Test Bank
Counseling and Educational Research: Evaluation and Application, 4th Edition
By Rick A. Houser
(All Chapters 1- 21, 100% Verified Answers)
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,Table of Contents
Section I: Introduction to the Research Process .......... 1
1. Science and the Research Process ................. 3
2. Ethics and Research .............................. 23
3. Quantitative Research Designs .................... 37
4. Qualitative Research Methods ..................... 63
5. Mixed Methods Research ........................... 79
6. Single-Case or Single-Subject Research ........... 90
7. Basics of Statistical Methods .................... 102
8. Basics of Qualitative Research Data Analysis ..... 127
Section II: Evaluating Articles in the Professional Literature .......... 137
9. Evaluating the Literature Review ................. 139
10. Evaluating the Purpose Statement and Hypotheses . 162
11. Evaluating the Methods Section—Sampling Methods . 186
12. Evaluating the Methods Section—Instruments ...... 207
13. Evaluating the Methods Section—Procedures ....... 231
14. Evaluating the Results Section .................. 262
15. Evaluating the Discussion Section ............... 279
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Section III: The Application of Research and Evaluation .......... 293
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16. Evidence-Based Research and Application ......... 295
17. Conducting Research: Cultural Issues ............ 304
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18. Developing a Research Proposal and Conducting Research in Practice ..... 313
19. Development and Application of Program Evaluation Research ............ 326
20. Advances in Technology and Research ............. 337
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21. Current and Future Issues in Counseling and Educational Research ..... 346
,Chapter 1: Science and the Research Process Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Knowledge with a focus on assessment is referred to as .
A. predictive
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Answer: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research Difficulty Level: Easy
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2. Knowledge with a focus on identified outcomes is referred to as .
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A. predictive
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B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Answer: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Knowledge designed to determine the effectiveness of interventions is referred to as
A. predictive
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Answer: B
, Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research Difficulty Level: Easy
4. What type of research knowledge may be the broadest of all and subsumes all the others?
A. predictive
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Answer: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research Difficulty Level: Easy
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5. Most recently, counseling and psychology influenced by medicine has introduced the use
of .
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A. managed care practices
B. solution-focused practices
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C. evidenced-based practices
D. practice-based evidence
Answer: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relevance of Using and Applying Skills in Evaluating Research Difficulty
Level: Easy
6. Science has two primary functions according to and .
A. Babbie; Salkind
B. Best; Kahn
C. Montcalm; Royce
D. Moore; Kahn
Counseling and Educational Research: Evaluation and Application, 4th Edition
By Rick A. Houser
(All Chapters 1- 21, 100% Verified Answers)
C
LE
ST
BE
,Table of Contents
Section I: Introduction to the Research Process .......... 1
1. Science and the Research Process ................. 3
2. Ethics and Research .............................. 23
3. Quantitative Research Designs .................... 37
4. Qualitative Research Methods ..................... 63
5. Mixed Methods Research ........................... 79
6. Single-Case or Single-Subject Research ........... 90
7. Basics of Statistical Methods .................... 102
8. Basics of Qualitative Research Data Analysis ..... 127
Section II: Evaluating Articles in the Professional Literature .......... 137
9. Evaluating the Literature Review ................. 139
10. Evaluating the Purpose Statement and Hypotheses . 162
11. Evaluating the Methods Section—Sampling Methods . 186
12. Evaluating the Methods Section—Instruments ...... 207
13. Evaluating the Methods Section—Procedures ....... 231
14. Evaluating the Results Section .................. 262
15. Evaluating the Discussion Section ............... 279
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Section III: The Application of Research and Evaluation .......... 293
LE
16. Evidence-Based Research and Application ......... 295
17. Conducting Research: Cultural Issues ............ 304
ST
18. Developing a Research Proposal and Conducting Research in Practice ..... 313
19. Development and Application of Program Evaluation Research ............ 326
20. Advances in Technology and Research ............. 337
BE
21. Current and Future Issues in Counseling and Educational Research ..... 346
,Chapter 1: Science and the Research Process Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Knowledge with a focus on assessment is referred to as .
A. predictive
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Answer: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research Difficulty Level: Easy
C
LE
2. Knowledge with a focus on identified outcomes is referred to as .
ST
A. predictive
BE
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Answer: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Knowledge designed to determine the effectiveness of interventions is referred to as
A. predictive
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Answer: B
, Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research Difficulty Level: Easy
4. What type of research knowledge may be the broadest of all and subsumes all the others?
A. predictive
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Answer: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research Difficulty Level: Easy
C
LE
5. Most recently, counseling and psychology influenced by medicine has introduced the use
of .
ST
A. managed care practices
B. solution-focused practices
BE
C. evidenced-based practices
D. practice-based evidence
Answer: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relevance of Using and Applying Skills in Evaluating Research Difficulty
Level: Easy
6. Science has two primary functions according to and .
A. Babbie; Salkind
B. Best; Kahn
C. Montcalm; Royce
D. Moore; Kahn
