Exam 3: Identifying a Research Problem

How do dependent variables relate to the rest of the study?

Variables can be ______.

The field of education offers very limited possibilities for educational research topics.

Research questions in qualitative studies should be ______.

How do independent variables relate to the rest of the study?

Identify two reasons why all educational researchers should be familiar with research-related terminology.

The results of an educational research study should make, or have the potential to make, some sort of difference in a given aspect of education.

A(n) ______ does not have a true zero point, but has values that represent equal intervals.

The text discusses preliminary considerations that should be kept in mind when selecting a research topic. Identify at least four of these considerations.

Categorical data are more precise than continuous data.

______ scales involve the assignment of a label or name to a category, but do not necessarily have equal intervals between categories.

Discuss the differences between a null hypothesis and a research/alternative hypothesis.

Having a personal interest in a research topic is unimportant to conducting a study.

Careful identification of a research topic is one of the most important steps in the overall process of conducting a study.

Ideally, how should educators approach their research studies?

Yes/no responses are dichotomous.

Variables can be continuous, discrete, or dichotomous.

When beginning a study, research questions are often ______.

Height, weight, and age are examples of ______ data.

There is a clear limit when it comes to identifying possible topics for educational research.