Deck 13: Research Design and Data Collection Methods

Question 1

????????????????? on a specific presentation of the various steps in the process of research.

A)research design
B)Research problem
C)Research report
D)none of these.

Answer 1

research design

Question 2

???????? is the plan structure & strategies of investigation conceived so as to obtain answers to research questions & to control "Variance".

A)Research design
B)Research problem
C)Research report
D)Sample design

Answer 2

Research design

Question 3

After selecting the topic &problems, defining concepts , & framing hypothesis, a researcher has to think about ?????????????????????.

A)Research design
B)Research problem
C)data collection
D)Sample design.

Answer 3

Research design

Question 4

?????????????? deal with the method of selecting items to be observed for the given study.

A)observational design
B)sampling design
C)Statistical design
D)operational design.

Question 5

??????????????????? concern with the quantitative, & statistical aspects of the design such as technique of study, the methods of model building etc.

A)Sample design
B)Observation design
C)Statistical design
D)operational design.

Question 6

?????????????? deal with the operational part of a research work.

A)Sampling design
B)Observational design
C)Statistical design
D)operational design.

Question 7

Which of the following is a form of research typically conducted by teachers, councelors,&other professionals to answer questions they have & to specifically him them solve local problems?

A)Action research
B)Basic research
C)(????????????????)
D)(?????????????????????).

Question 8

A condition or characteristic that can take on different values / categories is called ?????????????????.

A)A constant
B)A variable
C)A cause and effect relationship
D)A descriptive relationship.

Question 9

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A)extraneous variable are never preset.
B)A positive correlation usually exists.
C)Negative correlation usually exists.
D)Manipulation of the independent variable.

Question 10

What is the defining characteristic of experimental research?

A)Resistance to manipulation
B)Manipulation of the independent variable.
C)The use of open?ended of questions.
D)Focuses only on local problems.

Question 11

Which of the following includes examples of quantitative variables?

A)Age, temperature, income, height.
B)Grade point average, anxiety level, reading performance.
C)Gender, religion.
D)Both a &b.

Question 12

In research, something that does not "vary" is called a ?????????????????.

A)Variable
B)Method
C)Constant
D)Control group.

Question 13

Secondary data may include which of the following?

A)official documents
B)personal documents
C)Research data
D)all of the above.

Question 14

Which of the following terms best describes data that were originally collected at an earlier time by originally collected at an earlier time by different person for a different purpose?

A)Primary data
B)Secondary data
C)experimental data
D)field notes.

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the six major methods of data collection that are used by educational researchers?

A)Observations
B)Interviews
C)Questionnaire
D)Checklists.

Question 16

Which one of the following is not a major method of data collection?

A)Questionnaires
B)Interviews
C)Secondary data
D)Focus groups
E) All of the above.