C224 WGU Research Foundations
Questions and Answers.
A teacher has noticed that students in her math class are not performing well on her end of
semester exam. She suspects that their lack of interest in math is affecting their ability to
perform. She decides to integrate computerized math games into her curriculum and see if it
has an impact on the end of semester exam scores.
What is the objective of this research project? - Answer To solve a local problem in her
classroom
What outcome of educational research is used to support a theory or concept? - Answer
Evidence
A researcher hypothesizes that kindergarten students can increase vocabulary retention by
drawing pictures of new words learned.
Which research should be used to conduct this study? - Answer Basic research
4.
A researcher hypothesizes that master's prepared business administration graduates who are
male get hired faster and are paid a higher salary than their female counterparts.
Which research will be used to conduct this study? - Answer Orientational research
Carefully aligned strategies were developed for a reading intervention program after analyzing
data from a series of surveys and experiments. At the conclusion of the program, 64% of
participants were reported reading at or above grade level.
Which kind of research was implemented in this scenario? - Answer Evaluation research
What is the purpose of evidence in research? - Answer Support theories
What is the purpose of a hypothesis in a quantitative study? - Answer It provides an
educated guess about the relationship between variables studied.
Which major research approach is based on the assumption that objective truths exist in the
world and can be discovered? - Answer Quantitative
, What are quantitative researchers primarily interested in examining? - Answer Hypotheses
What is one strength of quantitative research? - Answer Quantitative research can be used
to test and validate existing theories.
Researchers seeking to eliminate spider phobias among young children conducted a study in
which each participant was presented with a live spider. Group A participants were asked to
describe their emotional response to the spider. Group B participants were asked to describe
the room they were in. All participants rated their fear of the spider on a scale from 1 to 100.
What is the dependent variable in this study? - Answer The fear rating
Researchers who were studying stress found that teenagers with high stress also had some
negative physical symptoms. Symptoms included a suppressed immune system and increased
blood pressure.
Which statement represents the relationship between these variables? - Answer Stress is
positively correlated with physical ailments.
As one variable is manipulated, it directly brings about change in a second variable.
What is the variable called that is being manipulated? - Answer Independent variable
A researcher wanted to know if students in rural areas had different study skills than students in
urban areas. She gave a chapter about "life in the city" to 50 urban and 50 rural students and
asked them to study it. A week later, she gave them all a test to see how much they had learned.
What is a critical limitation of this quantitative study? - Answer The content of the chapter
would be more familiar to one group than the other.
Which method of data collection would qualitative researchers be likely to use? - Answer
Observations in natural environments
A researcher has formulated specific research questions about one school's high absenteeism
among its freshman student population. The researcher plans to conduct in-depth analyses of
this population using multiple sources of data.
Which theoretical framework is this researcher using? - Answer Case study
Questions and Answers.
A teacher has noticed that students in her math class are not performing well on her end of
semester exam. She suspects that their lack of interest in math is affecting their ability to
perform. She decides to integrate computerized math games into her curriculum and see if it
has an impact on the end of semester exam scores.
What is the objective of this research project? - Answer To solve a local problem in her
classroom
What outcome of educational research is used to support a theory or concept? - Answer
Evidence
A researcher hypothesizes that kindergarten students can increase vocabulary retention by
drawing pictures of new words learned.
Which research should be used to conduct this study? - Answer Basic research
4.
A researcher hypothesizes that master's prepared business administration graduates who are
male get hired faster and are paid a higher salary than their female counterparts.
Which research will be used to conduct this study? - Answer Orientational research
Carefully aligned strategies were developed for a reading intervention program after analyzing
data from a series of surveys and experiments. At the conclusion of the program, 64% of
participants were reported reading at or above grade level.
Which kind of research was implemented in this scenario? - Answer Evaluation research
What is the purpose of evidence in research? - Answer Support theories
What is the purpose of a hypothesis in a quantitative study? - Answer It provides an
educated guess about the relationship between variables studied.
Which major research approach is based on the assumption that objective truths exist in the
world and can be discovered? - Answer Quantitative
, What are quantitative researchers primarily interested in examining? - Answer Hypotheses
What is one strength of quantitative research? - Answer Quantitative research can be used
to test and validate existing theories.
Researchers seeking to eliminate spider phobias among young children conducted a study in
which each participant was presented with a live spider. Group A participants were asked to
describe their emotional response to the spider. Group B participants were asked to describe
the room they were in. All participants rated their fear of the spider on a scale from 1 to 100.
What is the dependent variable in this study? - Answer The fear rating
Researchers who were studying stress found that teenagers with high stress also had some
negative physical symptoms. Symptoms included a suppressed immune system and increased
blood pressure.
Which statement represents the relationship between these variables? - Answer Stress is
positively correlated with physical ailments.
As one variable is manipulated, it directly brings about change in a second variable.
What is the variable called that is being manipulated? - Answer Independent variable
A researcher wanted to know if students in rural areas had different study skills than students in
urban areas. She gave a chapter about "life in the city" to 50 urban and 50 rural students and
asked them to study it. A week later, she gave them all a test to see how much they had learned.
What is a critical limitation of this quantitative study? - Answer The content of the chapter
would be more familiar to one group than the other.
Which method of data collection would qualitative researchers be likely to use? - Answer
Observations in natural environments
A researcher has formulated specific research questions about one school's high absenteeism
among its freshman student population. The researcher plans to conduct in-depth analyses of
this population using multiple sources of data.
Which theoretical framework is this researcher using? - Answer Case study
