Evaluation and Research Test 1
The determining factor in the order of authorship of a research publication is that the first author is the person who...
Develops the idea and plans the research
Which of the following is not a common error in the review of literature sections of theses?
Synthesizing and interpreting the findings of previous research
The extent to which the results of a study can be attributed to the treatments used in the study is the definition of what kind of validity?
Internal
A research conducts a study on the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) by comparing classes that use this method with classes that do not. The researcher expects the CAI classes to show higher gains in achievement. This expectation is...
A hypothesis
The introduction to a research report should
A move from a general description of the theroretical problem to the specific area to be studied
Recognizing that grade point average may not completely reflect success in school is an example of a
Limitation
The term coined by Kuhn to denote the scientific approach that is used widely in the natural sciences is...
Normal science
The term that denotes using ideas, writings, or drawings of others as your own...
Plagiarism
An operational definition of human intelligence is...
Those characteristics that are measured by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
In a study designed to assess the comparative effectiveness of two workbooks used in teaching students about laboratory procedures, the independent variable of the study would be...
Workbooks
Which of these statements is/are true concerning the "significance of the study" section in the introduction of thesis?
All of the above
The premise that the scores from the Minnesota Attitude Inventory are a valid measure of attitude toward school is an example of a...
Basic assumption
The abstract of a study should...
Be a concise summary of the study
When we say that research is empirical, we mean that the researcher...
Collects data on which to base decisions
References to journal articles should include
Author, date, article title, journal name, volume, inclusive pages, doi
References to books should include...
Author, date, title, city of publication, publisher's name
The primary sources of a literature review are
Research journal articles
A research hypothesis...
Is directly testable
Compared to applied research, basic research...
Usually offers more control, such as that done in a laboratory
Which one of the following statements about dual publication is not true?
Dual publication is permissible if the two journals are in different languages (e.g., published in different countries)
The generalizability of the results pertains to what kind of validity?
External
Defining volleyball skill as a score on the AAHPERD Volleyball Test is an...
Operational definition
For confidentiality, the researcher should...
All of the above
A good beginning point in a literature search for the student with a very limited knowledge about a topic is...
Encyclopedias, textbooks, and literature reviews
The only type of research that can manipulate treatments and establish a cause and effect is...
Experimental research
An important principle set forth by the American Psychological Association is the right of informed consent, which states that the researcher is obligated to...
Explain the major features of the study to the participants before the beginning of the study so that they have the opportunity to decline to take part
Which of the following is not an important purpose for reviewing the literature?
Formulating the null hypothesis
A thesis was submitted with the title "A study comparing the achievement of sixth-grade students in Moscow, Idaho, instructed in health education through closed-circuit television and regular classroom procedure for a period of 16 weeks." This tile...
Is too long
Which of the following statements is true concerning ERIC?
It includes both journal articles and reports from conferences
Special language that is regularly used in a particular field but which may not be meaningful to people outside that field is called...
Jargon
A researcher predicts that there will be a positive relationship between attitude scores and grade point average. This is an example of a...
Research hypothesis
After receiving approval from the university committee on the use of humans as research participants (Institutional Review Board), the researcher...
Should include a description of this compliance in the methods section of the thesis or dissertation
At the end of a well-written introduction, the reader should be able to predict the...
Statement of the problem (purpose of study)
Another term that describes the unscientific method of tenacity is...
Superstition
The inductive and deductive processes are important in...
The statement of the problem
According to the American Psychological Association, when a graduate student submits her thesis or dissertation for publication jointly with the major professor, the first author should be...
The student
With regard to capitalization only in APA style, which of these references is/are correct?
a and b