Final Exam
Due May 16 at 2:59am Points 140 Questions 20
Available May 9 at 3am - May 16 at 2:59am 7 days Time Limit 180 Minutes
Instructions
By submitting this exam, I certify these responses are entirely my own work. I have not copied the work of any
other student (past or present) or collaborated with anyone on this exam. In addition, I will not share the questions
or answers from this exam with other students. I understand that academic dishonesty is grounds for dismissal
from the program. I acknowledge that I have viewed the presentation materials from all of the modules in
preparation for the exam.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 30 minutes 133 out of 140
Score for this quiz: 133 out of 140
Submitted May 11 at 9:32pm
This attempt took 30 minutes.
Question 1 pts
Causal studies are said to have ____ if the results can be attributed to the
experiment’s variables.
dependability
triangulation
external validity
Correct! internal validity
, Question 2 pts
The president of the school board of a moderately sized urban school
district has requested a study “to determine whether the Gifted and
Talented (G/T) program serves academically gifted students in the
district.” An assistant superintendent is assigned the task of researching
the program and decides to take a qualitative approach.
If the researcher collects data using interviews rather than surveys, which
of the following statements is most likely to be accurate?
The data collected can be drawn from a much larger number of individuals.
Correct!
The data collected will include richer detail but will address a smaller
number of topics or issues.
The interviews are less desirable in this case, even though they are likely
to be less expensive to conduct.
Surveys will require the researcher to conduct more intensive practice with
the data-collection tools than will interviews.
Question 3 pts
The president of the school board of a moderately sized urban school
district has requested a study “to determine whether the Gifted and
, Talented (G/T) program serves academically gifted students in the
district.” An assistant superintendent is assigned the task of researching
the program and decides to take a qualitative approach.
Which of the following would be among the research questions that are
developed to guide the study?
Correct!
“Why do students in the G/T program leave the program when they were
still eligible for participation?”
“Do the standardized test scores of students in the G/T program correlate
to those of students not served in the program?”
“How do the state standardized test scores of students in the G/T program
compare to their scores on district benchmark exams?”
“How aware are family members of the G/T characteristics and behaviors
exhibited by their children?”
Question 4 pts
The president of the school board of a moderately sized urban school
district has requested a study “to determine whether the Gifted and
Talented (G/T) program serves academically gifted students in the
district.” An assistant superintendent is assigned the task of researching
the program and decides to take a qualitative approach.
Given the memo from the school board president, the primary purpose of
this study appears to be what?
Due May 16 at 2:59am Points 140 Questions 20
Available May 9 at 3am - May 16 at 2:59am 7 days Time Limit 180 Minutes
Instructions
By submitting this exam, I certify these responses are entirely my own work. I have not copied the work of any
other student (past or present) or collaborated with anyone on this exam. In addition, I will not share the questions
or answers from this exam with other students. I understand that academic dishonesty is grounds for dismissal
from the program. I acknowledge that I have viewed the presentation materials from all of the modules in
preparation for the exam.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 30 minutes 133 out of 140
Score for this quiz: 133 out of 140
Submitted May 11 at 9:32pm
This attempt took 30 minutes.
Question 1 pts
Causal studies are said to have ____ if the results can be attributed to the
experiment’s variables.
dependability
triangulation
external validity
Correct! internal validity
, Question 2 pts
The president of the school board of a moderately sized urban school
district has requested a study “to determine whether the Gifted and
Talented (G/T) program serves academically gifted students in the
district.” An assistant superintendent is assigned the task of researching
the program and decides to take a qualitative approach.
If the researcher collects data using interviews rather than surveys, which
of the following statements is most likely to be accurate?
The data collected can be drawn from a much larger number of individuals.
Correct!
The data collected will include richer detail but will address a smaller
number of topics or issues.
The interviews are less desirable in this case, even though they are likely
to be less expensive to conduct.
Surveys will require the researcher to conduct more intensive practice with
the data-collection tools than will interviews.
Question 3 pts
The president of the school board of a moderately sized urban school
district has requested a study “to determine whether the Gifted and
, Talented (G/T) program serves academically gifted students in the
district.” An assistant superintendent is assigned the task of researching
the program and decides to take a qualitative approach.
Which of the following would be among the research questions that are
developed to guide the study?
Correct!
“Why do students in the G/T program leave the program when they were
still eligible for participation?”
“Do the standardized test scores of students in the G/T program correlate
to those of students not served in the program?”
“How do the state standardized test scores of students in the G/T program
compare to their scores on district benchmark exams?”
“How aware are family members of the G/T characteristics and behaviors
exhibited by their children?”
Question 4 pts
The president of the school board of a moderately sized urban school
district has requested a study “to determine whether the Gifted and
Talented (G/T) program serves academically gifted students in the
district.” An assistant superintendent is assigned the task of researching
the program and decides to take a qualitative approach.
Given the memo from the school board president, the primary purpose of
this study appears to be what?
