, CONTENTS
ChapterA1 TheAProcessAofAConductingAResearchAUsingAQuantitativeAandAQualitativ 1
eAApproaches
7
ChapterA2 IdentifyingAaAResearchAProblem
ChapterA3 ReviewingAtheALiterature 1
1
ChapterA4 SpecifyingAaAPurposeAandAResearchAQuestionsAorAHypotheses 1
8
ChapterA5 CollectingAQuantitativeAData 2
4
ChapterA6 AnalyzingAandAInterpretingAQuantitativeAData 3
0
ChapterA7 CollectingAQualitativeAData 3
6
ChapterA8 4
AnalyzingAandAInterpretingAQualitativeAData
2
ChapterA9 ReportingAandAEvaluatingAResearch 4
7
ChapterA1 ExperimentalADesigns 5
0 2
ChapterA1 CorrelationalADesigns 5
1 7
ChapterA1 SurveyADesigns 6
2 2
ChapterA1 GroundedATheoryADesigns 6
3 7
ChapterA1 EthnographicADesigns 7
4 1
ChapterA1
NarrativeAResearchADesigns 7
5 5
ChapterA1 MixedAMethodsADesigns 8
6 0
ChapterA1
ActionAResearchADesigns 8
7 5
AnswerAK 9
ey 0
iii
,Chapter 1. The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative and Quali
A A A A A A A A A A
tative Approaches
A
ForAeachAquestionAbelow,AcircleAtheAcorrectAorAbestAanswer.
1.AA WhichAoneAofAtheAreasonsAbelowAisAtheAbestAargumentAforAwhyAresearchAisAimportant?
a.AAItAisAtheAprimaryAworkAofAfacultyAmembersAinAuniversities.
b.AAItAinformsApolicyAmakersAaboutAimportantAissues.
c.AAItAisAusefulAinAdevelopingAyourAresearchAskills.
d.AAItAhelpsAtheAresearcherAproveAtheirAideas.AA
2. ToAapplyAresearchAinAyourApracticalAeducationalAsetting,AyouAmight
a.AAexamineAwhatAotherApractitionersAareAdoingAinAtheirAsettings.
b.AAfindAoutAwhatAresearchAhasAtoAsayAbyAexaminingAresearchAstudies.
c.AAlookAtoAresearchAmethodsAprofessorsAinAyourAcourses.
d.AAgoAtoAtheAeducationalAlibraryAandAbeginAtoAlocateAtopics.
3.
WhileAstudyingAeducationalAresearch,AyouAareAlikelyAtoAdevelopAtheAfollowingAskil
lsAexcept
a.AAtheAabilityAtoAnegotiateAtopicsAwithAfaculty.
b.AAtheAabilityAtoAorganizeAlargeAamountsAofAinformation.
c.AAtheAabilityAtoAwriteAforAanAaudience.
d.AAtheAabilityAtoAeffectivelyAuseAlibraryAresources.
4. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbestAexampleAofAaAresearchAproblem?
a.AATheAneedAtoAconductAadditionalAresearchAonAchildren
b.AATheAneedAtoAaddressAproblemsAofAteenageApregnancies
c.AATheAneedAtoAlearnAaboutAhowAclassroomsAwork
d.AATheAneedAtoAaddressAproblemsAinAschools
5.
AAstakeholderAwithAanAinterestAinAyourAstudyAasksAyouAtoAhighlightAtheApositiveAre
sultsAandAleaveAoutAtheAnegativeAresults.AAWhatAtypeAofAethicalAissueAhaveAyouAbreachedAif
AyouAfollowAtheArequest?
a.AATheArightAtoAprivacy
b.AATheAneedAtoAactivelyAlookAforAwaysAtoA“giveAback”
c.AATheArightAtoAavoidAfromApersonalAdisclosure
d.AATheAhonestAreportingAofAresearchA
1
, 6.AA WhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAorganizationsAhasAsetAstandardsAforAtheAethicalApracticeAofA
educationalAresearch?
a.AAAmericanAEthicsAUnion
b.AAAmericanAEducationalAResearchAAssociation
c.AAAmericanAPrinciplesAofAEthicalAPractices
d.AAAmericanAEthicalAResearchAAssociation
7. PlaceAinAorderAfromA1AtoA6AtheAstepsAinAtheAprocessAofAresearch:
____AreviewingAtheAliterature
____AspecifyingAaApurpose
____AanalyzingAandAinterpretingAdata
____AreportingAandAevaluatingAresearch
____AcollectingAdata
____AidentifyingAaAresearchAproblem
8.AA IdentifyAthreeAskillsAthatAyouAbringAtoAresearchAfromAyourAlifeAexperiences.
__________________AA
__________________AA
__________________
____________________________________________________________
9.AA ListAthreeApotentialAshortcomingsAofAeducationalAresearchAtoday.
_________________
_________________
_________________
______________________________________________________________
10.
DescribeAthreeAwaysAinAwhichAaAresearchAstudyAmightAcontributeAtoAknowledgeAab
outAanAeducationalAtopic.
