Deck 1: The Nature of Research

Question 1

A major difficulty with knowledge based on personal sensory experience is that it:

A) is difficult to obtain
B) is incomplete
C) requires training
D) is always distorted

Answer 1

is incomplete

Question 2

Knowledge arrived at by consensus or majority agreement:

A) is the most trustworthy of all types of knowledge
B) is to be avoided
C) takes too long to obtain
D) is often in error

Answer 2

is often in error

Question 3

Knowledge that is based on expert opinion:

A) cannot be trusted
B) is the best we can get
C) is limited by the expert's experience
D) is scientific

Answer 3

is limited by the expert's experience

Question 4

Knowledge based on logical reasoning:

A) has specific prerequisites
B) does not apply to educational problems
C) is too difficult to be useful
D) is infallible

Question 5

The essential characteristic of the scientific method is:

A) the testing of hypotheses
B) the identification of a problem
C) its public nature
D) the design of experiments

Question 6

An investigator wishes to determine how much coverage current high school history texts give to the contributions of African Americans to our history. She should conduct:

A) historical research
B) case studies
C) content analysis
D) experimental research

Question 7

Mixed-method research refers to use of both:

A) Experimental and correlational methods
B) Quantitative and qualitative methods
C) Description and intervention
D) Group and single subject designs

Question 8

"Critical researchers emphasize the importance of all of the following except:

A) Communication
B) Unstated assumptions
C) Weak methodology
D) Societal consequences

Question 9

The difference between formative and summative evaluation is:

A) they use different instrumentation
B) they have different purposes
C) summative is more valid
D) they use different samples

Question 10

Select which one of the types of research is the most appropriate for each question.

-Do teachers of high school biology courses discuss ethical issues as a part of the biology curriculum?

A) Causal comparative research
B) Correlational research.
C) Survey research.
D) Experimental research
E) Survey research
F) Correlational research .
G) Experimental research.

Question 11

Select which one of the types of research is the most appropriate for each question.

-Do women with higher career satisfaction get along better with their fathers?

A) Causal comparative research
B) Correlational research.
C) Survey research
D) Experimental research .
E) Survey research.
F) Correlational research
G) Experimental research

Question 12

Select which one of the types of research is the most appropriate for each question.

-Do relaxation techniques improve attention of learning disabled students?

A) Causal comparative research.
B) Correlational research.
C) Survey research
D) Experimental research.
E) Survey research.
F) Correlational research .
G) Experimental research

Question 13

Select which one of the types of research is the most appropriate for each question.

-Do ethnic minority college students view general education courses as useful?

A) Causal comparative research.
B) Correlational research.
C) Survey research.
D) Experimental research .
E) Survey research
F) Correlational research
G) Experimental research

Question 14

Select which one of the types of research is the most appropriate for each question.

-Do older college students have higher achievement?

A) Causal comparative research.
B) Correlational research.
C) Survey research.
D) Experimental research .
E) Survey research
F) Correlational research
G) Experimental research

Question 15

Select which one of the types of research is the most appropriate for each question.

-Does alcoholism in a parent affect a child's self- esteem?

A) Causal comparative research.
B) Correlational research.
C) Survey research.
D) Experimental research .
E) Survey research
F) Correlational research
G) Experimental research

Question 16

Select which one of the types of research is the most appropriate for each question.

-Does a preoperative visit from a speech therapist improve postoperative alaryngeal speech?

A) Causal comparative research.
B) Correlational research.
C) Survey research.
D) Experimental research .
E) Survey research
F) Correlational research
G) Experimental research

Question 17

Select which one of the research methodologies is the most appropriate for each question.

-How much do students know about the effects of particular drugs?

A) Ethnographic research.
B) Survey research.
C) Ethnographic research .
D) Historical research
E) Correlational research .
F) Survey research .
G) Correlational research

Question 18

Select which one of the research methodologies is the most appropriate for each question.

-Do anxious students do more poorly on tests than nonanxious students?

A) Ethnographic research.
B) Survey research.
C) Ethnographic research
D) Historical research
E) Correlational research .
F) Survey research
G) Correlational research

Question 19

Select which one of the research methodologies is the most appropriate for each question.

-Why is algebra taught in grade nine?

A) Ethnographic research.
B) Survey research
C) Ethnographic research
D) Historical research.
E) Correlational research .
F) Survey research.
G) Correlational research

Question 20

Select which one of the research methodologies is the most appropriate for each question.

-Is counseling more successful if students like their counselor?

A) Ethnographic research.
B) Survey research.
C) Ethnographic research
D) Historical research
E) Correlational research .
F) Survey research
G) Correlational research

Question 21

Select which one of the research methodologies is the most appropriate for each question.

-What are the characteristics of schools that have high morale?

A) Ethnographic research.
B) Survey research.
C) Ethnographic research
D) Historical research
E) Correlational research .
F) Survey research
G) Correlational research

Question 22

Select which one of the research methodologies is the most appropriate for each question.

-What do gifted students do during study hall periods?

A) Ethnographic research.
B) Survey research.
C) Ethnographic research
D) Historical research
E) Correlational research .
F) Survey research
G) Correlational research

Question 23

Select which one of the research methodologies is the most appropriate for each question.

-How do students with impaired vision feel about wearing glasses?

A) Ethnographic research.
B) Survey research.
C) Ethnographic research
D) Historical research
E) Correlational research .
F) Survey research
G) Correlational research

Question 24

Select which one of the types of research is the most appropriate for each question.

-Does in-service training improve teaching?

A) Descriptive.
B) Intervention.
C) Associational
D) Intervention
E) Descriptive

Question 25

Select which one of the types of research is the most appropriate for each question.

-Is the literature-based method effective in teaching reading?

A) Descriptive.
B) Intervention
C) Associational
D) Intervention.
E) Descriptive

Question 26

Select which one of the types of research is the most appropriate for each question.

-Which subjects are best liked by American students?

A) Descriptive.
B) Intervention.
C) Associational
D) Intervention
E) Descriptive

Question 27

Select which one of the types of research is the most appropriate for each question.

-Do first graders show more creativity if they like their teachers?

A) Descriptive.
B) Intervention.
C) Associational
D) Intervention
E) Descriptive

Question 28

Select which one of the types of research is the most appropriate for each question.

-What kind of student elects courses in ethnic studies?

A) Descriptive.
B) Intervention.
C) Associational
D) Intervention
E) Descriptive

Question 29

The term "research" can mean any sort of "careful, systematic, patient study and investigation in some field of knowledge, undertaken to discover or establish facts and principles.

Question 30

Experimental research is the most conclusive of all scientific methods.

Question 31

In comparing the effectiveness of teaching method A (lecture) versus teaching method B (discussion) on student learning in a history class, student learning as measured by test scores is the independent variable.

Question 32

Correlational research seeks to explore the relationship between two or more variables through manipulation and intervention.

Question 33

Causal-comparative research enables a researcher to conclude that a particular factor is the cause or the result of the behavior(s) observed.

Question 34

Analyzing judicial opinions in order to construe the political affiliation of judges is an example of content analysis research.

Question 35

Conducting an ethnographic study is like painting a portrait.

Question 36

Meta-analysis focuses on a single study to examine a particular method or treatment and how it affects or influences the outcome.

Question 37

The components of the research process differ considerably among experienced scientific researchers.