WGU RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS C224 ACTUAL
EXAM NEWEST VERSION 2024-2025 QUESTIONS
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researchers attempt to show how and why a phenomenon operates as it does.
1.develop a theory about how and why the phenomenon operates as it does
2.identify the cause and effect relationships
Choose matching term
1 Decriptive Research 2 Quantitative Variable
3 Explanation 4 Action Educational Research
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Terms in this set (106)
, an attempt to describe the characteristics of a
phenomenon.
Description
*describing a phenomenon?
*documenting characteristics of phenomenon?
provide an accurate description or picture of the
status or characteristics of a situation or phenomenon
*deeper level than description
Decriptive Research 1. randomly selected from defined population
2.determine the sample characteristics
3.infer the characteristics of the population based on
the sample
researchers attempt to show how and why a
phenomenon operates as it does.
Explanation 1.develop a theory about how and why the
phenomenon operates as it does
2.identify the cause and effect relationships
testing hypotheses and theories that explain the
functions of a phenomenon in detail
explanatory research
*strongest form of explanatory research for providing
evidence of cause and effect
forecast a phenomenon, wherin there is an association
Prediction made between two points in a time
*can be made from research studies
predict the future status of one or more dependent
predictive research (or criterion) variables on the basis of one or more
independent (or predictor) variables
attempting to apply research to make certain
outcomes occur
*an objective which refers to the application of
influence research knowledge to control various aspects of the
world.
1.make something useful happen
2.checking a demonstration program to see if it works.
EXAM NEWEST VERSION 2024-2025 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILEDANSWERS WITH
DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADYGRADED A+
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study with Learn
researchers attempt to show how and why a phenomenon operates as it does.
1.develop a theory about how and why the phenomenon operates as it does
2.identify the cause and effect relationships
Choose matching term
1 Decriptive Research 2 Quantitative Variable
3 Explanation 4 Action Educational Research
Don't know?
Terms in this set (106)
, an attempt to describe the characteristics of a
phenomenon.
Description
*describing a phenomenon?
*documenting characteristics of phenomenon?
provide an accurate description or picture of the
status or characteristics of a situation or phenomenon
*deeper level than description
Decriptive Research 1. randomly selected from defined population
2.determine the sample characteristics
3.infer the characteristics of the population based on
the sample
researchers attempt to show how and why a
phenomenon operates as it does.
Explanation 1.develop a theory about how and why the
phenomenon operates as it does
2.identify the cause and effect relationships
testing hypotheses and theories that explain the
functions of a phenomenon in detail
explanatory research
*strongest form of explanatory research for providing
evidence of cause and effect
forecast a phenomenon, wherin there is an association
Prediction made between two points in a time
*can be made from research studies
predict the future status of one or more dependent
predictive research (or criterion) variables on the basis of one or more
independent (or predictor) variables
attempting to apply research to make certain
outcomes occur
*an objective which refers to the application of
influence research knowledge to control various aspects of the
world.
1.make something useful happen
2.checking a demonstration program to see if it works.
