Educational research fundamental principles and methods 8th edition by james h mcmillan and sally schumacher

EducationalbResearchbFundamentalbPrinciplesbandbMethodsb8thbEdition,bbybJamesbH.bMcMillanb
andbSallybSchumacher




Test Bank for Educational Research: Fundamental
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b Principles and Methods 8th Edition,by James H. M
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cMillan and Sally Schumacher
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Table of Contents
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Chapterb1:bIntroductionbtobResearchbinbEducation ..................................................... 1

LearningbOutcomebQuizzes .......................................................................... 1

ApplicationbExercises ................................................................................. 15

TestbItems ................................................................................................... 20

TestbAnswerbKey ......................................................................................... 28




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Chapter 1: Introduction to Research in Education
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Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
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LearningbOutcomeb1.1:bKnowbhowbthebpurposebofbresearch,bfindingbthebsignal,bisbinfluence
dbbybnoisebthatbdistortsbwhatbisbreported.

[Q1]

ConsideringbthebsignalbandbnoisebmetaphorbfrombChapterb1,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbrepresent
sb―signal?‖

1. Error

2. Deviation

3. Truebinformationb[correct]

4. Randomness

[FeedbackbforbAnswerbChoiceb1]

Recallbthatbthebnoisebisbcomposedbofbfactorsbthatbdrownbout,bdistort,borbdilutebthebsignal.bErr
orbservesbtobdistractbandbisbthereforebconsideredbnoise.

[FeedbackbforbAnswerbChoiceb2]

Recallbthatbthebnoisebisbcomposedbofbfactorsbthatbdrownbout,bdistort,borbdilutebthebsignal.bDev
iationsbcausebdifficultybforbresearchersbandbarebconsideredbnoise.

[FeedbackbforbCorrectbAnswerb4]

Thebsignalbisbwhatbisbcorrect,bactual,bandbtrue.bTruebinformationbcertainlybfallsbintobthisbcatego
ry.

[FeedbackbforbAnswerbChoiceb4]

Recallbthatbthebnoisebisbcomposedbofbfactorsbthatbdrownbout,bdistort,borbdilutebthebsignal.bT
herebisbalwaysbthebpossibilitybthatbthebresultsbofbabstudybarebsimplybduebtobrandomness,bwh
ichbisbwhybstudybreplicationbisbimportant.


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andbSallybSchumacher




[Q2]

ConsideringbthebsignalbandbnoisebmetaphorbfrombChapterb1,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbrepresent
sb―noise?‖

1. Reality

2. Randomnessb[correct]

3. Actualbrelationship

4. Accuratebunderstanding

[FeedbackbforbAnswerbChoiceb1]

Recallbthatbthebsignalbisbwhatbisbcorrect,bactual,bandbtrue.bWhenbthisbdefinitionbisbconsidered
,brealitybwouldbbebclassifiedbasb―signal‖bandbnotb―noise.‖

[FeedbackbforbCorrectbAnswerb2]

Recallb thatb ―noise‖b isb composedb ofb factorsb thatb drownb out,b distort,b orb diluteb theb signal.bRand
omnessbisbalwaysbabpossiblebreasonbforbtheboccurrencebofbabsetbofbdata,bandbthereforebsho
uldbbebconsideredbnoise.

[FeedbackbforbAnswerbChoiceb3]

Recallbthatbthebsignalbisbwhatbisbcorrect,bactual,bandbtrue.bWhenbthisbdefinitionbisbconsidere
d,bactualbrelationshipsbwouldbbebclassifiedbasb―signal‖bandbnotb―noise.‖

[FeedbackbforbAnswerbChoiceb4]

Recallbthatbthebsignalbisbwhatbisbcorrect,bactual,bandbtrue.bWhenbthisbdefinitionbisbconsidered,b
accuratebunderstandingbwouldbbebclassifiedbasb―signal‖bandbnotb―noise.‖

[Q3]

Whichbofbthebfollowingbrepresentsbthebcomponentsbofbanbobservedbfinding?

1. SignalbplusbNoiseb[correct]

2. Signal

3. Noise
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