   2. program evaluation
   3. formative evaluation
   4. explanatory study

ANS: A

1. You are interested in finding out the relative rates of boys and girls in a study of truancy in a middle school.  This is known as a(n):

1. 1. experimental study
   2. ex-post facto study
   3. longitudinal study
   4. feasibility study

ANS: B

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