EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH COMPETENCIES
FOR ANALYSIS AND APPLICATIONS
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
APLUS
●● Deductive Reasoning
Answer: General to specific. Arriving at specific conclusions based on
general principles, observations, or experiences.
●● DRICAR
Answer: Define Problem
Review Literature
Identify Subjects or Sources
Collect Data
Analyze Data
Report Conclusions and Areas for Further Research
(Research Steps)
●● ILMRADC
Answer: Introduction
Literature Review
, Methods
Results
Analysis
Discussion
Conclusion
(Dissertation Chapters)
●● CPED
Answer: Control
Predict
Explain
Describe
(Purpose of Empirical Research)
●● Scientific Method
Answer: Systematic process for defining a problem, formulating a
hypothesis, collecting data, analyzing data, and establishing conclusions
●● Hypothesis
Answer: An explanation or prediction--used to organize collection of
data for testing accuracy of claim.
●● Problems With the Scientific Method
FOR ANALYSIS AND APPLICATIONS
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
APLUS
●● Deductive Reasoning
Answer: General to specific. Arriving at specific conclusions based on
general principles, observations, or experiences.
●● DRICAR
Answer: Define Problem
Review Literature
Identify Subjects or Sources
Collect Data
Analyze Data
Report Conclusions and Areas for Further Research
(Research Steps)
●● ILMRADC
Answer: Introduction
Literature Review
, Methods
Results
Analysis
Discussion
Conclusion
(Dissertation Chapters)
●● CPED
Answer: Control
Predict
Explain
Describe
(Purpose of Empirical Research)
●● Scientific Method
Answer: Systematic process for defining a problem, formulating a
hypothesis, collecting data, analyzing data, and establishing conclusions
●● Hypothesis
Answer: An explanation or prediction--used to organize collection of
data for testing accuracy of claim.
●● Problems With the Scientific Method
