EDFR 6300 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
A |research |study |lead |to |the |following |finding |, |"Students |in |the |treatment |condition |indicated
|significantly |better |achievement |on |the |recognition |assessment |than |those |in |the |control |
condition." |What |type |of |research |was |likely |conducted? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Experimental
Action |research |is |used |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-find |and |solve |problems
After |reviewing |the |literature |the |qualitative |researcher |will |select |participants. |The |
participants |in |a |qualitative |study |differ |from |those |in |a |quantitative |study |in |that |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |participants |are |purposefully |selected.
Basic |researchers |collect |data |primarily |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-develop |theories
Correlational |research |is |concerned |with |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-examining |relationships |
among |variables.
Developing |generalizations |from |a |limited |number |of |related |observations |or |experiences |is |
referred |to |as |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-inductive |reasoning.
Experimental |research |differs |from |causal-comparative |research |in |that |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-experimental |research |controls |the |selection |of |participants |from |a |single |pool |
and |divides |them |into |groups |while |causal-comparative |research |does |not.
Jackie |is |conducting |a |study |at |the |local |skate |park |on |youth's |use |of |slang |language. |She |is |
unsure |if |she |needs |to |submit |her |research |to |the |IRB |and |asks |for |your |opinion. |How |would |
you |respond? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-She |needs |IRB |permission |because |of |personal |privacy.
, Kyle, |age |10, |heard |about |a |great |research |study |and |wants |to |participate. |His |parents |do |not |
wish |him |to |participate |and |have |not |signed |a |consent |form. |Can |Kyle |participate? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-No, |Kyle |can |not |participate |unless |his |parents |consent.
The |first |step |of |the |scientific |method |is |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-recognize |and |define |a |
problem.
The |philosophical |assumption |that |addresses |the |nature |of |reality |is |referred |to |as |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-ontology.
Which |of |the |following |illustrates |Aaron, |a |qualitative |researcher, |collecting |data |for |an |
ethnographic |study |on |alternative |schooling. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Aaron |goes |to |an |
alternative |school |and |volunteers |on |the |staff.
The |Federal |Act |that |protects |privacy |of |educational |records |is |referred |to |as |the |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Family |Educational |Rights |and |Privacy |Act
Of |the |following, |informed |consent |accurately |refers |to |a |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-parent's |
legal |permission |for |their |children |to |participate |in |a |study |knowing |the |true |nature |of |the |
study.
One |difference |between |qualitative |and |quantitative |research |is |that |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
quantitative |researchers |state |hypothesis |prior |to |beginning |the |study.
Which |of |the |following |is |an |example |of |a |causal-comparative |question? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Are |there |gender |differences |in |the |effectiveness |of |computer-based |
simulations?
ANSWERS
A |research |study |lead |to |the |following |finding |, |"Students |in |the |treatment |condition |indicated
|significantly |better |achievement |on |the |recognition |assessment |than |those |in |the |control |
condition." |What |type |of |research |was |likely |conducted? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Experimental
Action |research |is |used |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-find |and |solve |problems
After |reviewing |the |literature |the |qualitative |researcher |will |select |participants. |The |
participants |in |a |qualitative |study |differ |from |those |in |a |quantitative |study |in |that |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |participants |are |purposefully |selected.
Basic |researchers |collect |data |primarily |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-develop |theories
Correlational |research |is |concerned |with |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-examining |relationships |
among |variables.
Developing |generalizations |from |a |limited |number |of |related |observations |or |experiences |is |
referred |to |as |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-inductive |reasoning.
Experimental |research |differs |from |causal-comparative |research |in |that |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-experimental |research |controls |the |selection |of |participants |from |a |single |pool |
and |divides |them |into |groups |while |causal-comparative |research |does |not.
Jackie |is |conducting |a |study |at |the |local |skate |park |on |youth's |use |of |slang |language. |She |is |
unsure |if |she |needs |to |submit |her |research |to |the |IRB |and |asks |for |your |opinion. |How |would |
you |respond? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-She |needs |IRB |permission |because |of |personal |privacy.
, Kyle, |age |10, |heard |about |a |great |research |study |and |wants |to |participate. |His |parents |do |not |
wish |him |to |participate |and |have |not |signed |a |consent |form. |Can |Kyle |participate? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-No, |Kyle |can |not |participate |unless |his |parents |consent.
The |first |step |of |the |scientific |method |is |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-recognize |and |define |a |
problem.
The |philosophical |assumption |that |addresses |the |nature |of |reality |is |referred |to |as |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-ontology.
Which |of |the |following |illustrates |Aaron, |a |qualitative |researcher, |collecting |data |for |an |
ethnographic |study |on |alternative |schooling. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Aaron |goes |to |an |
alternative |school |and |volunteers |on |the |staff.
The |Federal |Act |that |protects |privacy |of |educational |records |is |referred |to |as |the |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Family |Educational |Rights |and |Privacy |Act
Of |the |following, |informed |consent |accurately |refers |to |a |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-parent's |
legal |permission |for |their |children |to |participate |in |a |study |knowing |the |true |nature |of |the |
study.
One |difference |between |qualitative |and |quantitative |research |is |that |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
quantitative |researchers |state |hypothesis |prior |to |beginning |the |study.
Which |of |the |following |is |an |example |of |a |causal-comparative |question? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Are |there |gender |differences |in |the |effectiveness |of |computer-based |
simulations?
