KPE 190 FINAL EXAM 34 Questions and
correct Answers
Most important section for any inquiry-based research paper? -
✔️METHODS
-shows how research conducted
>>can check if it is thoroughly done
-ability to be repeated by others
>>reliability
-able to thoroughly check their procedure, see if its bias, small population size, etc factors that may
make the paper worth less
reliability -
✔️consistency of measurement
-precision
validity -
✔️The ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure
-accuracy
ontology -
✔️what is real?
what exists in the universe
epistemology -
✔️how knowledge can be acquired
relationship b/t epistemology and ontology -
✔️the way we acquire knowledge affects what we know to be real/what we think exists. ppl have
evolved in the way of knowing things and thus changed what we think is real. epistemology and
ontology influence each other and evolve together
, what is reductionist? what is reductionism and how do you think it affects the claims we make as
academic researchers -
✔️reductionism = describing complex phenomena through breaking it down to its more simpler,
basic elements
-oversimplification can lead to misleading information
4 ways to evaluate other ppl's research -
✔️double blind process of peer reviewing journals
source of evidence
article is well written
reputable publisher
double blind process -
✔️don't know who the author is
-reviewer = unbiased and will review quality of article truthfully
-allows for article to be analyzed for bad science so only real true facts are published
source of evidence -
✔️how did they get the evidence
-reviewer can determine if their conclusion/findings = valid or not
-some studies = biased = invalid
differentiates bad science from the good
article is well written -
✔️fresh eye can see mistakes author might have missed. GIVE EXAMPLE FROM 190
reputable publisher -
✔️-does it publish other journals
-are the other journals peer reviewed
-is it a real publisher?
correct Answers
Most important section for any inquiry-based research paper? -
✔️METHODS
-shows how research conducted
>>can check if it is thoroughly done
-ability to be repeated by others
>>reliability
-able to thoroughly check their procedure, see if its bias, small population size, etc factors that may
make the paper worth less
reliability -
✔️consistency of measurement
-precision
validity -
✔️The ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure
-accuracy
ontology -
✔️what is real?
what exists in the universe
epistemology -
✔️how knowledge can be acquired
relationship b/t epistemology and ontology -
✔️the way we acquire knowledge affects what we know to be real/what we think exists. ppl have
evolved in the way of knowing things and thus changed what we think is real. epistemology and
ontology influence each other and evolve together
, what is reductionist? what is reductionism and how do you think it affects the claims we make as
academic researchers -
✔️reductionism = describing complex phenomena through breaking it down to its more simpler,
basic elements
-oversimplification can lead to misleading information
4 ways to evaluate other ppl's research -
✔️double blind process of peer reviewing journals
source of evidence
article is well written
reputable publisher
double blind process -
✔️don't know who the author is
-reviewer = unbiased and will review quality of article truthfully
-allows for article to be analyzed for bad science so only real true facts are published
source of evidence -
✔️how did they get the evidence
-reviewer can determine if their conclusion/findings = valid or not
-some studies = biased = invalid
differentiates bad science from the good
article is well written -
✔️fresh eye can see mistakes author might have missed. GIVE EXAMPLE FROM 190
reputable publisher -
✔️-does it publish other journals
-are the other journals peer reviewed
-is it a real publisher?
