WGU C224 Research Foundations Questions
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Four Stages of Educational Research. ANSWER - Literature Review, Research Design,
Data Analysis, Report Results
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
Empirical Statement. ANSWER - a statement based on observation, experiment, or
experience; statement capable of being verified based on the same methods that led to its
creation
Rationalism. ANSWER - the idea that the primary source of knowledge is reason
Types of Reasoning. ANSWER - Deductive and Inductive
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Four Stages of Educational Research. ANSWER - Literature Review, Research Design,
Data Analysis, Report Results
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
Empirical Statement. ANSWER - a statement based on observation, experiment, or
experience; statement capable of being verified based on the same methods that led to its
creation
Rationalism. ANSWER - the idea that the primary source of knowledge is reason
Types of Reasoning. ANSWER - Deductive and Inductive
