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Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and
Qualitative Research
by John Creswell, Timothy Guetterman
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7th Edition
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Chapter 1. The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative and
Qualitative Approaches
For each question below, circle the correct or best answer.
1. Which one of the reasons below is the best argument for why research is important?
a. It is the primary work of faculty members in universities.
b. It informs policy makers about important issues.
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c. It is useful in developing your research skills.
d. It helps the researcher prove their ideas.
2. To apply research in your practical educational setting, you might
a. examine what other practitioners are doing in their settings.
b. find out what research has to say by examining research studies.
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c. look to research methods professors in your courses.
d. go to the educational library and begin to locate topics.
3. While studying educational research, you are likely to develop the following skills except
a. the ability to negotiate topics with faculty.
b. the ability to organize large amounts of information.
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c. the ability to write for an audience.
d. the ability to effectively use library resources.
4. Which of the following is the best example of a research problem?
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a. The need to conduct additional research on teaching
b. The need to address problems of poor nutrition in middle school
c. The need to learn about education
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d. The need to address problems with research
5. A stakeholder with an interest in your study asks you to highlight the positive results and
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leave out the negative results. What type of ethical issue have you breached if you follow
the request?
a. The right to privacy
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b. The need to actively look for ways to "give back"
c. The right to avoid from personal disclosure
d. The honest reporting of research
6. Which one of the following organizations has set standards for the ethical practice of
educational research?
a. American Ethics Union
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b. American Educational Research Association
c. American Principles of Ethical Practices
d. American Ethical Research Association
7. Place in order from 1 to 6 the steps in the process of research:
reviewing the literature
specifying a purpose
analyzing and interpreting data
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reporting and evaluating research
collecting data
identifying a research problem
8. Identify three skills that you bring to research from your life experiences.
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9. List three potential shortcomings of educational research today.
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10. Describe three ways in which a research study might contribute to knowledge about an
educational topic.
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11. A researcher decides to study an elementary-school classroom. This investigator wants
to surprise the teacher and the students and comes in to the class unannounced during a
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spelling test. Describe the type of ethical issue that arises in this situation.
12. How are quantitative and qualitative research similar?
a. Both follow the steps in the research process
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b. Both use similar formats for presenting the research problem
c. Both use data collection procedures
d. Quantitative and quantitative research are similar in all of these ways
13. In which way are quantitative and qualitative research similar in the use of the literature?
a. The development of the research questions
b. The writing of the literature review section
c. The justification of the research problem
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d. The suggestion of the study purpose
14. Which of the following sequences best characterizes research?
a. Posing a problem, collecting data, and addressing the problem
b. Posing a question, collecting data, and answering the question
c. Posing a question, collecting data, and presenting a solution
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d. Posing a hypothesis, collecting data, and falsifying the hypothesis
15. You are examining a published journal article to determine if it is more of a quantitative
or qualitative study. All of the following characteristics would help you identify that it is
a quantitative study except
a. the inclusion of specific research questions.
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b. the use of numeric or numbered data.
c. the sample of a large number of individuals.
d. the interpretation of the larger meaning.
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16. Which of the following designs are associated with qualitative research?
a. Survey designs
b. Correlational designs
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c. Grounded theory designs
d. Experimental designs
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17. Which of the following is the best reason for selecting either a quantitative or qualitative
approach to your study?
a. You are more comfortable with words than numbers.
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b. Your research problem addresses characteristics of one of the approaches.
c. You already have a survey to use.
d. Your literature review suggests one of the approaches.
18. What characteristic of quantitative research is evident in the parent involvement study by
Deslandes and Bertrand (2005)?
a. The researchers do not refer to themselves.
KJHGFDSA
TEST BANK
Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and
Qualitative Research
by John Creswell, Timothy Guetterman
TU
7th Edition
TO
R
G
U
R
U
KJHGFDSA
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Chapter 1. The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative and
Qualitative Approaches
For each question below, circle the correct or best answer.
1. Which one of the reasons below is the best argument for why research is important?
a. It is the primary work of faculty members in universities.
b. It informs policy makers about important issues.
TU
c. It is useful in developing your research skills.
d. It helps the researcher prove their ideas.
2. To apply research in your practical educational setting, you might
a. examine what other practitioners are doing in their settings.
b. find out what research has to say by examining research studies.
TO
c. look to research methods professors in your courses.
d. go to the educational library and begin to locate topics.
3. While studying educational research, you are likely to develop the following skills except
a. the ability to negotiate topics with faculty.
b. the ability to organize large amounts of information.
R
c. the ability to write for an audience.
d. the ability to effectively use library resources.
4. Which of the following is the best example of a research problem?
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a. The need to conduct additional research on teaching
b. The need to address problems of poor nutrition in middle school
c. The need to learn about education
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d. The need to address problems with research
5. A stakeholder with an interest in your study asks you to highlight the positive results and
R
leave out the negative results. What type of ethical issue have you breached if you follow
the request?
a. The right to privacy
U
b. The need to actively look for ways to "give back"
c. The right to avoid from personal disclosure
d. The honest reporting of research
6. Which one of the following organizations has set standards for the ethical practice of
educational research?
a. American Ethics Union
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b. American Educational Research Association
c. American Principles of Ethical Practices
d. American Ethical Research Association
7. Place in order from 1 to 6 the steps in the process of research:
reviewing the literature
specifying a purpose
analyzing and interpreting data
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reporting and evaluating research
collecting data
identifying a research problem
8. Identify three skills that you bring to research from your life experiences.
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9. List three potential shortcomings of educational research today.
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10. Describe three ways in which a research study might contribute to knowledge about an
educational topic.
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11. A researcher decides to study an elementary-school classroom. This investigator wants
to surprise the teacher and the students and comes in to the class unannounced during a
U
spelling test. Describe the type of ethical issue that arises in this situation.
12. How are quantitative and qualitative research similar?
a. Both follow the steps in the research process
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b. Both use similar formats for presenting the research problem
c. Both use data collection procedures
d. Quantitative and quantitative research are similar in all of these ways
13. In which way are quantitative and qualitative research similar in the use of the literature?
a. The development of the research questions
b. The writing of the literature review section
c. The justification of the research problem
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d. The suggestion of the study purpose
14. Which of the following sequences best characterizes research?
a. Posing a problem, collecting data, and addressing the problem
b. Posing a question, collecting data, and answering the question
c. Posing a question, collecting data, and presenting a solution
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d. Posing a hypothesis, collecting data, and falsifying the hypothesis
15. You are examining a published journal article to determine if it is more of a quantitative
or qualitative study. All of the following characteristics would help you identify that it is
a quantitative study except
a. the inclusion of specific research questions.
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b. the use of numeric or numbered data.
c. the sample of a large number of individuals.
d. the interpretation of the larger meaning.
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16. Which of the following designs are associated with qualitative research?
a. Survey designs
b. Correlational designs
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c. Grounded theory designs
d. Experimental designs
R
17. Which of the following is the best reason for selecting either a quantitative or qualitative
approach to your study?
a. You are more comfortable with words than numbers.
U
b. Your research problem addresses characteristics of one of the approaches.
c. You already have a survey to use.
d. Your literature review suggests one of the approaches.
18. What characteristic of quantitative research is evident in the parent involvement study by
Deslandes and Bertrand (2005)?
a. The researchers do not refer to themselves.
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