WGU: Research Foundations (C224): Unit 1, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. VERIFIED 2024

By studying educational research, students develop... - -...critical thinking skills. Educational research studies present... - -...evidence for readers to consume. An important critical thinking question to ask regarding research studies is what efforts were taken to reduce the effects of... - -...bias, as prejudice can seriously hinder the results and validity of the study. If a question does not deal with the study in any particular depth... - -...it is not considered a critical thinking question. Exploratory Research - -*seeks understanding *attempts to learn/generate ideas about specific and unique phenomena *studies phenomenon which little was previously known *studies a phenomenon without any preconceived notions *try to discover important factors Descriptive Research -