Quiz on Sampling Techniques and Scale Levels in Research, Exams of Science
education
In our attempts to learn about the world we live, knowledge can come from -
ANSWERCommon sense, authority, tradition, and the media
Which of the follow statement is/are true about the scientific method -
ANSWERScientific knowledge is considered provisional
Assume the Professor Rodgers that studies only people aged 65 or older and
found that they experienced increasing levels of happiness in the last 20
years. Suppose he had concluded that people under 65 years of age also
experienced increasing levels of happiness during the same time period. He
would have committed the errro of - ANSWEROvergeneralization
Which of the following statements is true about the need to critique research
quality - ANSWERSocial Work practitioners need to understand research
basics and research methods so they can discriminate strong from weak
studies and influence the quality of the research produced in their agencies
,A family preservation program director helps design a study that evaluates
the effectiveness of her program to keep children living with their abusive
parents by providing the families with daily home visits by social workers. She
expects the evaluation to show a dramatic reduction in reported child abuse
incidents. Instead, the results show an increase in reported child abuse
incidents. The director then concludes that the program was undoubtedly
effective, reasoning that there really could not possibly have been an increase
in actual abuse due to her program, just an increase in reportage of abuse
due to closer monitoring in the daily home visits. The director is committing
the error of - ANSWERex post facto (after the fact) hypothesizing
Almost all reviews of research on social work practice effectiveness in the last
fifty years have agreed that is very effective - ANSWERFalse
When social work practitioners utilize research in a discriminating way, they
help uphold and advance the values, ethics and mission of the social work
profession - ANSWERTrue
Practitioners engaged in evidence-based practice will - ANSWERbe critical
thinks
think for themselves about the quality of the logic and evidence supporting
what others may convey as practice wisdom
track down evidence as an ongoing career long part of their practice
question knowledge claims that are based on tradition or authority
Evidence-based practitioners will - ANSWERuse research methods to evaluate
whether the evidence-based actions they take are resulting in the outcomes
they and their clients seek to achieve
, The evidence-based practice model encourages practitioners to integrate
scientific evidence with their practice expertise - ANSWERTrue
If an intervention has been supported by the best evidence, then it is safe to
assume with certainty that it will be effective with a particular client dealing
with a particular challenge in a specific agency - ANSWERTrue
The term evidence-based practice is an extension of the term evidence-based
medicine, which predate it - ANSWERTrue
Whether practitioners need to evaluate the intervention they apply depends
on how strong the existing research evidence is that supports that
intervention. When there is a strong evidence for the effectiveness of an
intervention, practice evaluation isn't necessary - ANSWERFalse
In the hypothesis, "parental praise increases child self-esteem, level of self-
esteem is the dependent variable." - ANSWERTrue
Contemporary positivists often use a quantitative approach to identifying
causal patterns - ANSWERTrue
Interpretive - ANSWERthe use of research to develop an in-depth subjective
understanding of a cultural group
Critical - ANSWERThe use of research as a way to marshal ammunition in
support of social change efforts
education
In our attempts to learn about the world we live, knowledge can come from -
ANSWERCommon sense, authority, tradition, and the media
Which of the follow statement is/are true about the scientific method -
ANSWERScientific knowledge is considered provisional
Assume the Professor Rodgers that studies only people aged 65 or older and
found that they experienced increasing levels of happiness in the last 20
years. Suppose he had concluded that people under 65 years of age also
experienced increasing levels of happiness during the same time period. He
would have committed the errro of - ANSWEROvergeneralization
Which of the following statements is true about the need to critique research
quality - ANSWERSocial Work practitioners need to understand research
basics and research methods so they can discriminate strong from weak
studies and influence the quality of the research produced in their agencies
,A family preservation program director helps design a study that evaluates
the effectiveness of her program to keep children living with their abusive
parents by providing the families with daily home visits by social workers. She
expects the evaluation to show a dramatic reduction in reported child abuse
incidents. Instead, the results show an increase in reported child abuse
incidents. The director then concludes that the program was undoubtedly
effective, reasoning that there really could not possibly have been an increase
in actual abuse due to her program, just an increase in reportage of abuse
due to closer monitoring in the daily home visits. The director is committing
the error of - ANSWERex post facto (after the fact) hypothesizing
Almost all reviews of research on social work practice effectiveness in the last
fifty years have agreed that is very effective - ANSWERFalse
When social work practitioners utilize research in a discriminating way, they
help uphold and advance the values, ethics and mission of the social work
profession - ANSWERTrue
Practitioners engaged in evidence-based practice will - ANSWERbe critical
thinks
think for themselves about the quality of the logic and evidence supporting
what others may convey as practice wisdom
track down evidence as an ongoing career long part of their practice
question knowledge claims that are based on tradition or authority
Evidence-based practitioners will - ANSWERuse research methods to evaluate
whether the evidence-based actions they take are resulting in the outcomes
they and their clients seek to achieve
, The evidence-based practice model encourages practitioners to integrate
scientific evidence with their practice expertise - ANSWERTrue
If an intervention has been supported by the best evidence, then it is safe to
assume with certainty that it will be effective with a particular client dealing
with a particular challenge in a specific agency - ANSWERTrue
The term evidence-based practice is an extension of the term evidence-based
medicine, which predate it - ANSWERTrue
Whether practitioners need to evaluate the intervention they apply depends
on how strong the existing research evidence is that supports that
intervention. When there is a strong evidence for the effectiveness of an
intervention, practice evaluation isn't necessary - ANSWERFalse
In the hypothesis, "parental praise increases child self-esteem, level of self-
esteem is the dependent variable." - ANSWERTrue
Contemporary positivists often use a quantitative approach to identifying
causal patterns - ANSWERTrue
Interpretive - ANSWERthe use of research to develop an in-depth subjective
understanding of a cultural group
Critical - ANSWERThe use of research as a way to marshal ammunition in
support of social change efforts
