EPY 869 Final

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According to your text, one reason researchers should annotate sources is because

It includes why a source is important for your research

Sarah is very excited about her research problem. There are many homeschoolers in her state.

It is not researchable

Of the following which is NOT a characteristic of a good hypothesis statement

It is supported by everyday experiences and intuition.

Allie is writing a title for her qualitative study of elementary students experience with guided inquiry in science. According to the text, what is the importance of a good title?

It provides a frame of reference for researchers

An experiment examined whether giving children recesses prior to testing helped there test performance

John Henry effect.

In which of the following quantitative research plan sections is the description of the research participants generally presented?

Method

George is writing a qualitative study. Which section of the report will he indicate snowball sampling

Methods

Dei reads this interesting study. Of the following types of studies which best describes Dei's idea,

Not Application, Generalization

Which of the following by law, is required characteristics of IRB membership?

Not Both qualitative and quantitative researchers, Culturally Diverse

Sarah interviewed members of three families in public housing. In what section will Sarah report her interview protocols?

Not Methods, Discussion

In APA style guidelines, secondary sources in the references section should

Not indicate author's name and year, name only

The main purpose of research and development efforts in education is too

Not make educational decisions, formulate a theory.

Of the following which is not a part of a research problem statement

Not the specific relations among variables, The important participant characteristics

Susan examined difference in students sustained independent reading time. She is likely concerned with which of the following questions related to her causal-comparative study?

Not was the result prediction equation validated with another group, Is a rationale given for the selection of predictor variables

The college Dean asked Meg to conduct a study to survey one half of college students regarding their opinions of charge in the course offerings. Which random sampling approach is Meg likely to use?

Quota

Standard score is a measure of

Relative position

Brandon is confused. It appears that there is a flaw in which section of the research report?

Results

Laura, an art educator, completed her correlation study. In which section of Laura's research report should the matrix be included?

Results

The first step in selecting a research problem is

Selecting a problem related to your interest and expertise

The acknowledgments page of a thesis or distraction would most likely be found in which section

The preliminary pages

Of the following which is a quantitative research problem?

The purpose of this study is to compare the grades of students who go to office hours and those who do not.

A research plans includes all the following EXCEPT

The interpretation of the findings

The statistical symbol "n" represents

The number of participants in a particular group.

Basic research collects data primarily to

develop theories

Correlational research is concerned with

examine relationships among variables.

An abstract is usually approximately

100-500 words

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ethnographic research?

A deductive approach to data collection

Janet is interested in response to intervention in a sixth grader with autism. Of the following which is something that is criticual for her to include in her research report?

A rationale for selecting this case study

Jacob is a child with aggressive behaviors towards his peers

ABA

Willa conducted a study on the effects of watching violent television. How should Willa address her findings?

Address the findings in the discussion section and suggest future work

Dan is a researcher interested in self esteem. 500 middle schoolers. The instrument illustrates what type of assessment?

Affective

Roger is a narrative researchers. Which is data source is Roger likely to use in his work.

An interview with longtime residents.

A copy of the instrument used for data collection is often found in the

Appendix

Which of the following is an example of a research problems

Are there differences in achievement test scores

Francis wants to present the average mathematic score by participant. She needs to report the measure of

Central tendency

Pedro studies inclusion. Which of the following is an appropriate research hypothesis.

Children who are fully included learn more than children who are not fully included.

Kai is a Qualitative Researcher. He has reviewed literature. What next?

Collecting Data

A researcher's effort to remove influences of variables other than the independent variable is referred to

Control

According to your text, which of the following should ethnographic research consider when describing culture?

Cultural orientation

To operationalize a variable means to

Define

A recent publication in the Journal of Interesting Research stated that based on experimental findings. This omission illustrates a flaw in the

Design and Procedure

When reviewing a research report that examines on task behavior for ADHD children in varies settings, sue was confused. The overgeneralization is a flaw in the ____ in the report.

Discussion

Henry has a large body of qualitative data and is unsure how to process. What is one suggestion supported by your text, that will assist Henry now?

Employ the use of a computer software program to code.

LuAnn, a child development researcher. This concern with LuAnn's study is most directly related to a concern with

Ethics

Jessica is proposing a grounded theory study. Which of the following is likely true of her research plan?

Flexible to meet the needs of the context and setting

Kajol is reviewing the literature on teaching efficacy for his study of collective efficacy in middle school urban schools and has found potential relationships between collective teaching efficacy research and organization climate. Of the following what would you suggest to Kajol regarding in inclusion of this content in his literature review?

