Exam 22: Evaluating a Research Report

Jackie wants to examine teachers' efficacy for her dissertation project. She has consulted with her committee and they have suggested that Jackie must make it clear how her qualitative and quantitative data relate. Which of the following types of research study does Jackie propose?

Eliza takes care to illustrate in her research report how long she was in the field and how she has minimized observer effects. -Jen recently conducted an observational study of athletes' motivation for a class she took at the University. Unknown to her at the beginning of the study, one of the participants in her study was the professor's daughter. Jen will need to report this ethical concern in which section of her qualitative research report?

Eliza takes care to illustrate in her research report how long she was in the field and how she has minimized observer effects. -Which of the following types of research did Eliza most likely conduct?

Diane read a research report of a study that used a translated version of a measure used in French Canadian schools in an English-speaking population in Nebraska. There was little information about the approach the researchers took to Translation and no mention of a pilot test. While this might be a flaw in the Instrumentation of the study it is also a flaw in the

Judy forgot to mention that the survey she used in her dissertation employed a seven-point Likert Scale. This omission is a weakness in which section of her Report?

Of the following, which is a concern for correlational studies in particular?

Of the following questions one might ask when critiquing a research study, which is a concern for the instruments section?

Which is a concern for inclusion in the method section of a quantitative research report?

Aaron conducted a study that examined teachers' views about a new test mandated by the State. He provides a questionnaire and then conducts follow up interviews. It is unclear in his report, however, whether the data from the interviews or the questionnaire form the basis for his conclusions. Of the following, this lack of clarity most directly demonstrates a problem with Aaron's ____________.

Eliza takes care to illustrate in her research report how long she was in the field and how she has minimized observer effects. -LuAnn, a child development researcher, recently conducted a study in a hospital nursery to examine the feeding habits of newborn babies. She did not tell parents her identity or the purpose of her work when she asked them questions. This concern with LuAnn's study is most directly related to a concern with

Yaseen's research has addressed middle school students' body image. He is sure to include information about how he selected the scale that he used. One of the drawbacks of his study is that the scale had previously only been used with older populations. Yaseen should include this information in which of the following sections of his research report?

Milton recently reported on a survey study that he conducted with High School students. In his work, he was particularly interested in how many high carbohydrate items athletes consume during a day while they are training. In his report he does not convey why the number of high carbohydrate items is of relevance to the related literature on student athletes. This omission is a flaw primarily in which of the following components of a research report.

Ntozake conducted a study in which she observed bullying in a middle school physical education environment. She conducted the study over a three-week time period. This may not have been long enough to combat observer effects. This illustrates which of the following concerns with conclusions from Ntozake's study?

Tobin conducted a study in which he randomly assigned participants to two treatment conditions to test if there were differences by treatment on the number of classroom referrals. He then interviewed selected students regarding their experiences with the two treatments. In the results section of his study it is unclear at times from which data he has drawn his conclusions. This flaw is most directly related to reporting of ____________ research study.

In several studies in a recent edition of a peer-reviewed journal, there is no reference in the articles about the ethnicity or race of the samples. There is a flaw In the _______________ portion of the articles.

Kristin is writing up her research and has provided rationale for why she elected to use a within-subjects design. Most of the previous research had used a between-subjects design. What type of research did Kristin likely conduct?

Hilary needs to include in her study a statement about response rate. What type of research did Hilary likely conduct?

Jill reported in her research that there were significant differences between males and females on several items of a personality inventory. She conducted many t- Tests on a relatively small sample, without correcting for error rate problems. This Best illustrates a flaw in Jill's

Fred reported on his qualitative study that investigated perceptions of higher-education by high-achieving but low SES students. In his report he does Not provide any information about the context of the study. This is primarily a Concern regarding his

Amber recently read a research report that described a study that investigated the benefits of a mnemonic strategy for special education learners. She would like to replicate the study but there was little information about the mnemonic strategy Included. This lack of information illustrates a concern with the ____________ Section of the report?