Name1Name: Professor Name: Title: Date: Review Test Submission Quiz 2Q1. What choices will you need to make when planning to collect observation data? Please state at least four for this 10 points question. When planning to collect the observation data, focus on the observation, for example everything that can be observed based on behaviors or cases or specific situations, how many observers should be used for the observation, how many observations should be made, how long the evaluation should last are the four choices we need to make.Q2. State at least six steps the evaluators should follow when taking the survey Evaluators should use variety of sources like previous surveys, correspondence and available reports for possible items. They should use potential respondent’s language rather than using other languages. They should try to avoid using and/or in an item. To measure the same variable they should to try to include three or four items in order to do so. They should keep the survey as short as possible and they should maintain consistency in wording and formatting. Q3. Why would an evaluator should select a sample to gather data? An evaluator would select a sample if there is no possibility to collect the data from large population. Also for some reasons like if the evaluation requires large time to evaluate, if it requires high cost and if there is only limited accessibility. Q4. When creating a survey it is important to provide descriptions for each point on a Likert-type
scale. For example, many scales are 1-4 or 1-5, numerically speaking. So, why are descriptions of what each number means valuable to the respondent? Name2 An evaluator should provide descriptions for each point on the scale for the better understand of survey respondents to know what their responses really means. Further, Scales decreases uncertainty in the essential things of the scale. Care should be taken in order to choose specific descriptions, words in the options of the Likert-type scale by the evaluator.Q5. How is purposive sampling different from convenience sampling? Purposive sampling selects specific personalities from population based upon their position, knowledge, attitude or experience. Convenience sampling selects members based upon their availability. When it may be to challenging or not possible to draw a random sample, the latter happens.Q6. State four advantages and four disadvantages in conducting focus group interviews. Advantages: Focus group interviews provide more in-depth information. We can uncover unexpected information in focus group interviews. The participants can motivate each other and also interviewer can record personal impressions in the focus group interviews. Disadvantages: Interviewees may answer the questions differently in the focus group interviews. If the interviewer compensates interviewees for accommodations, gas and time away for job then it will be expensive. It will take longer to analyze the qualitative data and also it is difficult to schedule.Q7. In five substantive sentences or less, explain why communicating and reporting about an
evaluation's activities and findings is seen as one of the most critical aspects of evaluation, particularly if the objective is learning. Name3 Communicating and reporting about an evaluation is important to make collaborative decisions about the design of the evaluation and activities. To inform about the specific upcoming activities, to inform the directly and indirectly involved about the evaluation progress, to present the INITIAL and INTERM findings in the evaluation and also to present the COMPLETE and FINAL findings of the evaluation.Q8. Provide three examples of locations where one might acquire archival data, three
data. Three locations to acquire archival data are Records, Documents and existing databases. Three advantages to acquiring archival data are cost effective, increased data credibility, historical and chronological context. Three disadvantages are time consuming, potential for poor record writing quality and sample size may be limited.Q9. Describe the criteria an evaluator should utilize when selecting interviewers for focus and
individual interviews. Good observation skills of the interviewer and his ability to deal with unexpected in the interviews. His neutrality in conducting the interviews, previous experiences, ability to follow the prescribed procedures, post secondary education and his training experiences are the criteria and evaluation should utilize when selecting interviewers.Q10. Pretend you work as a performance improvement facilitator in the learning and training
function of your organization. Your organization employs 456,000 people and conducts
business in 35 countries across the world. Your superior just asked you to randomly select
a sample from 5,100 trainees who attended the organization's new Innovative Leadership
Name4 Skills training program. A 95% confidence level with a required precision of + or - 5% is
mandatory. How large will your sample size need to be? The required size of the sample is approximately 357. The table of Russ-Eft & Preskill (2009) is used to determine the number of participants to sample and sample percentage that would reflect the 95% confidence with +or- 5% precision. 3565000=7.1% , 5100 x 7.1%=357 (Approximately)Q11. State and describe three primary interview approaches. The three primary approaches for interviews are structured, semi-structured and unstructured. If same questions imposed on the each participants means the interview is structured. If the standard list of questions are asked and time allocated for the interviewer to ask additional questions then that interview is semi-structured. Unstructured interview is interviewer asking one or two questions to capture additional information. Q12. What is the primary difference in qualitative data and quantitative data? Please state the differences and provide two examples of each. Qualitative data describes the actions, process and incidents whether quantitative data is described based upon numerical values. Quantitative data states about the quantity of the data like how many and more or less in numerical values. Qualitative data tends to answer the question “why” for the respondents to understand the matter in a specific way.Q13. Provide a numerical example (including the formula and the benefit/cost ratio outcome) of a cost-benefit analysis for a fictitious training program. Name5 The formula to calculate benefit/Cost Ratio = Program benefits / Program Costs If the customer service Customer-Service Training Program with $500,000 in benefits for 2010 and $250,000 in costs for the same year. Then BenefitCostRatio=$500000$250000=2:1Q.14 Why is the method "observation" valuable when addressing evaluation questions? A survey provides useful information about the ability of the employees or trainees in the working place. But the information may not be accurate, so in order to improve accuracy observing the people and environment is helpful and also in the process of studying the relationship among people. Observation is the most accurate way to address the information.
