AGRADESOLUTIONS WGU C224 PRE -ASSESSMENT: RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS Q UIZ QUESTIONS WITH 100%VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2024 (SUCCE SS GUARANTEED) What is the purpose of evidence in research? - correct answer... ✔✔Support theories A team of educational researchers plan to conduct a local study in the community in order to resolve a critical problem at hand. What va riety of research does this represent? - correct 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? - correct answer... ✔✔Deductive reasoning Which arrow represents the inductive method? - correct answer... ✔✔The Exploratory arrow 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? - correct answer... ✔✔The rule of parsimony What is the primary objective of education research that studies a phenomenon about which little is known? - correct answer... ✔✔To understand What does quantitative research attempt to test through the collection of numerical data? - correct answer... ✔✔Hypotheses Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of quantitative resea rch? - correct answer... ✔✔Human behavior is regular. Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis development. What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw conclusions about populations? - correct answer... ✔✔Inferential What is a variabl e in educational research? - correct answer... ✔✔A measurable characteristic AGRADESOLUTIONS Assuming the effects of extraneous variables have been accounted for, a cause -and-
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✔Changes i n the independent variable cause changes in the dependent variable. What is a main strength of quantitative research? - correct answer... ✔✔Approximates causal relationships through experimental research studies *A researcher wants to test a specific hypo thesis and applies random assignment for the study. Which quantitative research method should be used for this study? - correct answer... ✔
✔Experimental The results of a study showed that as daily cholesterol consumption increases, life expectancy tends to decrease. What type of correlation can be seen in this result? - correct answer... ✔✔Negative Which major research approach seeks to understand people's subjective and shared experiences through systematic observation? - correct answer... ✔✔Qualitative Which three views of human thought and behavior are characteristic of qualitative research? Choose 3 answers - correct answer... ✔✔It is fluid It is personal It is highly situational Which two characteristics of data collection and analysis are common to the theoretical frameworks of qualitative research? Choose 2 answers - correct answer... ✔✔Context sensitive Triangulated Which of the following are theoretical frameworks of qualitative research? Choose 3 answers - correct answer... ✔✔Case study Grounded theory Ethnography Which type of qualitative data analysis places a high priority on being true to, respecting, and capturing the details of individual situations? - correct answer... ✔✔
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effect relationship between variables is present when what occurs? - correct answer... ✔
✔Changes i n the independent variable cause changes in the dependent variable. What is a main strength of quantitative research? - correct answer... ✔✔Approximates causal relationships through experimental research studies *A researcher wants to test a specific hypo thesis and applies random assignment for the study. Which quantitative research method should be used for this study? - correct answer... ✔
✔Experimental The results of a study showed that as daily cholesterol consumption increases, life expectancy tends to decrease. What type of correlation can be seen in this result? - correct answer... ✔✔Negative Which major research approach seeks to understand people's subjective and shared experiences through systematic observation? - correct answer... ✔✔Qualitative Which three views of human thought and behavior are characteristic of qualitative research? Choose 3 answers - correct answer... ✔✔It is fluid It is personal It is highly situational Which two characteristics of data collection and analysis are common to the theoretical frameworks of qualitative research? Choose 2 answers - correct answer... ✔✔Context sensitive Triangulated Which of the following are theoretical frameworks of qualitative research? Choose 3 answers - correct answer... ✔✔Case study Grounded theory Ethnography Which type of qualitative data analysis places a high priority on being true to, respecting, and capturing the details of individual situations? - correct answer... ✔✔
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