What is the purpose of evidence in research? correct answers Support theories
A group of teachers at an elementary school plans to study the effects of team teaching science to
their second-grade students.What type of research will they be engaged in? correct answers
Action
A person makes the following statement: A friend has parked in the same parking space for over
a year now. Most likely, this friend will park there again tomorrow.What type of reasoning is this
person using? correct answers Inductive
Which arrow represents the inductive method? correct answers 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 answers The rule of parsimony
An educational researcher is evaluating the effectiveness of a math tutoring program for middle
school students which aims to increase student test scores.What is the primary objective of this
educational researcher? correct answers To influence
Which research approach aims to analyze and interpret numerical data exclusively? correct
answers Quantitative
Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of quantitative research?Choose 2 answers
correct answers Human behavior is regular and predictable behavior allows for hypothesis
development
,What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw conclusions about populations?
correct answers Inferential
What is a variable in educational research? correct answers measurable characteristic
As one variable is manipulated, it directly brings about change in a second variable.What is the
variable called that is being manipulated? correct answers Independent variable
What are two key characteristics of nonexperimental quantitative research?Choose 2 answers
correct answers The experimental environment is uncontrolled.
There is no manipulation of independent variables.
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 answers Negative
Which major research approach seeks to understand people's subjective and shared experiences
through systematic observation? correct answers Qualitative
What are three primary purposes of qualitative research?Choose 3 answers correct answers
Exploration Discovery Understanding
Which three views of human thought and behavior are characteristic of qualitative research?
Choose 3 answers correct answers Fluid, personal, highly situational
Which of the following are theoretical frameworks of qualitative research?Choose 3 answers
correct answers Case study, ethnography, grounded theory
Which type of qualitative data analysis places a high priority on being true to, respecting, and
capturing the details of individual situations? correct answers Unique case orientation
, What are two limitations of qualitative research?Choose 2 answers correct answers Researcher's
biases can easily influence results for this approach.
It is more time-consuming to collect data with this approach than with other approaches
What is purpose of a mixed method study that is conducted to extend the breadth and range of
inquiry by using different methods for different inquiry components? correct answers Expansion
On which principle do mixed methods researchers base their design and research? correct
answers Pragmatism
When designing a mixed methods study, which two factors must a researcher consider when
combining qualitative and quantitative approaches?Choose 2 answers correct answers Research
approach emphasis and time order
What are the two primary differences between mono and multi-analysis techniques in mixed
research?Choose 2 answers correct answers The types of data analyzed.
The number of forms of analysis
What are three strengths of mixed methods research?Choose 3 answers correct answers It uses
strengths of one method to overcome the limitations in another method.
It provides stronger evidence for corroboration of findings through triangulation.
It provides stronger evidence for a conclusion through convergence.
Which of the four major research approaches seeks to solve specific problems and generate
knowledge at the local level? correct answers action research
Which research approach views research with the attitude of being both a practitioner and a
researcher? correct answers action research