He should mention a potential relationship in his review and provide citations for the reader.

Which on the following represents a topic most suitable for study using case study mythologies?

How is the NCLB legislation changing teacher education at Adaptive University

In the review of literature for a research plan, qualitative researchers are likely to

Identify assumptions and theories that underline research questions

As identified in your text, which of the following is a trend that has influenced the development of narrative research?

Increased emphasis on teacher reflection

At a recent conference, Frank quested the author. Frank has addressed a concern in which aspect of the study?

Instruments

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

Instruments.

Maude is conducting an ethnographic study that concerns the transitions that older Americans face as they move intro transitional housing. Maude's strategy can best be categorized as

Intensity sampling

In a recent article, you note there is no research topic of the study. This is a flaw in the ___ of the report.

Introduction

The portion of research report where the educational significance of the problem presented

Introduction

When reading in a research journal article Juan was confused. The author should have included the operational definitions of his variables in the _____ of the article.

Introduction

Of the following which question is relevant when critiquing a narrative study?

Is there a rational for the choice of individual to study the chose phenomenon

An ethnographic account is generally written as a

Narrative

Based upon your textbook discussion, overview source, such as handbooks in a particular area of research can best assist you in

Narrowing a topic you are considering for future research

In experimental studies, the sample derived from

One population

Susan has her life skills class keep bank. Susan's assessment strategy illustrates?

Performance assessment

Rudo is interested in researching leadership style. Which of the following would be best for him to use in a database research?

Principals leadership style

The definition of important terms is found in the _____ section of a research report?

Problem Statement

Where in the method section of research should a researcher place any assumptions and limitation of the study?

Proccedure

The steps followed to conduct the study is found in the ___ section

Procedure

Compared to other types of research, experimental research

Provided evidence concerning cause-effect relations.

Compared to all other types of research experimental research

Provides evidence concerning cause-effect relations

In a causal-comparative study that examines differences in psychomotor skills between middle class Hispanic and Caucasian, the dependent variable is?

Psychomotor Skill

A guiding hypothesis is likely to be found in which of the following types of research?

Qualitative

Finn is a qualitative researcher setting out to conduct his first interview. Given recommendation regarding data collecting methods advise Finn

Qualitative research recommend recording the interview.

Jackie is conducting a study at a local state park on youth sling. IRB? How would you respond?

She needs IRB permission because of personal privacy

Of the following, the design that best controls internal validity threats is the

Solomon four-group design.

Which of the following is NOT measure of central tendency?

Standard deviation

Case study research is most appropriate under the following conditions

The researcher is interested in process

Of the following, which is the best example of a conclusion in a study that examined funding of extracurricular activities

The results supported a difference in achievement between

Laura is designing a study of the extent to which standardized achievement test scores in high school 50,000. Which of the following potential problems is most important to consider?

The sample size may result in correlation that is practically unimportant

Which of the following example sentences is an appropriate presentation of numbers in a research report?

The study included 232 students.

Of the following which is a quantitative research problem?

This study tests the effects of a new alternative education program on students' self-esteem.

Dave is reviewing a manuscript submitted for publication. Which of the following is most important for Dave to ask himself regarding the study?

Was the questionnaire pilot-tested

Of the following, which is important question for data interpretation

What is important in these data

An organized body of concepts, generalizations, and principles defines

a theory

In a research report a condensed version of the study is generally found in the

abstract

Another name for the simultaneous treatment design is the _____ design

alternating treatment

To evaluate a source the first step is to

determine whether it is relevant your research problem

Making sense of what data means is termed

interpretation

When writing a research report in APA, authors cited in the body if the text are generally

last name only

Evaluation researchers collect data primarily to

make decisions about programs.

The format of a research report includes

organization

Case study is a method employed by

qualitative research

A standard score is a measure of

relative position

A publishing company is interested in determining if there is a need for a new reading curriculum. The research they will conduct is best categized as

research development

According to the text the research should report any difficulty obtaining samples because of the increase threat of

selection-treatment interaction

Overgeneralization in a research report refers to

stating a conclusion that are not warranted by data

The statistical symbol "E" represents the

sum of

Chyna is conducting a study. Chyna's research problem is best described as a study that

tests theory.

A small deviation indicates that

the scores are closer together

As part of the hypothesis statement in a research report

the variables are operationally defined

One drawbacks of initial research problems is

too broad

Read the following hypothesis. Middle school students in urban school who are trained in discussion techniques perform better.. The independent variable is

training in discussion techniques.

Given the hypothesis statement: Those students enrolled in instrumental music programs... The dependent variable is

transition anxiety


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