Question 1
2 out of 2 points
The report of a literature review can be organized by having a separate section for each
Selected Answer: All of the above.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Search engines are available for
Selected Answer: all of the above.
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
A formal literature review
Selected Answer: can tell you the state of knowledge about a problem of practice.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
A DOI is
Selected Answer: an identifier used to link a publication to its location on the Internet.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Meta-analysis synthesizes the findings of studies on a particular research problem by
Selected Answer: translating the statistical results of each study into an effect-size statistic.
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
If you enter a keyword in a search engine, it will look for
Selected Answer: any occurrence of that word in its database.
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
Online journals
Selected Answer: also might be available in hard-copy format.
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
Research studies published in journals generally
Selected Answer: include a brief literature review.
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
An effect-size statistic provides information about
Selected Answer: the magnitude of the difference between an experimental group and control
group on tests administered at the end of the experiment.
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
An example of fugitive literature would be a
Selected Answer: paper presented at a conference that did not publish its proceedings.
Question 11
2 out of 2 points
Classifying the publications identified from a literature search into categories is
Selected Answer: useful for suggesting strategies for synthesizing your findings.
Question 12
2 out of 2 points
Encyclopedias, handbooks, and NSSE Yearbooks are good sources of
Selected Answer: literature reviews.
Question 13
2 out of 2 points
Reports of research studies in education typically follow the format of the
Selected Answer: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Question 14
2 out of 2 points
The main advantage of a chart essay over a standard written report of a literature review is that it
Selected Answer: can be more easily understood by nonresearchers.
Question 15
2 out of 2 points
One of the main features of a meta-ethnography is that it
Selected Answer: can result in new findings based on the researchers interpretation of case
studies.
Question 16
2 out of 2 points
A good search engine for obtaining information about the demographics and performance of American
schools is
Selected Answer: National Center for Education Statistics.
Question 17
2 out of 2 points
The search engine specifically designed for educators is
Selected Answer: ERIC.
Question 18
2 out of 2 points
The What Works Clearinghouse
Selected Answer:
reviews the literature for evidence about the effectiveness of various
educational programs.
Question 19
2 out of 2 points
The main difference between primary and secondary sources is that
Selected Answer: primary sources, but not secondary sources, are written by those who actually
conducted the research described in the publication.
Question 20
2 out of 2 points
Citation managers are helpful for
Selected Answer: storing and retrieving bibliographic citations that one identifies during a
literature search.
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