Chapter 3

Which of these statements is/are true concerning the "significance of the study" section in the introduction of a 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

A research hypothesis

is directly testable

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 title

is too long

Recognizing that grade point average may not completely reflect success in school is an example of a

limitation

The introduction to a research report should

move from a general description of the theoretical problem to the specific area to be studied

Defining volleyball skill as a score on the AAHPERD Volleyball Test is a(n):

operational definition

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

At the end of a well-written introduction, the reader should be able to predict the

statement of the problem (purpose of study)

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