Introduction to Education Research 4e Craig Mertler [All
Chapters 1 to 14 Original Test Bank, A+ Grade]
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Chapter 01 Test Bank - Easy
Questions & Answers
1. Correlational studies measure the degree and nature of the relationship between two or more
variables.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: A. True
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2. Deciding how and when to collect data is a decision that should be made “on the fly.”
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: B. False
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3. In 1938, the American philosopher John Dewey described ______.
A. the basics of the scientific method for educators
B. his personal feelings/opinions of the scientific method
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C. the scientific method as a process for thinking objectively
D. the ways in which the scientific method should be improved
Correct Answer: C. the scientific method as a process for thinking objectively
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4. Qualitative research uses deductive reasoning.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: B. False
5. Quantitative research utilizes inductive reasoning.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: B. False
6. Research studies clearly specify a research question that will serve to guide how the study is
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conducted.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: A. True
7. Statistical significance occurs when researchers conclude that the findings of a given study are
large enough that they most likely represent a meaningful difference in the population.
A. True
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B. False
Correct Answer: A. True
8. The basic goal of educational research is to ______.
A. find answers to questions
B. review literature on the topic
C. ask questions about teachers
D. ask questions about students
Correct Answer: A. find answers to questions
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9. The data necessary for answering the research question or addressing the research problem do
not emerge out of thin air.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: A. True
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10. The logical starting point for any educational research study is ______.
A. considering one’s interests
B. clarifying the most complex topics
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C. outlining how one should proceed
D. articulating the question to be addressed
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Correct Answer: D. articulating the question to be addressed
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11. The mean, median, mode and range are considered ______.
A. independent variables
B. dependent variables
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C. descriptive statistics
D. inferential statistics
Correct Answer: C. descriptive statistics
12. The types of bias researchers harbor include ______.
A. their worldviews
B. predetermined ideas of what analyses to run
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C. how they define the scientific method
D. how they plan to report the data analysis
Correct Answer: A. their worldviews
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13. The variable that is “presumed to cause changes in another variable” is the ______ variable.
A. outcome
B. dependent
C. independent
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D. response
Correct Answer: C. independent
14. To say that educational research is scientific is to say that it ______.
A. is characterized by principles and methods of science
B. is systematic but not methodical
C. is methodical but not systematic
D. involves the physical sciences
Correct Answer: A. is characterized by principles and methods of science
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15. What is the first formal step for conducting educational research?
A. Discuss the research with colleagues.
B. Clearly state the questions or problem.
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C. Secure funding for the research.
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D. Formulate a specific plan for conducting the research.
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Correct Answer: B. Clearly state the questions or problem.
16. When no variable in a study can be directly controlled by the researcher, the study is likely to be
______.
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A. experimental
B. nonexperimental
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C. pseudoscientific
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D. quasi−experimental
Correct Answer: B. nonexperimental
17. Which of the following is true of educational research?
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A. It begins with answers.
B. It is inquisitive.
C. It has predetermined outcomes.
D. It is trivial.
Correct Answer: B. It is inquisitive.
18. Which of the following is true of educational research?
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A. It should be beneficial, meaningful, and significant.
B. It has outcomes that are predetermined.
C. It is decidedly conclusive when conducted appropriately.
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D. It is not scientific.
Correct Answer: A. It should be beneficial, meaningful, and significant.
19. Which term describes the practice of beginning with a strong belief and seeking out only data
that can be used to support that belief?
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A. deductive reasoning
B. action research
C. pseudoscience
D. grounded theory research
Correct Answer: C. pseudoscience
20. Which type of research addresses local−level problems in order to find immediate solutions?
A. grounded theory
B. action
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C. quantitative
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D. qualitative
Correct Answer: B. action
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21. Which type of research attempts to develop a system of ideas or concepts that can explain a
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particular environment?
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A. phenomenological
B. personal
C. grounded theory
co B
D. ethnographic
Correct Answer: C. grounded theory
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22. Which type of research describes social interactions between people in group settings?
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A. phenomenological
B. experimental
C. grounded theory
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D. ethnographic
Correct Answer: D. ethnographic
23. Which type of research involves individual interviews that are designed to better understand a
particular event or experience?
A. phenomenological
B. experimental
C. grounded theory
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D. ethnographic
Correct Answer: A. phenomenological
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24. ______ studies build on descriptive studies by contrasting how two or more groups perform on
one or more measured variables.
A. Grounded theory
B. Comparative
C. Ethnographic
Introduction to Education Research 4e Craig Mertler Test Bank Chapter 1- 14 (?) eDiscountShop (?)
Chapters 1 to 14 Original Test Bank, A+ Grade]
Test Bank Chapter 1- 14 (?) eDiscountShop (?)
Chapter 01 Test Bank - Easy
Questions & Answers
1. Correlational studies measure the degree and nature of the relationship between two or more
variables.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: A. True
)
(?
