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WGU C224 PRE-ASSESSMENT
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
What is the purpose of evidence in research? - correct-answer -Support theories
A team of educational researchers plan to conduct a local study in the community
in order to resolve a critical problem at hand.
What variety of research does this represent? - correct-answer -Action
*What is the name of the process where one determines the truth of a conclusion
by determining the truth of the underlying premises? - correct-answer -Deductive
reasoning
Which arrow represents the inductive method? - correct-answer -The Exploratory
arrow
Theories A and B provide explanations for variance in students' academic
performance. Both theories explain performance well; however, Theory A is more
concise and succinct.
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Which approach for evaluating quality is applied to determine that Theory A is
preferred for explaining the phenomenon? - correct-answer -The rule of
parsimony
What is the primary objective of education research that studies a phenomenon
about which little is known? - correct-answer -To understand
What does quantitative research attempt to test through the collection of
numerical data? - correct-answer -Hypotheses
Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of quantitative research? -
correct-answer -Human behavior is regular.
Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis development.
What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw conclusions about
populations? - correct-answer -Inferential
What is a variable in educational research? - correct-answer -A measurable
characteristic
Assuming the effects of extraneous variables have been accounted for, a cause-
and-effect relationship between variables is present when what occurs? - correct-
answer -Changes in the independent variable cause changes in the dependent
variable.
WGU C224 PRE-ASSESSMENT
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
What is the purpose of evidence in research? - correct-answer -Support theories
A team of educational researchers plan to conduct a local study in the community
in order to resolve a critical problem at hand.
What variety of research does this represent? - correct-answer -Action
*What is the name of the process where one determines the truth of a conclusion
by determining the truth of the underlying premises? - correct-answer -Deductive
reasoning
Which arrow represents the inductive method? - correct-answer -The Exploratory
arrow
Theories A and B provide explanations for variance in students' academic
performance. Both theories explain performance well; however, Theory A is more
concise and succinct.
, 2
Which approach for evaluating quality is applied to determine that Theory A is
preferred for explaining the phenomenon? - correct-answer -The rule of
parsimony
What is the primary objective of education research that studies a phenomenon
about which little is known? - correct-answer -To understand
What does quantitative research attempt to test through the collection of
numerical data? - correct-answer -Hypotheses
Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of quantitative research? -
correct-answer -Human behavior is regular.
Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis development.
What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw conclusions about
populations? - correct-answer -Inferential
What is a variable in educational research? - correct-answer -A measurable
characteristic
Assuming the effects of extraneous variables have been accounted for, a cause-
and-effect relationship between variables is present when what occurs? - correct-
answer -Changes in the independent variable cause changes in the dependent
variable.
