EDF 5481 Final Exam questions WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question: Does alcoholism in a
parent affect a child's self-esteem? - ANSWER-Causal-comparative research
Mixed-method research refers to use of both: - ANSWER-Quantitative and qualitative methods
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question: What are the
characteristics of schools that have high morale? - ANSWER-Ethnographic research
Knowledge that is based on expert opinion: - ANSWER-is limited by the expert's experience
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question: Do older college
students have higher achievement? - ANSWER-Correlational research
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question: Do teachers of high
school biology courses discuss ethical issues as a part of the biology curriculum? - ANSWER-Survey
research
The essential characteristic of the scientific method is: - ANSWER-its public nature
"Critical researchers" emphasize the importance of all of the following except: - ANSWER-Weak
methodology
, The difference between formative and summative evaluation is: - ANSWER-they have different purposes
Knowledge arrived at by consensus or majority agreement: - ANSWER-is often in error
Which of the following is the most suitable as a statement of a research problem? - ANSWER-How do
eight- to ten-year-old Puerto Rican children in New York City respond to crises involving serious illness of
other members of their families?
This research problem, "What is the vocabulary level of the history books, both text and reference
sources, used in the secondary schools of the United States?" is: - ANSWER-far too broad
Which of the following is a good justification to study "Drug use in high school?" - ANSWER-This study
will examine high school drug use and prevalence to determine which drugs should be given priority in
informational programs.
Why is personal interest generally considered insufficient justification for a research study in education? -
ANSWER-Because the time and energy of other people is required
Which of the following statements can be checked by means of scientific inquiry? - ANSWER-The
accident rate of driver education graduates is lower than the accident rate of those who have not had
driver education.
In conducting research, which of the following steps should generally be taken first? - ANSWER-
Formulation of the problem to be solved
Which of the following definitions of the term "aggressive behavior" is operational? - ANSWER-An
"aggression" score on the XYZ behavior scale
Justification for a study is generally based on the study's contribution: - ANSWER-to general knowledge
to professional practice
to theory
DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question: Does alcoholism in a
parent affect a child's self-esteem? - ANSWER-Causal-comparative research
Mixed-method research refers to use of both: - ANSWER-Quantitative and qualitative methods
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question: What are the
characteristics of schools that have high morale? - ANSWER-Ethnographic research
Knowledge that is based on expert opinion: - ANSWER-is limited by the expert's experience
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question: Do older college
students have higher achievement? - ANSWER-Correlational research
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question: Do teachers of high
school biology courses discuss ethical issues as a part of the biology curriculum? - ANSWER-Survey
research
The essential characteristic of the scientific method is: - ANSWER-its public nature
"Critical researchers" emphasize the importance of all of the following except: - ANSWER-Weak
methodology
, The difference between formative and summative evaluation is: - ANSWER-they have different purposes
Knowledge arrived at by consensus or majority agreement: - ANSWER-is often in error
Which of the following is the most suitable as a statement of a research problem? - ANSWER-How do
eight- to ten-year-old Puerto Rican children in New York City respond to crises involving serious illness of
other members of their families?
This research problem, "What is the vocabulary level of the history books, both text and reference
sources, used in the secondary schools of the United States?" is: - ANSWER-far too broad
Which of the following is a good justification to study "Drug use in high school?" - ANSWER-This study
will examine high school drug use and prevalence to determine which drugs should be given priority in
informational programs.
Why is personal interest generally considered insufficient justification for a research study in education? -
ANSWER-Because the time and energy of other people is required
Which of the following statements can be checked by means of scientific inquiry? - ANSWER-The
accident rate of driver education graduates is lower than the accident rate of those who have not had
driver education.
In conducting research, which of the following steps should generally be taken first? - ANSWER-
Formulation of the problem to be solved
Which of the following definitions of the term "aggressive behavior" is operational? - ANSWER-An
"aggression" score on the XYZ behavior scale
Justification for a study is generally based on the study's contribution: - ANSWER-to general knowledge
to professional practice
to theory
