WGU C224 Study Set PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS 2026-
2027 NEWEST EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
How to determine if influence is the primary objective of a research study
ask yourself these questions:
1. Were the researchers applying research knowledge to MAKE
SOMETHING USEFUL HAPPEN in the world?
2. Were the researchers checking a "DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM" to
see if it works in practice?
,Integration Perspective
(type of research objective)
Two key perspectives: Emic and Etic
consolidating insights from multiple investigators, theories/perspectives,
sets of data, and methods in order to understand a given entity of study,
such as a
school, or a classroom or population.
Emic Perspective (when seeking integration objective)
- provides insider's perspective
- gives meaning and views of people being studied
- gets inside the heads of groups members
- includes local languages, forms of expression, and jargon/slang
Etuc Perspective (when seeking integration objective)
- provides external, social scientific perspective
- gives perspective of objective researcher
- uses social scientific concepts, terms, and procedures to describe and
explain behavior
- brings research questions from outside
,5 General TYPES of research
1. Basic
2. Evaluation
3. Action
4. Orientational
5. Applied
basic research
generating fundamental knowledge and theoretical understanding
about primary human functions and other natural processes.
*Usually conducted by using rigorous research methods (e.g.
experimental) under tightly controlled laboratory conditions.
(opposite of applied)
applied research
answering real-world, practical questions in order to provide relatively
immediate solutions
**conducted in more natural or real-world settings as opposed to basic
research.
**results would potentially have practical implications for educational
policy
**applied research studies often lead to intervention programs aimed at
improving societal conditions
, evaluation research
determine how well social or educational programs work in real-world
settings, as well as any improvement possibilities
**determines the worth, merit, or quality of a specific program.
***two types of evaluation: formative & summative
formative evaluation
is concerned with developing judgments of how a program can be
improved and aids developers and staff design and implement
programs.
summative evaulation
focuses on cultivating judgements of a programs effectiveness and any
decisions regarding continuation.
**is especially helpful for policymakers to appraise previous future-
funding decisions and make future ones.
2027 NEWEST EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
How to determine if influence is the primary objective of a research study
ask yourself these questions:
1. Were the researchers applying research knowledge to MAKE
SOMETHING USEFUL HAPPEN in the world?
2. Were the researchers checking a "DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM" to
see if it works in practice?
,Integration Perspective
(type of research objective)
Two key perspectives: Emic and Etic
consolidating insights from multiple investigators, theories/perspectives,
sets of data, and methods in order to understand a given entity of study,
such as a
school, or a classroom or population.
Emic Perspective (when seeking integration objective)
- provides insider's perspective
- gives meaning and views of people being studied
- gets inside the heads of groups members
- includes local languages, forms of expression, and jargon/slang
Etuc Perspective (when seeking integration objective)
- provides external, social scientific perspective
- gives perspective of objective researcher
- uses social scientific concepts, terms, and procedures to describe and
explain behavior
- brings research questions from outside
,5 General TYPES of research
1. Basic
2. Evaluation
3. Action
4. Orientational
5. Applied
basic research
generating fundamental knowledge and theoretical understanding
about primary human functions and other natural processes.
*Usually conducted by using rigorous research methods (e.g.
experimental) under tightly controlled laboratory conditions.
(opposite of applied)
applied research
answering real-world, practical questions in order to provide relatively
immediate solutions
**conducted in more natural or real-world settings as opposed to basic
research.
**results would potentially have practical implications for educational
policy
**applied research studies often lead to intervention programs aimed at
improving societal conditions
, evaluation research
determine how well social or educational programs work in real-world
settings, as well as any improvement possibilities
**determines the worth, merit, or quality of a specific program.
***two types of evaluation: formative & summative
formative evaluation
is concerned with developing judgments of how a program can be
improved and aids developers and staff design and implement
programs.
summative evaulation
focuses on cultivating judgements of a programs effectiveness and any
decisions regarding continuation.
**is especially helpful for policymakers to appraise previous future-
funding decisions and make future ones.
