Test Bank for
Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and
Qualitative Research 5th Edition
By John W. Creswell
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative 1
and Qualitative Approaches
7
Chapter 2 Identifying a Research Problem
Chapter 3 Reviewing the Literature 11
Chapter 4 Specifying a Purpose and Research Questions or 18
Hypotheses
Chapter 5 Collecting Quantitative Data 24
Chapter 6 Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data 30
Chapter 7 Collecting Qualitative Data 36
Chapter 8 42
Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data
Chapter 9 Reporting and Evaluating Research 47
Chapter 10 Experimental Designs 52
Chapter 11 Correlational Designs 57
Chapter 12 Survey Designs 62
Chapter 13 Grounded Theory Designs 67
Chapter 14 Ethnographic Designs 71
Chapter 15
Narrative Research Designs 75
Chapter 16 Mixed Methods Designs 80
Chapter 17 Action Research Designs 85
90
,Chapter 1. The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative and Qualitative
Approaches
For each question below, circle the correct or best answer.
1. Which one of the reasons below is the best argument for why research is important?
a. It is the primary work of faculty members in universities.
b. It informs policy makers about important issues.
c. It is useful in developing your research skills.
d. It helps the researcher prove their ideas.
2. To apply research in your practical educational setting, you might
a. examine what other practitioners are doing in their settings.
b. find out what research has to say by examining research studies.
c. look to research methods professors in your courses.
d. go to the educational library and begin to locate topics.
3. While studying educational research, you are likely to develop the following skills
except
a. the ability to negotiate topics with faculty.
b. the ability to organize large amounts of information.
c. the ability to write for an audience.
d. the ability to effectively use library resources.
4. Which of the following is the best example of a research problem?
a. The need to conduct additional research on children
b. The need to address problems of teenage pregnancies
c. The need to learn about how classrooms work
d. The need to address problems in schools
5. A stakeholder with an interest in your study asks you to highlight the positive
results and leave out the negative results. What type of ethical issue have you
breached if you follow the request?
a. The right to privacy
b. The need to actively look for ways to “give back”
c. The right to avoid from personal disclosure
d. The honest reporting of research
6. Which one of the following organizations has set standards for the ethical practice of
1
, educational research?
a. American Ethics Union
b. American Educational Research Association
c. American Principles of Ethical Practices
d. American Ethical Research Association
7. Place in order from 1 to 6 the steps in the process of research:
____ reviewing the literature
____ specifying a purpose
____ analyzing and interpreting data
____ reporting and evaluating research
____ collecting data
____ identifying a research problem
8. Identify three skills that you bring to research from your life experiences.
__________________
__________________
__________________
____________________________________________________________
9. List three potential shortcomings of educational research today.
_________________
_________________
_________________
______________________________________________________________
10. Describe three ways in which a research study might contribute to knowledge about
an educational topic.
_________________
_________________
_________________
_______________________________________________________________
11. A researcher decides to study an elementary-school classroom. This investigator
wants to surprise the teacher and the students and comes in to the class
2
, unannounced during a spelling test. Describe the type of ethical issue that arises in
this situation.
____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
12. How are quantitative and qualitative research similar?
a. Both follow the steps in the research process
b. Both use similar formats for presenting the research problem
c. Both use data collection procedures
d. Quantitative and quantitative research are similar in all of these ways
13. In which way are quantitative and qualitative research similar in the use of the
literature?
a. The development of the research questions
b. The writing of the literature review section
c. The justification of the research problem
d. The suggestion of the study purpose
14. Which of the following sequences best characterizes research?
a. Posing a problem, collecting data, and addressing the problem
b. Posing a question, collecting data, and answering the question
c. Posing a question, collecting data, and presenting a solution
d. Posing a hypothesis, collecting data, and falsifying the hypothesis
15. You are examining a published journal article to determine if it is more of a
quantitative or qualitative study. All of the following characteristics would help you
identify that it is a quantitative study except
a. the inclusion of specific research questions.
b. the use of numeric or numbered data.
c. the sample of a large number of individuals.
d. the interpretation of the larger meaning.
