WGU C224 - MODULE 14: Aligning Research Methods to Research
Problems || All Answers are Flawless.
a quantitative correct answers A researcher interested in the effects of Pre-K and Pre3-K (for
three-year-olds) classes on student achievement in third grade would most likely choose
__________ research approach.
Multiple perspectives correct answers Action research studies share which elemental
characteristic with qualitative and mixed methods research approaches?
No manipulation of an independent variable correct answers What is the hallmark of
nonexperimental research studies?
Study of a phenomenon under strictly controlled conditions correct answers Which of the
following best defines what an experiment involves?
case study correct answers A researcher wants to study three men who went to the same high
school and became world-famous writers. This would be an example of __________ type of
qualitative research.
Anthropology correct answers __________ is not a theoretical framework of qualitative research.
an equal-status sequential correct answers A researcher seeks to understand the culture of the
drama club in a high school. The researcher treats both quantitative and qualitative research
approaches with equal emphasis. The researcher first administers a standardized questionnaire to
all the drama club members, followed with 45-minute in-depth, open-ended interviews. This kind
of mixed methods study is described as __________ design.
quantitizing correct answers A researcher interviews students to find out their experiences in an
educational research class and later constructs a frequency distribution that shows the number of
times words such as "improvement" or "integration" were used during the interviews. This
process is most reflective of
, Reflective practitioners seeking change correct answers Which of the following most
appropriately characterizes action research?
correlational correct answers To examine whether classes taught by teachers with more
experience have higher test scores, a(n) __________ design should be used.
quasi-experimental correct answers A researcher wants to determine whether spending one class
session on mental health and stress management will lead to students being less stressed a month
later. Two classes will have this class session, and two other classes will not. Students' stress
levels will be measured a month later. This is a(n) __________ research design.
experimental correct answers The research methodology that would be used to answer the
research question "How does caffeine affect student learning outcomes?" is
grounded theory correct answers A researcher asks students to describe their experiences with
school counselors and how they believe their academic success was affected by these
interactions. The researcher then codes the data to generate a theory to explain how school
counselors influence student success. The appropriate research method for this study is
the goal is to predict one variable based on the values of another variable correct answers A
researcher is interested in how time spent studying is related to grades. Their research question
asks whether the amount of time spent studying predicts test grades (out of 100%). The
researcher collects data by surveying students about the number of hours studied and by
obtaining test scores from school records.
A quantitative research method is most appropriate to address this question because
qualitative research correct answers A researcher designs a study to explore factors that cause
time-management problems for elementary school teachers. The researcher plans to act as the
instrument of data collection.
This researcher will use a(n) __________ method.
Problems || All Answers are Flawless.
a quantitative correct answers A researcher interested in the effects of Pre-K and Pre3-K (for
three-year-olds) classes on student achievement in third grade would most likely choose
__________ research approach.
Multiple perspectives correct answers Action research studies share which elemental
characteristic with qualitative and mixed methods research approaches?
No manipulation of an independent variable correct answers What is the hallmark of
nonexperimental research studies?
Study of a phenomenon under strictly controlled conditions correct answers Which of the
following best defines what an experiment involves?
case study correct answers A researcher wants to study three men who went to the same high
school and became world-famous writers. This would be an example of __________ type of
qualitative research.
Anthropology correct answers __________ is not a theoretical framework of qualitative research.
an equal-status sequential correct answers A researcher seeks to understand the culture of the
drama club in a high school. The researcher treats both quantitative and qualitative research
approaches with equal emphasis. The researcher first administers a standardized questionnaire to
all the drama club members, followed with 45-minute in-depth, open-ended interviews. This kind
of mixed methods study is described as __________ design.
quantitizing correct answers A researcher interviews students to find out their experiences in an
educational research class and later constructs a frequency distribution that shows the number of
times words such as "improvement" or "integration" were used during the interviews. This
process is most reflective of
, Reflective practitioners seeking change correct answers Which of the following most
appropriately characterizes action research?
correlational correct answers To examine whether classes taught by teachers with more
experience have higher test scores, a(n) __________ design should be used.
quasi-experimental correct answers A researcher wants to determine whether spending one class
session on mental health and stress management will lead to students being less stressed a month
later. Two classes will have this class session, and two other classes will not. Students' stress
levels will be measured a month later. This is a(n) __________ research design.
experimental correct answers The research methodology that would be used to answer the
research question "How does caffeine affect student learning outcomes?" is
grounded theory correct answers A researcher asks students to describe their experiences with
school counselors and how they believe their academic success was affected by these
interactions. The researcher then codes the data to generate a theory to explain how school
counselors influence student success. The appropriate research method for this study is
the goal is to predict one variable based on the values of another variable correct answers A
researcher is interested in how time spent studying is related to grades. Their research question
asks whether the amount of time spent studying predicts test grades (out of 100%). The
researcher collects data by surveying students about the number of hours studied and by
obtaining test scores from school records.
A quantitative research method is most appropriate to address this question because
qualitative research correct answers A researcher designs a study to explore factors that cause
time-management problems for elementary school teachers. The researcher plans to act as the
instrument of data collection.
This researcher will use a(n) __________ method.
