WGU C224 Research Foundations Final Exam –Educational Research
Importance, Literature Review Process, Research Objectives
(Exploratory, Descriptive, Explanatory, Predictive, Influence), EMIC
vs ETIC Perspectives, Integration Research, Types of Research
(Basic, Applied, Action, Evaluation, Orientational), Epistemology and
Knowledge Theory, Data Analysis and Synthesis, Evidence-Based
Teaching Practices, Research Design Principles, and Exam Practice
Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Answers
Latest Updated 2026
Why is educational research important?
Use it to gain valuable info for informing teaching practices
Literature Review Process
- identify sources of the literature
- seek and retrieve the literature
- collect and record information
- analyze and synthesize information
Primary OBJECTIVES of research
Explain, learn and generate ideas about specific & unique phenomenon
To better the world - improvement -
, influence to achieve certain outcomes
Descriptive research
Describes a given population or situation.
Explanatory research
theory for WHY something occurs, including sources and consequences.
Predictive research
determine cause-and-effect relationships among variables, and pattern creation is indicative
of this.
influence objective
effectiveness of the program in the specific situation
EMIC perspective
insider's perspective - how local people think
ETIC perspective
outsider's perspective - how outsiders perceive behavior
Importance, Literature Review Process, Research Objectives
(Exploratory, Descriptive, Explanatory, Predictive, Influence), EMIC
vs ETIC Perspectives, Integration Research, Types of Research
(Basic, Applied, Action, Evaluation, Orientational), Epistemology and
Knowledge Theory, Data Analysis and Synthesis, Evidence-Based
Teaching Practices, Research Design Principles, and Exam Practice
Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Answers
Latest Updated 2026
Why is educational research important?
Use it to gain valuable info for informing teaching practices
Literature Review Process
- identify sources of the literature
- seek and retrieve the literature
- collect and record information
- analyze and synthesize information
Primary OBJECTIVES of research
Explain, learn and generate ideas about specific & unique phenomenon
To better the world - improvement -
, influence to achieve certain outcomes
Descriptive research
Describes a given population or situation.
Explanatory research
theory for WHY something occurs, including sources and consequences.
Predictive research
determine cause-and-effect relationships among variables, and pattern creation is indicative
of this.
influence objective
effectiveness of the program in the specific situation
EMIC perspective
insider's perspective - how local people think
ETIC perspective
outsider's perspective - how outsiders perceive behavior
