What is the purpose of evidence in research? ✔✔Support theories
A group of teachers at an elementary school plans to study the effects of team
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their second-grade students.
What type of research will they be engaged in? ✔✔Action
A person makes the following statement: A friend has parked in the same parking space for over
a year now. Most likely, this friend will park there again tomorrow.
What type of reasoning is this person using? ✔✔Inductive reasoning
A research wheel is shown in the figure below: Which arrow represents the inductive method?
✔✔The Exploratory arrow
Theories A and B provide explanations for variance in students' academic performance. Both
theories explain performance well; however, Theory A is more concise and succinct.
Which approach for evaluating quality is applied to determine that Theory A is preferred for
explaining the phenomenon? ✔✔The rule of parsimony
An educational researcher is evaluating the effectiveness of a math tutoring program for middle
school students which aims to increase student test scores.
What is the primary objective of this educational researcher? ✔✔To influence
Which research approach aims to analyze and interpret numerical data exclusively?
✔✔Quantitative
Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of quantitative research?
Choose 2 answers ✔✔Human behavior is regular. Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis
development.
What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw conclusions about populations?
✔✔Inferential
What is a variable in educational research? ✔✔A measurable characteristic
As one variable is manipulated, it directly brings about change in a second variable.
What is the variable called that is being manipulated? ✔✔Independent variable
What are two key characteristics of nonexperimental quantitative research?
Choose 2 answers ✔✔The experimental environment is uncontrolled.
There is no manipulation of independent variables.
The results of a correlational study produce the following scatterplot:
What type of correlation is represented in this scatterplot? ✔✔Strong negative
The results of a study showed that as daily cholesterol consumption increases, life expectancy
tends to decrease.
What type of correlation can be seen in this result? ✔✔Negative
Which major research approach seeks to understand people's subjective and shared experiences
through systematic observation? ✔✔Qualitative
What are three primary purposes of qualitative research?
Choose 3 answers ✔✔Exploration
Discovery
Understanding
Which three views of human thought and behavior are characteristic of qualitative research?
Choose 3 answers ✔✔It is fluid
It is personal
It is highly situational
Which of the following are theoretical frameworks of qualitative research?
Choose 3 answers ✔✔Case study
Grounded theory
Ethnography
Which type of qualitative data analysis places a high priority on being true to, respecting, and
capturing the details of individual situations? ✔✔Unique case orientation
What are two limitations of qualitative research?
Choose 2 answers ✔✔Researcher's biases can easily influence results for this approach.
It is more time-consuming to collect data with this approach than with other approaches.
What is purpose of a mixed method study that is conducted to extend the breadth and range of
inquiry by using different methods for different inquiry components? ✔✔Expansion
On which principle do mixed methods researchers base their design and research? ✔✔Pragmatism
When designing a mixed methods study, which two factors must a researcher consider when
combining qualitative and quantitative approaches?
Choose 2 answers ✔✔Research-approach emphasis
Time order
What are the two primary differences between mono and multi-analysis techniques in mixed
research?
Choose 2 answers ✔✔The types of data analyzed
The number of forms of analysis
What are three strengths of mixed methods research?
Choose 3 answers ✔✔It uses strengths of one method to overcome the limitations in another
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