Question 1
2/ 2pts
A qualitative study is most generally concerned with the relationship
between two or more variables.
True
False
Question 2
2/ 2pts
A problem can be made into a research question by specifying the
population and variables.
True
False
Question 3
2/ 2pts
Why were educators initially reluctant to accept the scientific method in
educational research?
They doubted educational outcomes could be measured.
John Dewey's ideas were at the time considered radical.
The scientific method was not well known at the time.
They were not interested in improving educational practices.
Question 4
2/ 2pts
What should be included in a research plan?
a literature survey
a method of data analysis
a justification for the interest of the question
a research problem
design of a research methodology
Question 5
2/ 2pts
Researchers use constructs to provide definitions for concepts.
True
False
Question 6
2/ 2pts
Which of the following are NOT a quantitative research design?
Experimental Research
Case Study
Correlational Research
Survey Research
Nonexperimental Research
Question 7
2/ 2pts
The purpose of research is to try to prove a hypothesis.
True
False
Question 8
2/ 2pts
A student decides to research the question of whether high school
graduation requirements are too lenient. This research problem is not
appropriate because it is not:
significant.
ethical.
generative of other questions.
researchable.
Question 9
2/ 2pts
What is the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning?
Deductive reasoning makes inferences from general principles to particular
things, and inductive reasoning makes inferences from particular things to
general truths.
Deductive reasoning begins with dogma handed down as absolute truth, and
inductive reasoning relies on observations.
Deductive reasoning aims to narrow down the field of what can be known,
and inductive reasoning aims to expand knowledge.
Deductive reasoning deals in isolated facts, and inductive reasoning aims to
deal with knowledge as a whole.
Question 10
2/ 2pts
Which of the following are areas of special difficulty encountered in social
science research as compared to research in the natural sciences?
excessive specialization
replication
ethical considerations
interaction of observer and subjects
measurement
Question 11
2/ 2pts
The scientific method proceeds inductively from observations to hypotheses,
and then deductively to what the hypotheses predict.
True
False
Question 12
2/ 2pts
The problem statement is a preliminary proposal for research indicating the
steps to be followed.
True
False
Question 13
2/ 2pts
Which of the following are types of research that are classified according to
purpose?
action research
basic research
survey research
qualitative research
applied research
Question 14
2/ 2pts
Which of the following are characteristics of a usable hypothesis?
testable
concise
positive
predictive of only one outcome
consistent with what is already known
Question 15
2/ 2pts
Formulation of a qualitative research problem begins with the identification
of a general topic or issue one wants to know more about.
True
False
Question 16
2/ 2pts
Which of the following are types of nonexperimental quantitative research?
dependent and independent variables
controlled research
correlative research
ex post facto research
survey research
Question 17
2/ 2pts
Which of the following are among the main factors that have to be
considered in evaluating research problems?
likeliness to lead to further research
number of variables
empirical subject of study
significance
topics of other researchers at your institution
Question 18
2/ 2pts
If you wanted to study the meaning events have for individuals in particular
situations which research design would you use?
Historical Research
Phenomenological Research
Case Study
Grounded Theory
Ethnography
Question 19
2/ 2pts
Which of the following are characteristics of quantitative research problems?
specific
open-ended
narrow
inductive
static
Question 20
2/ 2pts
Which of the following are characteristics of qualitative research problems?
emergent
