WGU C224 Research Foundations Objective Assessment
Exam
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1. What is the purpose of evidence in research?
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gANS Support theories
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2. A team of educational researchers plan to conduct a local study in the co
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mmunity in order to resolve a critical problem at hand.
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What variety of research does this represent?
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3. *What is the name of the process where one determines the truth of a co
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nclusion by determining the truth of the underlying premises?
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g ANS Deductivereasoning
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4. Which arrow represents the inductive method?
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gANS The Exploratory arrow
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5. Theories A and B provide explanations for variance in students' academic p
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erformance. Both theories explain performance well; however, Theory A is
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, more concise and succinct.
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Which approach for evaluating quality is applied to determine that Theory A is p
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referred for explaining the phenomenon?
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g ANS The rule of parsimony
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6. What is the primary objective of education research that studies a phenom-
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g enon about which little is known?
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g ANS To understand
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7. What does quantitative research attempt to test through the collection of n
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umerical data? g
g ANS Hypotheses
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8. Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of quantitative re-
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Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis development.
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9. What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw conclusions a
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bout populations?
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10. What is a variable in educational research?
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Exam
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1. What is the purpose of evidence in research?
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gANS Support theories
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2. A team of educational researchers plan to conduct a local study in the co
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mmunity in order to resolve a critical problem at hand.
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What variety of research does this represent?
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g ANS Action g
3. *What is the name of the process where one determines the truth of a co
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nclusion by determining the truth of the underlying premises?
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g ANS Deductivereasoning
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4. Which arrow represents the inductive method?
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gANS The Exploratory arrow
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5. Theories A and B provide explanations for variance in students' academic p
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erformance. Both theories explain performance well; however, Theory A is
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1g/g 5
, more concise and succinct.
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Which approach for evaluating quality is applied to determine that Theory A is p
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referred for explaining the phenomenon?
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g ANS The rule of parsimony
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6. What is the primary objective of education research that studies a phenom-
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g enon about which little is known?
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g ANS To understand
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7. What does quantitative research attempt to test through the collection of n
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umerical data? g
g ANS Hypotheses
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8. Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of quantitative re-
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g search?
g ANS Human behavior is regular.
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Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis development.
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9. What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw conclusions a
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bout populations?
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10. What is a variable in educational research?
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ANS A measurable characteristic
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