EDR 610 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION VERIFIED PASS
●● The first step to the scientific method is to
Answer: recognize and identify a topic to be studied
●● When using the scientific method, the step most similar to the
methods section in a research article is
Answer: description and execution of procedures
●● Developing generalizations from a limited number of related
observations or experiences is referred to as
Answer: inductive reasoning
●● Which of the following steps of conducting research includes
identifying research participants?
Answer: describe and execute procedures to collect information about
the topic being studied
●● Karen is a school principal. She has been collecting data all year
regarding the benefits and cost of an after-school community service
program. She thinks the program is effective but must make a decision
,about whether or not the outcomes of the program for the children
justify the cost. She collects data from the students, parents, and those
that have benefited from the program to assist in her decision making.
Karen is engaging in which type of research?
Answer: Evaluation
●● Of the following, which is generally true regarding the difference
between qualitative and quantitative research?
Answer: Qualitative research involves more participant/researcher
interaction than does quantitative
●● Ken is interested in determining if there are differences between
men's occurrence of obesity and prior football experience. He compares
three different groups of men. What type of research method is Ken
employing?
Answer: Causal comparative because he compares three different things
in his study
●● The weighing of the men would be included in which step of the
research process?
Answer: Description and execution of procedures
●● Kurt is interested in describing a typical day of a teacher at an
ungraded school.He studies three teachers over the course of a full
school year and collects data through the use of interviews and
classroom observations. What type of research is Kurt doing?
, Answer: Narrative (qualitative)
●● Which of the following examples illustrates reliance on deductive
reasoning?
Answer: Bill concludes that his car uses unleaded fuel because it is an
Escort and all Escorts use unleaded fuel.
●● Which of the following is an example of a correlational study?
Answer: Is there a relationship between the amount of silent independent
reading time allocated in a classroom and reading standardized test
scores? (Hint- 'relationship')
●● Of the following, which is likely a statement made by a quantitative
researcher in a study of cooperative learning?
Answer: Let's compare unit test scores of those who were placed in
cooperative groups and those who were not.
●● Action research is used to
Answer: find and solve educators problems.
●● Which of the following is a typical characteristic of a qualitative
research study?
Answer: Data collection is ongoing
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION VERIFIED PASS
●● The first step to the scientific method is to
Answer: recognize and identify a topic to be studied
●● When using the scientific method, the step most similar to the
methods section in a research article is
Answer: description and execution of procedures
●● Developing generalizations from a limited number of related
observations or experiences is referred to as
Answer: inductive reasoning
●● Which of the following steps of conducting research includes
identifying research participants?
Answer: describe and execute procedures to collect information about
the topic being studied
●● Karen is a school principal. She has been collecting data all year
regarding the benefits and cost of an after-school community service
program. She thinks the program is effective but must make a decision
,about whether or not the outcomes of the program for the children
justify the cost. She collects data from the students, parents, and those
that have benefited from the program to assist in her decision making.
Karen is engaging in which type of research?
Answer: Evaluation
●● Of the following, which is generally true regarding the difference
between qualitative and quantitative research?
Answer: Qualitative research involves more participant/researcher
interaction than does quantitative
●● Ken is interested in determining if there are differences between
men's occurrence of obesity and prior football experience. He compares
three different groups of men. What type of research method is Ken
employing?
Answer: Causal comparative because he compares three different things
in his study
●● The weighing of the men would be included in which step of the
research process?
Answer: Description and execution of procedures
●● Kurt is interested in describing a typical day of a teacher at an
ungraded school.He studies three teachers over the course of a full
school year and collects data through the use of interviews and
classroom observations. What type of research is Kurt doing?
, Answer: Narrative (qualitative)
●● Which of the following examples illustrates reliance on deductive
reasoning?
Answer: Bill concludes that his car uses unleaded fuel because it is an
Escort and all Escorts use unleaded fuel.
●● Which of the following is an example of a correlational study?
Answer: Is there a relationship between the amount of silent independent
reading time allocated in a classroom and reading standardized test
scores? (Hint- 'relationship')
●● Of the following, which is likely a statement made by a quantitative
researcher in a study of cooperative learning?
Answer: Let's compare unit test scores of those who were placed in
cooperative groups and those who were not.
●● Action research is used to
Answer: find and solve educators problems.
●● Which of the following is a typical characteristic of a qualitative
research study?
Answer: Data collection is ongoing
