Correct Answers
Which of the following is the main focus of constructivism?
a. Understanding participant's views of a situation
b. Determining proper research methods
c. Finding the truth
d. Cause and effect
a. Understanding participant's views of a situation
Which of the following is not a characteristic of post-positivist research?
a. Reductionism
b. A set of logically related steps
c. Belief in multiple perspectives
c. Belief in multiple perspectives
Which of the following represents a quantitative research design?
a. Narrative Research
b. Survey research
c. Ethnography
d. Phenomenological research
b. Survey research
Which of the following represents a qualitative research design?
a. Non-experimental design
b. Experimental design
c. Case study
d. Correlational design
c. Case study
Exploratory sequential mixed methods use broad quantitative data in the initial phase to then explore
the views of the participants in the second phase.
True
or
False
False
Select the correct usage of in-text citation in APA style.
a. Experienced listeners are better able to comprehend accented speech (Susan Gass and Evangeline
Varonis).
b. Experienced listeners are better able to comprehend accented speech (Gass & Varonis).
c. Experienced listeners are better able to comprehend accented speech (Gass & Varonis, 2000).
d. Experienced listeners are better able to comprehend accented speech (Gass and Varonis 2000).
c. Experienced listeners are better able to comprehend accented speech (Gass & Varonis, 2000).
, Select the correct usage of in-text citation in APA style.
a. Barks and Watts (2001) provide an excellent outline of interactive classroom activities.
b. Debbie Barks and Patricia Watts (2001) provide an excellent outline of interactive classroom
activities.
c. Barks & Watts provide an excellent outline of interactive classroom activities.
a. Barks and Watts (2001) provide an excellent outline of interactive classroom activities.
Identify the independent variable in a quantitative study studying the effects of a GRE preparation
course on GRE scores for Black and Latino male and female students.
a. race/ethnicity
b. GRE score
c. GRE preparation course
d. Sex/gender
c. GRE preparation course
Identify the dependent variable in a quantitative study studying the effects of a GRE preparation
course on GRE scores for Black and Latino male and female students.
a. Race/ethnicity
b. GRE score
c. GRE preparation course
d. Sex/gender
b. GRE score
Which suggestion is a useful tip when designing a visual literature map?
a. Include citations to provide evidence of major concepts.
b. Avoid using circles or flowcharts for clarity.
c. Include at least 75 studies.
d. Focus only on quantitative research articles.
a. Include citations to provide evidence of major concepts.
A mediating variable is the variable that connects the relationship between an independent and
dependent variable.
True
or
False
True
How is theory used in qualitative research?
a. Used for a broad explanation
b. Do not employ any explicit theory
c. Used for testing a theory
d. Used a theoretical lens or perspective
c. Used for testing a theory