WGU-Research Foundations (C224): Pre-assmnt (58Qs) | 100% Correct Answers

Q1. What is the purpose of evidence in research? - Support theories Q2. 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? - Action Q3. What is the name of the process where one determines the truth of a conclusion by determining the truth of the underlying premises? - Deductive reasoning Q4. On a research wheel, which arrow represents the inductive method? - The Exploratory arrow Q5. 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? - The rule of parsimony Q6. What is the primary objective of education research that studies a phenomenon about which little is known? - To understand Q7. What does quantitative research attempt to test through the collection of numerical data? - Hypotheses Q8. Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of quantitative research? - Human behavior is regular. Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis development. Q9. What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw conclusions about populations? - Inferential Q10. What is a variable in educational research? - A measurable characteristic Q11. Assuming the effects of extraneous variables have been accounted for, a causeand-effect relationship between variables is present when what occurs? - Changes in the independent variable cause changes in the dependent variable