WGU RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS C224 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS GET IT 100% ACCURATE BEST RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Research Literature - CORRECT ANSWERS the set of published research studies on a
particular topic
Abstract - CORRECT ANSWERS a brief summary of what is included in the article.
*provide a concise breakdown of article goals, methods, and tentative results.
Understanding - CORRECT ANSWERS attempting to learn about and generate ideas
about specific and unique phenomena.
*important in early stages of research
*little previously known
*without preconceived notions
*"discover" important factors
Metacognition - CORRECT ANSWERS thinking about thinking
1.assess the task
2.evaluate strengths and weaknesses
3.plan an approach
4. apply strategies and monitor your performance
5. reflect and adjust as needed
Repeat the steps as a cycle.
Description - CORRECT ANSWERS an attempt to describe the characteristics of a
phenomenon.
*describing a phenomenon?
*documenting characteristics of phenomenon?
,WGU RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS C224 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS GET IT 100% ACCURATE BEST RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Decriptive Research - CORRECT ANSWERS provide an accurate description or picture of
the status or characteristics of a situation or phenomenon
*deeper level than description
1. randomly selected from defined population
2.determine the sample characteristics
3.infer the characteristics of the population based on the sample
Explanation - CORRECT ANSWERS researchers attempt to show how and why a
phenomenon operates as it does.
1.develop a theory about how and why the phenomenon operates as it does
2.identify the cause and effect relationships
explanatory research - CORRECT ANSWERS testing hypotheses and theories that
explain the functions of a phenomenon in detail
*strongest form of explanatory research for providing evidence of cause and effect
Prediction - CORRECT ANSWERS forecast a phenomenon, wherin there is an
association made between two points in a time
*can be made from research studies
predictive research - CORRECT ANSWERS predict the future status of one or more
dependent (or criterion) variables on the basis of one or more independent (or predictor)
variables
influence - CORRECT ANSWERS attempting to apply research to make certain outcomes
occur
*an objective which refers to the application of research knowledge to control various aspects
of the world.
, WGU RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS C224 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS GET IT 100% ACCURATE BEST RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
1.make something useful happen
2.checking a demonstration program to see if it works.
Integration - CORRECT ANSWERS consolidating insights from multiple investigators,
theories/perspectives, sets of data, methods in order to understand a given entity of study
emic perspective - CORRECT ANSWERS *insider's perspective
*meanings and views of people being studied
*getting inside the heads of group members
*ex. local languages, forms of expression, jargon/slang
Etic Perspective - CORRECT ANSWERS *external, social scientific perspective
*perspective of objective researcher
*use social scientific concepts, terms and procedures to describe and explain behavior
*used to bring research questions from the outside
Five types of Educational Research - CORRECT ANSWERS 1.Basic
2.Evaluation
3. Action
4. Orientational
5. Applied
Basic Educational Research - CORRECT ANSWERS *focuses on generating fundamental
knowledge
*aimed at generating fundamental knowledge and theoretical understanding about primary
human functions and other natural processes
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS GET IT 100% ACCURATE BEST RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Research Literature - CORRECT ANSWERS the set of published research studies on a
particular topic
Abstract - CORRECT ANSWERS a brief summary of what is included in the article.
*provide a concise breakdown of article goals, methods, and tentative results.
Understanding - CORRECT ANSWERS attempting to learn about and generate ideas
about specific and unique phenomena.
*important in early stages of research
*little previously known
*without preconceived notions
*"discover" important factors
Metacognition - CORRECT ANSWERS thinking about thinking
1.assess the task
2.evaluate strengths and weaknesses
3.plan an approach
4. apply strategies and monitor your performance
5. reflect and adjust as needed
Repeat the steps as a cycle.
Description - CORRECT ANSWERS an attempt to describe the characteristics of a
phenomenon.
*describing a phenomenon?
*documenting characteristics of phenomenon?
,WGU RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS C224 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS GET IT 100% ACCURATE BEST RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Decriptive Research - CORRECT ANSWERS provide an accurate description or picture of
the status or characteristics of a situation or phenomenon
*deeper level than description
1. randomly selected from defined population
2.determine the sample characteristics
3.infer the characteristics of the population based on the sample
Explanation - CORRECT ANSWERS researchers attempt to show how and why a
phenomenon operates as it does.
1.develop a theory about how and why the phenomenon operates as it does
2.identify the cause and effect relationships
explanatory research - CORRECT ANSWERS testing hypotheses and theories that
explain the functions of a phenomenon in detail
*strongest form of explanatory research for providing evidence of cause and effect
Prediction - CORRECT ANSWERS forecast a phenomenon, wherin there is an
association made between two points in a time
*can be made from research studies
predictive research - CORRECT ANSWERS predict the future status of one or more
dependent (or criterion) variables on the basis of one or more independent (or predictor)
variables
influence - CORRECT ANSWERS attempting to apply research to make certain outcomes
occur
*an objective which refers to the application of research knowledge to control various aspects
of the world.
, WGU RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS C224 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS GET IT 100% ACCURATE BEST RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
1.make something useful happen
2.checking a demonstration program to see if it works.
Integration - CORRECT ANSWERS consolidating insights from multiple investigators,
theories/perspectives, sets of data, methods in order to understand a given entity of study
emic perspective - CORRECT ANSWERS *insider's perspective
*meanings and views of people being studied
*getting inside the heads of group members
*ex. local languages, forms of expression, jargon/slang
Etic Perspective - CORRECT ANSWERS *external, social scientific perspective
*perspective of objective researcher
*use social scientific concepts, terms and procedures to describe and explain behavior
*used to bring research questions from the outside
Five types of Educational Research - CORRECT ANSWERS 1.Basic
2.Evaluation
3. Action
4. Orientational
5. Applied
Basic Educational Research - CORRECT ANSWERS *focuses on generating fundamental
knowledge
*aimed at generating fundamental knowledge and theoretical understanding about primary
human functions and other natural processes
