WGU C224 Research Foundations OA ACTUAL EXAM UPDATED 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS!!! <NEWEST VERSION

WGU C224 Research Foundations OA ACTUAL EXAM UPDATED 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS!!! &lt;NEWEST VERSION &gt;5 major designs of qualitative research methods (theoretical frameworks) - ANSWER 1. phenomenology 2. ethnography 3. narrative inquiry 4. case study 5. grounded theory **each has its own methods, analysis strategies, and implications for report writing **each has a different CORE IDEA or EMPHASIS and each has its unique set of KEY TERMS or JARGON phenomenology - ANSWER purpose: describing individuals(s)' experience of phenomena origin: philosphy data collection and analysis: interview data are searched for significant statements that capture the essence of participants' perceptions and experiences research report: rich narrative allowing readers to vicariously experience the phenomenon through the eyes of the participants ethonography - ANSWER purpose: describing cultural characteristics of a group of people origin: anthropology data collection and analysis: extended fieldwork on participant or non-participant observations, interviews; documents analyzed during/after study to gain insider's perspective on people and interactions research report: extensive description of the physical and social settings aimed at holistic understanding narrative inquiry - ANSWER purpose: describing people's lives/stories to add to our understanding origin: human storytelling & education data collection and analysis: multiple conversations with a participant and inquiry into related artifacts and documents are used to gain understanding and retell stories of experience research report: narrative account including patterns, connections, and insights uncovered and carefully synthesized case study - ANSWER purpose: addressing research questions through in-depth analysis origin: multi-disciplinary data collection and analysis: multiple methods and data sources are used to answer specific questions about one or more cases research report: rich, holistic narrative that triangulates data and places the case into a meaningful context grounded theory - ANSWER purpose: inductively generating a theory describing a phenomenon origin: sociology data collection and analysis: continual activity running concurrent to analysis as interview and observational data are distilled (or coded) and compared to build a working theory grounded in collection data research report: contains methodological description, then proposed and discusses the grounded theory built during the research study triangulation - ANSWER validation approach based on the search for convergence of results obtained by using multiple investigators, methods, data sources, and/or theoretical perspectives **builds into the study and research process systematic cross-checking of information and conclusions through the use of multiple procedures or sources and therefor address the larger goal of study validity - data triangulation: use of multiple forms of data to capture a single phenomenon - investigator triangulation: use of multiple observers to record and describe the research participants' behavior and context - methods triangulation: use of a mix of methods for organizing the study and collecting data with an objective of combining different methods that have nonoverlapping weaknesses and strenghts -theory triangulation: use of a variety of theories and perspectives to explain the phenomena under study (including prior theories and/or other researchers) major characteristics of qualitative research analysis - ANSWER - unique case orientation - inductive analysis and creative synthesis - holistic perspective - context sensitivity - voice, perspective and reflexivity unique case orientation - ANSWER the researcher assumes that each case is special and unique. The first level of analysis is being true to, respecting, and capturing the details of the individual cases being studied; cross-case analysis follows from - and depends on - the quality of individual case studies What is the purpose of evidence in research? - ANSWER Support theories A team of educational researchers plan to conduct a local study in the community in order to resolve a critical problem at hand. What variety of research does this represent? - ANSWER Action *What is the name of the process where one determines the truth of a conclusion by determining the truth of the underlying premises? - ANSWER Deductive reasoning Which arrow represents the inductive method? - ANSWER The Exploratory arrow Theories A and B provide explanations for variance in students' academic performance. Both theories explain performance well; however, Theory A is more concise and succinct. Which approach for evaluating quality is applied to determine that Theory A is preferred for explaining the phenomenon? - ANSWER The rule of parsimony What is the primary objective of education research that studies a phenomenon about which little is known? - ANSWER To understand What does quantitative research attempt to test through the collection of numerical data? - ANSWER Hypotheses Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of quantitative research? - ANSWER Human behavior is regular. Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis development. What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw conclusions about populations? - ANSWER Inferential What is a variable in educational research? - ANSWER A measurable characteristic Assuming the effects of extraneous variables have been accounted for, a causeand-effect relationship between variables is present when what occurs? - ANSWER Changes in the independent variable cause changes in the dependent variable. What is a main strength of quantitative research? - ANSWER Approximates causal relationships through experimental research studies *A researcher wants to test a specific hypothesis and applies random assignment for the study. Which quantitative research method should be used for this study? - ANSWER Experimental The results of a study showed that as daily cholesterol consumption increases, life expectancy tends to decrease. What type of correlation can be seen in this result? - ANSWER Negative