Deck 13: Reflecting On, Testing, and Communicating the Understanding or Theory

Question 1

A ____________ brings out the defining characteristics of a new understanding without denying the conflict that may still exist within it.

A)Metaphor
B)Model
C)Narrative
D)Summary

Answer 1

A

Question 2

_______________ is a self-conscious process that acknowledges the choices made and the impact of those choices,during an interdisciplinary research project.

A)Research
B)Reflection
C)Disciplinarity
D)Interdisciplinarity

Answer 2

B

Question 3

By reflecting on what was learned from a project the author will identify all of the following except:

A)Identify probably benefits for society
B)An explanation of the organization of the project
C)The inadequacy of the IRP
D)An interrogation of the new understanding

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A narrative,or written story,is not a natural way that people think and thus is seldom used to communicate a new understanding.

Question 5

A fundamental skill for doing interdisciplinary work is the ability to integrate knowledge from various sources.A key cognitive skill to accomplish integration is:

A)Critical thinking
B)Monodisciplinarity
C)Generalizability of multiple methods
D)Performance advancement

Question 6

Cognitive advancement is not:

A)The capacity to use knowledge
B)The simple accumulation of knowledge
C)Deeply informed disciplinary expertise
D)The ability to leverage understanding

Question 7

According to Repko,development of a new product that integrates interdisciplinary understanding is:

A)A way to find future research
B)A means to creating a job after graduation
C)How every IRP should conclude
D)One way of communicating the results of integration

Question 8

A researcher's bias

A)Means the study is of no value
B)Is not important to identify,the reader should accept the findings of a research study
C)Rarely,if ever,influences the findings of a study
D)Is a reasonable element for a reader to use for evaluating the findings

Question 9

Testing a newly formed comprehensive understanding is a formal process.Whose test places a primary focus on creating a bridge between academia and the real world?

A)Boix Mansilla
B)Repko
C)Tress
D)Newell

Question 10

Reflecting on and identifying STEPS omitted or condensed:

A)Provides a way for some STEPS to be compressed when necessary
B)Demonstrates that you did not actually complete an interdisciplinary research project
C)Is very lazy
D)Is a failure to develop the project

Question 11

Identifying the limitations of an interdisciplinary research study is:

A)Self-defeating,don't do the project if it is wrong
B)Do not exist because the IRP calls for an extensive,rigorous process to be completed
C)Identifies the author's perceptions of their limitations of the relevant disciplinary information
D)Prevents the reader from putting too much emphasis on the conclusions of the study