WGU C224 RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS OA
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Research Literature. Answer: a set of published research studies on a
particular topic
◉ Abstract. Answer: a brief summary of what is included in the research
article
◉ Elements of an Abstract. Answer: Purpose, Method, Results
◉ Objectives/Purposes of Educational Research. Answer: Description,
Understanding, Explanation, Prediction, Influence, Integration
◉ Description. Answer: attempt to describe the characteristics of a
phenomenon
◉ Understanding. Answer: attempt to learn and generate ideas about
specific and unique phenomena
,◉ Explanation. Answer: attempt to show how and why a phenomenon
operates as it does
◉ Prediction. Answer: attempt to forecast phenomenon
◉ Influence. Answer: attempt to apply research to make certain
outcomes occur
◉ Integration. Answer: attempt to consolidate insights from multiple
investigators, theories/perspectives, sets of data, or methods, in order to
understand a given entity of study
◉ Emic Perspective. Answer: Insider's perspective
◉ Etic Perspective. Answer: Outsider's/researcher's perspective
◉ Types of Educational Research. Answer: Basic, Evaluation, Action,
Orientational, Applied
◉ Basic Educational Research. Answer: research focused on generating
fundamental knowledge
◉ Evaluative Educational Research. Answer: research focused on
deciding the worth/quality of intervention programs
,◉ Action Research. Answer: research focused on solving local,
immediate issues/problems practitioners face
◉ Orientational Research. Answer: research focused on reducing
inequality and giving a voice to the disadvantaged
◉ Applied Research. Answer: research focused on providing immediate
solutions to practical, real-world questions/issues
◉ Types of Assessment. Answer: Formative and Summative
◉ Formative Assessment. Answer: assessment focused on program
improvement
◉ Summative Assessment. Answer: assessment focused on program
effectiveness and continuation
◉ Varieties of Assessment. Answer: Needs Assessment, Theory
Assessment, Implementation Assessment, Impact Assessment, and
Efficiency Assessment
◉ Needs Assessment. Answer: assessment evaluating if there is a need
for the particular type of program under examination
, ◉ Theory Assessment. Answer: assessment evaluating if the program
under examination is conceptualized in a way that it should be
successful
◉ Implementation Assessment. Answer: assessment evaluating if the
program under examination was implemented properly and according to
the program's plan
◉ Impact Assessment. Answer: assessment evaluating if the program
under examination had an impact on the targeted participants
◉ Efficiency Assessment. Answer: assessment evaluating if the program
under examination is cost effective
◉ Epistemology. Answer: the theory of knowledge and its justification
◉ Sources of Knowledge. Answer: Experience and Reasoning
◉ Empiricism. Answer: the belief that all knowledge comes from
experience
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Research Literature. Answer: a set of published research studies on a
particular topic
◉ Abstract. Answer: a brief summary of what is included in the research
article
◉ Elements of an Abstract. Answer: Purpose, Method, Results
◉ Objectives/Purposes of Educational Research. Answer: Description,
Understanding, Explanation, Prediction, Influence, Integration
◉ Description. Answer: attempt to describe the characteristics of a
phenomenon
◉ Understanding. Answer: attempt to learn and generate ideas about
specific and unique phenomena
,◉ Explanation. Answer: attempt to show how and why a phenomenon
operates as it does
◉ Prediction. Answer: attempt to forecast phenomenon
◉ Influence. Answer: attempt to apply research to make certain
outcomes occur
◉ Integration. Answer: attempt to consolidate insights from multiple
investigators, theories/perspectives, sets of data, or methods, in order to
understand a given entity of study
◉ Emic Perspective. Answer: Insider's perspective
◉ Etic Perspective. Answer: Outsider's/researcher's perspective
◉ Types of Educational Research. Answer: Basic, Evaluation, Action,
Orientational, Applied
◉ Basic Educational Research. Answer: research focused on generating
fundamental knowledge
◉ Evaluative Educational Research. Answer: research focused on
deciding the worth/quality of intervention programs
,◉ Action Research. Answer: research focused on solving local,
immediate issues/problems practitioners face
◉ Orientational Research. Answer: research focused on reducing
inequality and giving a voice to the disadvantaged
◉ Applied Research. Answer: research focused on providing immediate
solutions to practical, real-world questions/issues
◉ Types of Assessment. Answer: Formative and Summative
◉ Formative Assessment. Answer: assessment focused on program
improvement
◉ Summative Assessment. Answer: assessment focused on program
effectiveness and continuation
◉ Varieties of Assessment. Answer: Needs Assessment, Theory
Assessment, Implementation Assessment, Impact Assessment, and
Efficiency Assessment
◉ Needs Assessment. Answer: assessment evaluating if there is a need
for the particular type of program under examination
, ◉ Theory Assessment. Answer: assessment evaluating if the program
under examination is conceptualized in a way that it should be
successful
◉ Implementation Assessment. Answer: assessment evaluating if the
program under examination was implemented properly and according to
the program's plan
◉ Impact Assessment. Answer: assessment evaluating if the program
under examination had an impact on the targeted participants
◉ Efficiency Assessment. Answer: assessment evaluating if the program
under examination is cost effective
◉ Epistemology. Answer: the theory of knowledge and its justification
◉ Sources of Knowledge. Answer: Experience and Reasoning
◉ Empiricism. Answer: the belief that all knowledge comes from
experience
