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EDF 5481 FINAL EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM 2025) | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
LATEST EXAM | VERIFIED ANSWERS
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question:
Does alcoholism in a parent affect a child's self-esteem? - ..(ANSWER)...Causal-
comparative research
Mixed-method research refers to use of both: - ..(ANSWER)...Quantitative and
qualitative methods
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question:
What are the characteristics of schools that have high morale? -
..(ANSWER)...Ethnographic research
Knowledge that is based on expert opinion: - ..(ANSWER)...is limited by the
expert's experience
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question:
Do older college students have higher achievement? - ..(ANSWER)...Correlational
research
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question:
Do teachers of high school biology courses discuss ethical issues as a part of the
biology curriculum? - ..(ANSWER)...Survey research
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The essential characteristic of the scientific method is: - ..(ANSWER)...its public
nature
"Critical researchers" emphasize the importance of all of the following except: -
..(ANSWER)...Weak methodology
The difference between formative and summative evaluation is: -
..(ANSWER)...they have different purposes
Knowledge arrived at by consensus or majority agreement: - ..(ANSWER)...is often
in error
Which of the following is the most suitable as a statement of a research problem?
- ..(ANSWER)...How do eight- to ten-year-old Puerto Rican children in New York
City respond to crises involving serious illness of other members of their families?
This research problem, "What is the vocabulary level of the history books, both
text and reference sources, used in the secondary schools of the United States?"
is: - ..(ANSWER)...far too broad
Which of the following is a good justification to study "Drug use in high school?" -
..(ANSWER)...This study will examine high school drug use and prevalence to
determine which drugs should be given priority in informational programs.
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Why is personal interest generally considered insufficient justification for a
research study in education? - ..(ANSWER)...Because the time and energy of other
people is required
Which of the following statements can be checked by means of scientific inquiry?
- ..(ANSWER)...The accident rate of driver education graduates is lower than the
accident rate of those who have not had driver education.
In conducting research, which of the following steps should generally be taken
first? - ..(ANSWER)...Formulation of the problem to be solved
Which of the following definitions of the term "aggressive behavior" is
operational? - ..(ANSWER)...An "aggression" score on the XYZ behavior scale
Justification for a study is generally based on the study's contribution: -
..(ANSWER)...to general knowledge
to professional practice
to theory
Which of the following is the most frequent error made by graduate students in
education in formulating statements of the research problem? -
..(ANSWER)...Selecting a problem that is too broad or too narrow
EDF 5481 FINAL EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM 2025) | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
LATEST EXAM | VERIFIED ANSWERS
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question:
Does alcoholism in a parent affect a child's self-esteem? - ..(ANSWER)...Causal-
comparative research
Mixed-method research refers to use of both: - ..(ANSWER)...Quantitative and
qualitative methods
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question:
What are the characteristics of schools that have high morale? -
..(ANSWER)...Ethnographic research
Knowledge that is based on expert opinion: - ..(ANSWER)...is limited by the
expert's experience
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question:
Do older college students have higher achievement? - ..(ANSWER)...Correlational
research
Select which type of research is the most appropriate for the following question:
Do teachers of high school biology courses discuss ethical issues as a part of the
biology curriculum? - ..(ANSWER)...Survey research
, 2
The essential characteristic of the scientific method is: - ..(ANSWER)...its public
nature
"Critical researchers" emphasize the importance of all of the following except: -
..(ANSWER)...Weak methodology
The difference between formative and summative evaluation is: -
..(ANSWER)...they have different purposes
Knowledge arrived at by consensus or majority agreement: - ..(ANSWER)...is often
in error
Which of the following is the most suitable as a statement of a research problem?
- ..(ANSWER)...How do eight- to ten-year-old Puerto Rican children in New York
City respond to crises involving serious illness of other members of their families?
This research problem, "What is the vocabulary level of the history books, both
text and reference sources, used in the secondary schools of the United States?"
is: - ..(ANSWER)...far too broad
Which of the following is a good justification to study "Drug use in high school?" -
..(ANSWER)...This study will examine high school drug use and prevalence to
determine which drugs should be given priority in informational programs.
, 3
Why is personal interest generally considered insufficient justification for a
research study in education? - ..(ANSWER)...Because the time and energy of other
people is required
Which of the following statements can be checked by means of scientific inquiry?
- ..(ANSWER)...The accident rate of driver education graduates is lower than the
accident rate of those who have not had driver education.
In conducting research, which of the following steps should generally be taken
first? - ..(ANSWER)...Formulation of the problem to be solved
Which of the following definitions of the term "aggressive behavior" is
operational? - ..(ANSWER)...An "aggression" score on the XYZ behavior scale
Justification for a study is generally based on the study's contribution: -
..(ANSWER)...to general knowledge
to professional practice
to theory
Which of the following is the most frequent error made by graduate students in
education in formulating statements of the research problem? -
..(ANSWER)...Selecting a problem that is too broad or too narrow
