WGU C224 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2026
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 75 QUESTIONS
WITH 100 PERCENT CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ AERA. Answer: American Educational Research Association - largest
and most prestigious research association in the field of education
⩥ abstract. Answer: a brief summary of what is included in the article.
provides a concise breakdown of article goals, methods, and tentative
results researchers choose to include
⩥ understanding. Answer: (type of research objective)
attempting to learn about and generate ideas about specific and unique
phenomena
⩥ How to determine if understanding was the objective of a research
study. Answer: ask yourself these questions:
1. were the researchers studying a phenomenon or some aspect of a
phenomenon about WHICH LITTLE WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN?
,2. Did the researchers choose to study a phenomenon WITHOUT ANY
PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS?
3. Were the researchers trying to "DISCOVER" IMPORTANT
FACTORS or "generate" new ideas for further research?
⩥ description. Answer: (type of research objective)
an attempt to describe the characteristics of a phenomenon.
one of the most basic activities in research.
ex. observing a phenomenon and recording what one sees
⩥ descriptive research. Answer: (type of research objective)
provide an accurate description or picture of the status or characteristics
of a situation or phenomenon.
**focus is not specifically on searching out cause-and-effect
relationships, but rather on relating the variables that exist in a given
situation and any relevant relationships that exist among them.
,⩥ Steps in Descriptive Research. Answer: 1. randomly select a sample
from a defined population.
2. determine the sample characteristics
3. infer the characteristics of the population based on the sample
⩥ explanation. Answer: (type of research objective)
how and why a phenomenon operates as it does
**the objective of the majority of educational research is explanation**
⩥ How to determine if Explanation is the primary objective of a research
study. Answer: ask yourself these questions:
1. Were the researchers trying to DEVELOP A THEORY about a
phenomenon to explain how and why it operates as it does?
2. Were the researchers trying to explain how phenomena operate by
IDENTIFYING CAUSE-AND-EFFECT relationships?
, ⩥ explanatory research. Answer: testing hypotheses and theories that
explain the functions of a phenomenon in detail
**researcher is focused on establishing clear and defensible evidence for
cause-and-effect relationships.
***experimental research is the strongest form of explanatory research
for providing evidence of cause and effect.
⩥ prediction. Answer: (type of research objective)
forecast a phenomenon, wherein there is an association made between
two points in time.
**when researchers determine cause-and-effect operations, they can use
this information to form predictions
⩥ predictive research. Answer: predict the future of one or more
dependent (or criterion) variables on the basis of one or more
independent (or predictor) variables.
**is most applicable when researchers want to see how well they can
predict a certain outcome based on one or more independent or predictor
variables.
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 75 QUESTIONS
WITH 100 PERCENT CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ AERA. Answer: American Educational Research Association - largest
and most prestigious research association in the field of education
⩥ abstract. Answer: a brief summary of what is included in the article.
provides a concise breakdown of article goals, methods, and tentative
results researchers choose to include
⩥ understanding. Answer: (type of research objective)
attempting to learn about and generate ideas about specific and unique
phenomena
⩥ How to determine if understanding was the objective of a research
study. Answer: ask yourself these questions:
1. were the researchers studying a phenomenon or some aspect of a
phenomenon about WHICH LITTLE WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN?
,2. Did the researchers choose to study a phenomenon WITHOUT ANY
PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS?
3. Were the researchers trying to "DISCOVER" IMPORTANT
FACTORS or "generate" new ideas for further research?
⩥ description. Answer: (type of research objective)
an attempt to describe the characteristics of a phenomenon.
one of the most basic activities in research.
ex. observing a phenomenon and recording what one sees
⩥ descriptive research. Answer: (type of research objective)
provide an accurate description or picture of the status or characteristics
of a situation or phenomenon.
**focus is not specifically on searching out cause-and-effect
relationships, but rather on relating the variables that exist in a given
situation and any relevant relationships that exist among them.
,⩥ Steps in Descriptive Research. Answer: 1. randomly select a sample
from a defined population.
2. determine the sample characteristics
3. infer the characteristics of the population based on the sample
⩥ explanation. Answer: (type of research objective)
how and why a phenomenon operates as it does
**the objective of the majority of educational research is explanation**
⩥ How to determine if Explanation is the primary objective of a research
study. Answer: ask yourself these questions:
1. Were the researchers trying to DEVELOP A THEORY about a
phenomenon to explain how and why it operates as it does?
2. Were the researchers trying to explain how phenomena operate by
IDENTIFYING CAUSE-AND-EFFECT relationships?
, ⩥ explanatory research. Answer: testing hypotheses and theories that
explain the functions of a phenomenon in detail
**researcher is focused on establishing clear and defensible evidence for
cause-and-effect relationships.
***experimental research is the strongest form of explanatory research
for providing evidence of cause and effect.
⩥ prediction. Answer: (type of research objective)
forecast a phenomenon, wherein there is an association made between
two points in time.
**when researchers determine cause-and-effect operations, they can use
this information to form predictions
⩥ predictive research. Answer: predict the future of one or more
dependent (or criterion) variables on the basis of one or more
independent (or predictor) variables.
**is most applicable when researchers want to see how well they can
predict a certain outcome based on one or more independent or predictor
variables.
