RESEARCH LITERATURE FLASHCARDS 2025/2026 ::
COMPLETE VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
Research Literature - the set of published research studies on a particular topic
Abstract - a brief summary of what is included in the article.
*provide a concise breakdown of article goals, methods, and tentative results.
Understanding - attempting to learn about and generate ideas about specific and unique
phenomena.
*important in early stages of research
*little previously known
*without preconceived notions
*"discover" important factors
Metacognition - thinking about thinking
1.assess the task
2.evaluate strengths and weaknesses
3.plan an approach
4. apply strategies and monitor your performance
5. reflect and adjust as needed
Repeat the steps as a cycle.
Description - an attempt to describe the characteristics of a phenomenon.
*describing a phenomenon?
*documenting characteristics of phenomenon?
,Decriptive Research - provide an accurate description or picture of the status or
characteristics of a situation or phenomenon
*deeper level than description
1. randomly selected from defined population
2.determine the sample characteristics
3.infer the characteristics of the population based on the sample
Explanation - 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
explanatory research - testing hypotheses and theories that explain the functions of a
phenomenon in detail
*strongest form of explanatory research for providing evidence of cause and effect
Prediction - forecast a phenomenon, wherin there is an association made between two points
in a time
*can be made from research studies
predictive research - predict the future status of one or more dependent (or criterion) variables
on the basis of one or more independent (or predictor) variables
influence - attempting to apply research to make certain outcomes occur
*an objective which refers to the application of research knowledge to control various aspects
of the world.
1.make something useful happen
2.checking a demonstration program to see if it works.
, Integration - consolidating insights from multiple investigators, theories/perspectives, sets of
data, methods in order to understand a given entity of study
emic perspective - *insider's perspective
*meanings and views of people being studied
*getting inside the heads of group members
*ex. local languages, forms of expression, jargon/slang
Etic Perspective - *external, social scientific perspective
*perspective of objective researcher
*use social scientific concepts, terms and procedures to describe and explain behavior
*used to bring research questions from the outside
Five types of Educational Research - 1.Basic
2.Evaluation
3. Action
4. Orientational
5. Applied
Basic Educational Research - *focuses on generating fundamental knowledge
*aimed at generating fundamental knowledge and theoretical understanding about primary
human functions and other natural processes
Evaluation Educational Research - focuses on deciding the worth/quality of intervention
programs
*determine how well social or educational programs work in real-world settings, as well as
any improvement possibilities.
*worth, merit, or quality of specific program
*Two types: formative and summative
COMPLETE VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
Research Literature - the set of published research studies on a particular topic
Abstract - a brief summary of what is included in the article.
*provide a concise breakdown of article goals, methods, and tentative results.
Understanding - attempting to learn about and generate ideas about specific and unique
phenomena.
*important in early stages of research
*little previously known
*without preconceived notions
*"discover" important factors
Metacognition - thinking about thinking
1.assess the task
2.evaluate strengths and weaknesses
3.plan an approach
4. apply strategies and monitor your performance
5. reflect and adjust as needed
Repeat the steps as a cycle.
Description - an attempt to describe the characteristics of a phenomenon.
*describing a phenomenon?
*documenting characteristics of phenomenon?
,Decriptive Research - provide an accurate description or picture of the status or
characteristics of a situation or phenomenon
*deeper level than description
1. randomly selected from defined population
2.determine the sample characteristics
3.infer the characteristics of the population based on the sample
Explanation - 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
explanatory research - testing hypotheses and theories that explain the functions of a
phenomenon in detail
*strongest form of explanatory research for providing evidence of cause and effect
Prediction - forecast a phenomenon, wherin there is an association made between two points
in a time
*can be made from research studies
predictive research - predict the future status of one or more dependent (or criterion) variables
on the basis of one or more independent (or predictor) variables
influence - attempting to apply research to make certain outcomes occur
*an objective which refers to the application of research knowledge to control various aspects
of the world.
1.make something useful happen
2.checking a demonstration program to see if it works.
, Integration - consolidating insights from multiple investigators, theories/perspectives, sets of
data, methods in order to understand a given entity of study
emic perspective - *insider's perspective
*meanings and views of people being studied
*getting inside the heads of group members
*ex. local languages, forms of expression, jargon/slang
Etic Perspective - *external, social scientific perspective
*perspective of objective researcher
*use social scientific concepts, terms and procedures to describe and explain behavior
*used to bring research questions from the outside
Five types of Educational Research - 1.Basic
2.Evaluation
3. Action
4. Orientational
5. Applied
Basic Educational Research - *focuses on generating fundamental knowledge
*aimed at generating fundamental knowledge and theoretical understanding about primary
human functions and other natural processes
Evaluation Educational Research - focuses on deciding the worth/quality of intervention
programs
*determine how well social or educational programs work in real-world settings, as well as
any improvement possibilities.
*worth, merit, or quality of specific program
*Two types: formative and summative
