WGU PATHOLOGY PRE ASSESSMENT
PRACTICE EVALUATION 2026 QUESTION BANK
FULL SOLUTION SET
◉ A team of educational researchers plan to conduct a local study in
the community in order to resolve a critical problem at hand.
What variety of research does this represent?
Answer: Action
◉ *What is the name of the process where one determines the truth
of a conclusion by determining the truth of the underlying premises?
Answer: Deductive reasoning
◉ Which arrow represents the inductive method?
Answer: The Exploratory arrow
◉ Theories A and B provide explanations for variance in students'
academic performance. Both theories explain performance well;
however, Theory A is more concise and succinct.
, Which approach for evaluating quality is applied to determine that
Theory A is preferred for explaining the phenomenon?
Answer: The rule of parsimony
◉ What is the primary objective of education research that studies a
phenomenon about which little is known?
Answer: To understand
◉ What does quantitative research attempt to test through the
collection of numerical data?
Answer: Hypotheses
◉ Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of
quantitative research?
Answer: Human behavior is regular.
Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis development.
◉ What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw
conclusions about populations?
Answer: Inferential
◉ What is a variable in educational research?
Answer: A measurable characteristic
PRACTICE EVALUATION 2026 QUESTION BANK
FULL SOLUTION SET
◉ A team of educational researchers plan to conduct a local study in
the community in order to resolve a critical problem at hand.
What variety of research does this represent?
Answer: Action
◉ *What is the name of the process where one determines the truth
of a conclusion by determining the truth of the underlying premises?
Answer: Deductive reasoning
◉ Which arrow represents the inductive method?
Answer: The Exploratory arrow
◉ Theories A and B provide explanations for variance in students'
academic performance. Both theories explain performance well;
however, Theory A is more concise and succinct.
, Which approach for evaluating quality is applied to determine that
Theory A is preferred for explaining the phenomenon?
Answer: The rule of parsimony
◉ What is the primary objective of education research that studies a
phenomenon about which little is known?
Answer: To understand
◉ What does quantitative research attempt to test through the
collection of numerical data?
Answer: Hypotheses
◉ Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of
quantitative research?
Answer: Human behavior is regular.
Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis development.
◉ What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw
conclusions about populations?
Answer: Inferential
◉ What is a variable in educational research?
Answer: A measurable characteristic
