C224 WGU Pre-assessment: Research Foundations (PAHO) || Get it
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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 reasoning
A research wheel is shown in the figure below: 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. 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 A 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 correlational study produce the following scatterplot:
What type of correlation is represented in this scatterplot? correct answers Strong negative
Correct.
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 reasoning
A research wheel is shown in the figure below: 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. 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 A 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 correlational study produce the following scatterplot:
What type of correlation is represented in this scatterplot? correct answers Strong negative