_________________
_________________
_________________
_______________________________________________________________
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ChapterA1 TheAProcessAofAConductingAResearchAUsingAQuantitativeAandAQualitativ 1
eAApproaches
7
ChapterA2 IdentifyingAaAResearchAProblem
ChapterA3 ReviewingAtheALiterature 1
1
ChapterA4 SpecifyingAaAPurposeAandAResearchAQuestionsAorAHypotheses 1
8
ChapterA5 CollectingAQuantitativeAData 2
4
ChapterA6 AnalyzingAandAInterpretingAQuantitativeAData 3
0
ChapterA7 CollectingAQualitativeAData 3
6
ChapterA8 4
AnalyzingAandAInterpretingAQualitativeAData
2
ChapterA9 ReportingAandAEvaluatingAResearch 4
7
ChapterA1 ExperimentalADesigns 5
0 2
ChapterA1 CorrelationalADesigns 5
1 7
ChapterA1 SurveyADesigns 6
2 2
ChapterA1 GroundedATheoryADesigns 6
3 7
ChapterA1 EthnographicADesigns 7
4 1
ChapterA1
NarrativeAResearchADesigns 7
5 5
ChapterA1 MixedAMethodsADesigns 8
6 0
ChapterA1
ActionAResearchADesigns 8
7 5
AnswerAK 9
ey 0
iii
,Chapter 1. The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative and Quali
A A A A A A A A A A
tative Approaches
A
ForAeachAquestionAbelow,AcircleAtheAcorrectAorAbestAanswer.
1.AA WhichAoneAofAtheAreasonsAbelowAisAtheAbestAargumentAforAwhyAresearchAisAimportant?
a.AAItAisAtheAprimaryAworkAofAfacultyAmembersAinAuniversities.
b.AAItAinformsApolicyAmakersAaboutAimportantAissues.
c.AAItAisAusefulAinAdevelopingAyourAresearchAskills.
d.AAItAhelpsAtheAresearcherAproveAtheirAideas.AA
2. ToAapplyAresearchAinAyourApracticalAeducationalAsetting,AyouAmight
a.AAexamineAwhatAotherApractitionersAareAdoingAinAtheirAsettings.
b.AAfindAoutAwhatAresearchAhasAtoAsayAbyAexaminingAresearchAstudies.
c.AAlookAtoAresearchAmethodsAprofessorsAinAyourAcourses.
d.AAgoAtoAtheAeducationalAlibraryAandAbeginAtoAlocateAtopics.
3.
WhileAstudyingAeducationalAresearch,AyouAareAlikelyAtoAdevelopAtheAfollowingAskil
lsAexcept
a.AAtheAabilityAtoAnegotiateAtopicsAwithAfaculty.
b.AAtheAabilityAtoAorganizeAlargeAamountsAofAinformation.
c.AAtheAabilityAtoAwriteAforAanAaudience.
d.AAtheAabilityAtoAeffectivelyAuseAlibraryAresources.
4. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbestAexampleAofAaAresearchAproblem?
a.AATheAneedAtoAconductAadditionalAresearchAonAchildren
b.AATheAneedAtoAaddressAproblemsAofAteenageApregnancies
c.AATheAneedAtoAlearnAaboutAhowAclassroomsAwork
d.AATheAneedAtoAaddressAproblemsAinAschools
5.
AAstakeholderAwithAanAinterestAinAyourAstudyAasksAyouAtoAhighlightAtheApositiveAre
sultsAandAleaveAoutAtheAnegativeAresults.AAWhatAtypeAofAethicalAissueAhaveAyouAbreachedAif
AyouAfollowAtheArequest?
a.AATheArightAtoAprivacy
b.AATheAneedAtoAactivelyAlookAforAwaysAtoA“giveAback”
c.AATheArightAtoAavoidAfromApersonalAdisclosure
d.AATheAhonestAreportingAofAresearchA
1
, 6.AA WhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAorganizationsAhasAsetAstandardsAforAtheAethicalApracticeAofA
educationalAresearch?
a.AAAmericanAEthicsAUnion
b.AAAmericanAEducationalAResearchAAssociation
c.AAAmericanAPrinciplesAofAEthicalAPractices
d.AAAmericanAEthicalAResearchAAssociation
7. PlaceAinAorderAfromA1AtoA6AtheAstepsAinAtheAprocessAofAresearch:
____AreviewingAtheAliterature
____AspecifyingAaApurpose
____AanalyzingAandAinterpretingAdata
____AreportingAandAevaluatingAresearch
____AcollectingAdata
____AidentifyingAaAresearchAproblem
8.AA IdentifyAthreeAskillsAthatAyouAbringAtoAresearchAfromAyourAlifeAexperiences.
__________________AA
__________________AA
__________________
____________________________________________________________
9.AA ListAthreeApotentialAshortcomingsAofAeducationalAresearchAtoday.
_________________
_________________
_________________
______________________________________________________________
10.
DescribeAthreeAwaysAinAwhichAaAresearchAstudyAmightAcontributeAtoAknowledgeAab
outAanAeducationalAtopic.
_________________
_________________
_________________
_______________________________________________________________
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