16. Which of the following designs are associated with qualitative research?
a. Survey designs
b. Correlational designs
c. Grounded theory designs
d. Experimental designs
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Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and
Qualitative Research 5th Edition
By John W. Creswell
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative 1
and Qualitative Approaches
7
Chapter 2 Identifying a Research Problem
Chapter 3 Reviewing the Literature 11
Chapter 4 Specifying a Purpose and Research Questions or 18
Hypotheses
Chapter 5 Collecting Quantitative Data 24
Chapter 6 Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data 30
Chapter 7 Collecting Qualitative Data 36
Chapter 8 42
Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data
Chapter 9 Reporting and Evaluating Research 47
Chapter 10 Experimental Designs 52
Chapter 11 Correlational Designs 57
Chapter 12 Survey Designs 62
Chapter 13 Grounded Theory Designs 67
Chapter 14 Ethnographic Designs 71
Chapter 15
Narrative Research Designs 75
Chapter 16 Mixed Methods Designs 80
Chapter 17 Action Research Designs 85
90
,Chapter 1. The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative and Qualitative
Approaches
For each question below, circle the correct or best answer.
1. Which one of the reasons below is the best argument for why research is important?
a. It is the primary work of faculty members in universities.
b. It informs policy makers about important issues.
c. It is useful in developing your research skills.
d. It helps the researcher prove their ideas.
2. To apply research in your practical educational setting, you might
a. examine what other practitioners are doing in their settings.
b. find out what research has to say by examining research studies.
c. look to research methods professors in your courses.
d. go to the educational library and begin to locate topics.
3. While studying educational research, you are likely to develop the following skills
except
a. the ability to negotiate topics with faculty.
b. the ability to organize large amounts of information.
c. the ability to write for an audience.
d. the ability to effectively use library resources.
4. Which of the following is the best example of a research problem?
a. The need to conduct additional research on children
b. The need to address problems of teenage pregnancies
c. The need to learn about how classrooms work
d. The need to address problems in schools
5. A stakeholder with an interest in your study asks you to highlight the positive
results and leave out the negative results. What type of ethical issue have you
breached if you follow the request?
a. The right to privacy
b. The need to actively look for ways to “give back”
c. The right to avoid from personal disclosure
d. The honest reporting of research
6. Which one of the following organizations has set standards for the ethical practice of
1
, educational research?
a. American Ethics Union
b. American Educational Research Association
c. American Principles of Ethical Practices
d. American Ethical Research Association
7. Place in order from 1 to 6 the steps in the process of research:
____ reviewing the literature
____ specifying a purpose
____ analyzing and interpreting data
____ reporting and evaluating research
____ collecting data
____ identifying a research problem
8. Identify three skills that you bring to research from your life experiences.
__________________
__________________
__________________
____________________________________________________________
9. List three potential shortcomings of educational research today.
_________________
_________________
_________________
______________________________________________________________
10. Describe three ways in which a research study might contribute to knowledge about
an educational topic.
_________________
_________________
_________________
_______________________________________________________________
11. A researcher decides to study an elementary-school classroom. This investigator
wants to surprise the teacher and the students and comes in to the class
2
, unannounced during a spelling test. Describe the type of ethical issue that arises in
this situation.
____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
12. How are quantitative and qualitative research similar?
a. Both follow the steps in the research process
b. Both use similar formats for presenting the research problem
c. Both use data collection procedures
d. Quantitative and quantitative research are similar in all of these ways
13. In which way are quantitative and qualitative research similar in the use of the
literature?
a. The development of the research questions
b. The writing of the literature review section
c. The justification of the research problem
d. The suggestion of the study purpose
14. Which of the following sequences best characterizes research?
a. Posing a problem, collecting data, and addressing the problem
b. Posing a question, collecting data, and answering the question
c. Posing a question, collecting data, and presenting a solution
d. Posing a hypothesis, collecting data, and falsifying the hypothesis
15. You are examining a published journal article to determine if it is more of a
quantitative or qualitative study. All of the following characteristics would help you
identify that it is a quantitative study except
a. the inclusion of specific research questions.
b. the use of numeric or numbered data.
c. the sample of a large number of individuals.
d. the interpretation of the larger meaning.
16. Which of the following designs are associated with qualitative research?
a. Survey designs
b. Correlational designs
c. Grounded theory designs
d. Experimental designs
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