EDUC 518 Quiz Research in Education

EDUC 518 Quiz: Research in Education and the Research Problem

Module 1: Week 1

1. Which of the following are steps in the evidence-based research process?
2. Which of the following are among the main factors that have to be considered in evaluating research problems?
3. Which of the following are types of research that are classified according to purpose?
4. Which of the following questions is not appropriate for research because it is too broad in scope?
5. Which of the following are types of nonexperimental quantitative research?
6. A research question is expressed more precisely than a problem.
7. If you wanted to study a single individual, group event, or institution which research design would you use?
8. Which of the below are NOT a qualitative research design?
9. Why were educators initially reluctant to accept the scientific method in educational research?
10. Which of the following are NOT a quantitative research design?
11. The scientific method proceeds inductively from observations to hypotheses, and then deductively to what the hypotheses predict.
12. How has evidence-based research been applied in schools?
13. Which of the following are characteristics of qualitative research problems?
14. Researchers use constructs to provide definitions for concepts.
15. A student decides to research the question of whether high school graduation requirements are too lenient. This research problem is not appropriate because it is not:
16. Which of the following are classifications of variables?
17. What source of information have people throughout history often used, besides personal experience?
18. If you wanted to study the meaning events have for individuals in particular situations which research design would you use?
19. The major difference between research in the social sciences and the natural sciences is that social science research is by nature:
20. What should be included in a research plan?