WGU D096 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
ACTUAL EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
⩥ 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
ACTUAL EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
⩥ 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
