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In the TARP study, this form of evaluation determined if the randomization procedure worked and payment benefits were delivered as planned.
Flourished after the social legislation of the 1960s.
May be used to establish priorities among problem areas within a community.
May consist of effect assessment and/or efficiency assessment.
Much like pretesting, this type of study is used to improve the design of social programs.
Can help determine if a program is worth continuing or funding on a larger scale.
Evaluation researchers are constrained by and beholden to various ________.
Aggregate measures of important social conditions that are used to identify trends.
Evaluates the consequences of a policy or project for individuals, groups, and communities.
Primary goal is to develop a theoretical understanding of the social world.
May occur when subjects are aware of which experimental condition they are in.
Used to make an experimental program representative of the conditions under which the program would be implemented.