2. Deciding how and when to collect data is a decision that should be made “on the fly.”
A. True
B. False
tS k
p
Correct Answer: B. False
un an
ho
3. In 1938, the American philosopher John Dewey described ______.
A. the basics of the scientific method for educators
B. his personal feelings/opinions of the scientific method
co B
C. the scientific method as a process for thinking objectively
D. the ways in which the scientific method should be improved
Correct Answer: C. the scientific method as a process for thinking objectively
is t
D es
4. Qualitative research uses deductive reasoning.
A. True
B. False
T
Correct Answer: B. False
5. Quantitative research utilizes inductive reasoning.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: B. False
6. Research studies clearly specify a research question that will serve to guide how the study is
)e
conducted.
A. True
B. False
(?
Correct Answer: A. True
7. Statistical significance occurs when researchers conclude that the findings of a given study are
large enough that they most likely represent a meaningful difference in the population.
A. True
Introduction to Education Research 4e Craig Mertler Test Bank Chapter 1- 14 (?) eDiscountShop (?)
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B. False
Correct Answer: A. True
8. The basic goal of educational research is to ______.
A. find answers to questions
B. review literature on the topic
C. ask questions about teachers
D. ask questions about students
Correct Answer: A. find answers to questions
)
(?
9. The data necessary for answering the research question or addressing the research problem do
not emerge out of thin air.
A. True
B. False
tS k
p
Correct Answer: A. True
un an
ho
10. The logical starting point for any educational research study is ______.
A. considering one’s interests
B. clarifying the most complex topics
co B
C. outlining how one should proceed
D. articulating the question to be addressed
is t
Correct Answer: D. articulating the question to be addressed
D es
11. The mean, median, mode and range are considered ______.
A. independent variables
B. dependent variables
T
C. descriptive statistics
D. inferential statistics
Correct Answer: C. descriptive statistics
12. The types of bias researchers harbor include ______.
A. their worldviews
B. predetermined ideas of what analyses to run
)e
C. how they define the scientific method
D. how they plan to report the data analysis
Correct Answer: A. their worldviews
(?
13. The variable that is “presumed to cause changes in another variable” is the ______ variable.
A. outcome
B. dependent
C. independent
Introduction to Education Research 4e Craig Mertler Test Bank Chapter 1- 14 (?) eDiscountShop (?)
, Test Bank Chapter 1- 14 (?) eDiscountShop (?)
D. response
Correct Answer: C. independent
14. To say that educational research is scientific is to say that it ______.
A. is characterized by principles and methods of science
B. is systematic but not methodical
C. is methodical but not systematic
D. involves the physical sciences
Correct Answer: A. is characterized by principles and methods of science
)
(?
15. What is the first formal step for conducting educational research?
A. Discuss the research with colleagues.
B. Clearly state the questions or problem.
tS k
C. Secure funding for the research.
p
D. Formulate a specific plan for conducting the research.
un an
ho
Correct Answer: B. Clearly state the questions or problem.
16. When no variable in a study can be directly controlled by the researcher, the study is likely to be
______.
co B
A. experimental
B. nonexperimental
is t
C. pseudoscientific
D es
D. quasi−experimental
Correct Answer: B. nonexperimental
17. Which of the following is true of educational research?
T
A. It begins with answers.
B. It is inquisitive.
C. It has predetermined outcomes.
D. It is trivial.
Correct Answer: B. It is inquisitive.
18. Which of the following is true of educational research?
)e
A. It should be beneficial, meaningful, and significant.
B. It has outcomes that are predetermined.
C. It is decidedly conclusive when conducted appropriately.
(?
D. It is not scientific.
Correct Answer: A. It should be beneficial, meaningful, and significant.
19. Which term describes the practice of beginning with a strong belief and seeking out only data
that can be used to support that belief?
Introduction to Education Research 4e Craig Mertler Test Bank Chapter 1- 14 (?) eDiscountShop (?)
, Test Bank Chapter 1- 14 (?) eDiscountShop (?)
A. deductive reasoning
B. action research
C. pseudoscience
D. grounded theory research
Correct Answer: C. pseudoscience
20. Which type of research addresses local−level problems in order to find immediate solutions?
A. grounded theory
B. action
)
C. quantitative
(?
D. qualitative
Correct Answer: B. action
tS k
21. Which type of research attempts to develop a system of ideas or concepts that can explain a
p
particular environment?
un an
ho
A. phenomenological
B. personal
C. grounded theory
co B
D. ethnographic
Correct Answer: C. grounded theory
is t
22. Which type of research describes social interactions between people in group settings?
D es
A. phenomenological
B. experimental
C. grounded theory
T
D. ethnographic
Correct Answer: D. ethnographic
23. Which type of research involves individual interviews that are designed to better understand a
particular event or experience?
A. phenomenological
B. experimental
C. grounded theory
)e
D. ethnographic
Correct Answer: A. phenomenological
(?
24. ______ studies build on descriptive studies by contrasting how two or more groups perform on
one or more measured variables.
A. Grounded theory
B. Comparative
C. Ethnographic
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