A Summative Evaluation Is Designed to Answer the Question

question 54

Multiple Choice

A summative evaluation is designed to answer the question:

• A)Is this program currently working the way it is supposed to work?
• B)Did this program produce the effects it was supposed to produce?
• C)Should you develop this program?
• D)Which of these two very effective programs should we continue?

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Definitions:

Mean

A measure of central tendency that is calculated by dividing the sum of values in a dataset by the number of values in the dataset, often referred to as the average.

Median

A statistical measure representing the middle value in a data set, where half the numbers are above and half below.

Mode

In statistics, the value that appears most frequently in a data set; in common usage, a way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.