WGU C854 POWER FORM
OPTIMIZATION PROPOSAL FINAL PAPER
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND EXPERT
RESPONSES
◉ A team of educational researchers plan to conduct a local study
in the community in order to resolve a critical problem at hand.
What variety of research does this represent?
Answer: Action
◉ What is the name of the process where one determines the
truth of a conclusion by determining the truth of the underlying
premises?
Answer: Deductive Reasoning
◉ Theories A and B provide explanations for variance in students'
academic performance. Both theories explain performance well;
however, Theory A is more concise and succinct.
Which approach for evaluating quality is applied to determine
that Theory A is preferred for explaining the phenomenon?
Answer: The rule of parsimony
, ◉ What is the primary objective of education research that
studies a phenomenon about which little is known?
Answer: To Understand
◉ What does quantitative research attempt to test through the
collection of numerical data?
Answer: Hypothesis
◉ Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of
quantitative research?
Answer: Human behavior is regular.
Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis development.
Situational variables affect perceptions and experiences.
◉ What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw
conclusions about populations?
Answer: Inferential
◉ What is a variable in educational research?
Answer: A measurable Characteristic
OPTIMIZATION PROPOSAL FINAL PAPER
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND EXPERT
RESPONSES
◉ A team of educational researchers plan to conduct a local study
in the community in order to resolve a critical problem at hand.
What variety of research does this represent?
Answer: Action
◉ What is the name of the process where one determines the
truth of a conclusion by determining the truth of the underlying
premises?
Answer: Deductive Reasoning
◉ Theories A and B provide explanations for variance in students'
academic performance. Both theories explain performance well;
however, Theory A is more concise and succinct.
Which approach for evaluating quality is applied to determine
that Theory A is preferred for explaining the phenomenon?
Answer: The rule of parsimony
, ◉ What is the primary objective of education research that
studies a phenomenon about which little is known?
Answer: To Understand
◉ What does quantitative research attempt to test through the
collection of numerical data?
Answer: Hypothesis
◉ Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of
quantitative research?
Answer: Human behavior is regular.
Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis development.
Situational variables affect perceptions and experiences.
◉ What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw
conclusions about populations?
Answer: Inferential
◉ What is a variable in educational research?
Answer: A measurable Characteristic
