1.Which of the following types of research is non-interactive in nature?
*a.Quantitative
b.Qualitative
*c.Analytical
d.Mixed-method
1 points QUESTION 2
1.Which type of research best describes the following study? A researcher used a mid-term social studies exam to identify six students who performed exceptionally well or exceptionally poorly. Once identified, each student was interviewed to understand the nature of their preparation for the exam.
a.Quantitative
b.Qualitative
c.Analytical
*d
.Mixed-method
1 points QUESTION 3
1.Which of the following designs attempts to describe and interpret a cultural or social group
system?
a.Grounded theory
b.Phenomenology
c.Descriptive
*d.Ethnography
1 points QUESTION 4
1.From the following questions, identify the one that could be answered by doing evaluation research.
a.How do teacher aides apportion their time in the classroom?
*b.Was the new reading program being used in our school this year effective in increasing the reading scores of the fourth-grade students?
c.What is the relationship between self-concept and academic achievement?
d.Will the use of manipulatives enhance the retention of math concepts in fifth-grade students?
1 points QUESTION 5
1.Which of the following components of a research report provides an explanation of the analysis of the data?
a.Abstract
b.Conclusion
*c.Results
d.Discussion
1 points QUESTION 6
1.Which of the following BEST exemplifies a research problem as defined in the text?
a.I am curious about leadership styles.
b.Do electronic portfolios help students?
*c.Does instruction using mastery learning strategies have an effect on the academic development of graduate students in educational research classes?
d.The purpose of this study is to examine instructional strategies for graduate research students.
1 points QUESTION 7