Educational Research Quiz #1 with 100% Correct Answers

Scientific Method Correct Answer problem, hypothesis, test, conclusion Deductive reasoning Correct Answer generality -- specific situation Inductive reasoning Correct Answer multiple observations -- generality Limitations of science Correct Answer can't answer all questions, can't always control all variables, human error, ethical limitations Research Correct Answer applying the scientific method to study problems Goal of educational research Correct Answer to describe, explain, predict, and/or control educational phenomena Basic research Correct Answer develops/refines an existing theory Applied research Correct Answer tests a theory to determine its usefulness Evaluation research Correct Answer evaluates the value of programs, products, or practices R&D research Correct Answer researches needs, then develops products to fulfill those needs Action research Correct Answer gathers information about a local entity Qualitative research Correct Answer observational Quantitative research Correct Answer uses numerical data Descriptive research Correct Answer reports the status quo Correlational research Correct Answer looks for a relationship b/n variables Causal comparative research Correct Answer looks for a reason for an existing difference Experimental research Correct Answer IV is manipulated Ethnographic research Correct Answer studies culture through observation