Research And Evaluation Practice Test

Process evaluation looks at how a program is carried out, focusing on the delivery rather than the outcomes. The three overarching purposes are to document the program itself (program description), to track how the program is actually implemented in practice (program monitoring), and to safeguard and improve how it’s delivered by ensuring standards and quality (quality assurance). Documenting the program describes its components, intended activities, and who’s supposed to receive them, so everyone understands what’s supposed to happen. Monitoring assesses delivery in real time—fidelity to the design, the extent of implementation (dose), reach to the target audience, and any adaptations that occur. Quality assurance uses the data from monitoring to identify problems, standardize practices, provide feedback, and support continuous improvement to maintain or raise quality. Other options focus on planning before implementation or on results (outputs, outcomes, impact), which are more about what the program aims to achieve or how it was conceived, rather than how it is actually delivered and improved during implementation.