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Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, And
Evaluating Quantitative And Qualitative
Research,
By John W. Creswell
7th edition
, Contents
Chapter 1 The process of conducting research using quantitative and 1
qualitative approaches
7
Chapter 2 Identifying a research problem
Chapter 3 Reviewing the literature 11
Chapter 4 Specifying a purpose and research questions or hypotheses 18
Chapter 5 Collecting quantitative data 24
Chapter 6 Analyzing and interpreting quantitative data 30
Chapter 7 Collecting qualitative data 36
Chapter 8 42
Analyzing and interpreting qualitative data
Chapter 9 Reporting and evaluating research 47
Chapter 10 Experimental designs 52
Chapter 11 Correlational designs 57
Chapter 12 Survey designs 62
Chapter 13 Grounded theory designs 67
Chapter 14 Ethnographic designs 71
Chapter 15
Narrative research designs 75
Chapter 16 Mixed methods designs 80
Chapter 17
Action research designs 85
Answer key 90
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,Chapter 1. The process of conducting research using quantitative and
qualitative approaches
For each question below, circle the correct or best answer.
1. Which one of the reasons below is the best argument for why research is important?
A. It is the primary work of faculty members in universities.
B. It informs policy makers about important issues.
C. It is useful in developing your research skills.
D. It helps the researcher prove their ideas.
2. To apply research in your practical educational setting, you might
A. Examine what other practitioners are doing in their settings.
B. Find out what research has to say by examining research studies.
C. Look to research methods professors in your courses.
D. Go to the educational library and begin to locate topics.
3. While studying educational research, you are likely to develop the following skills except
A. The ability to negotiate topics with faculty.
B. The ability to organize large amounts of information.
C. The ability to write for an audience.
D. The ability to effectively use library resources.
4. Which of the following is the best example of a research problem?
A. The need to conduct additional research on children
B. The need to address problems of teenage pregnancies
C. The need to learn about how classrooms work
D. The need to address problems in schools
5. A stakeholder with an interest in your study asks you to highlight the positive results and
leave out the negative results. What type of ethical issue have you breached if you follow
the request?
A. The right to privacy
B. The need to actively look for ways to “give back”
C. The right to avoid from personal disclosure
D. The honest reporting of research
6. Which one of the following organizations has set standards for the ethical practice of
Educational research?
1
, A. American ethics union
B. American educational research association
C. American principles of ethical practices
D. American ethical research association
7. Place in order from 1 to 6 the steps in the process of research:
____ reviewing the literature
____ specifying a purpose
____ analyzing and interpreting data
____ reporting and evaluating research
____ collecting data
____ identifying a research problem
8. Identify three skills that you bring to research from your life experiences.
__________________
__________________
__________________
____________________________________________________________
9. List three potential shortcomings of educational research today.
_________________
_________________
_________________
______________________________________________________________
10. Describe three ways in which a research study might contribute to knowledge about an
educational topic.
_________________
_________________
_________________
_______________________________________________________________
11. A researcher decides to study an elementary-school classroom. This investigator wants
to surprise the teacher and the students and comes in to the class unannounced during a
spelling test. Describe the type of ethical issue that arises in this situation.
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Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, And
Evaluating Quantitative And Qualitative
Research,
By John W. Creswell
7th edition
, Contents
Chapter 1 The process of conducting research using quantitative and 1
qualitative approaches
7
Chapter 2 Identifying a research problem
Chapter 3 Reviewing the literature 11
Chapter 4 Specifying a purpose and research questions or hypotheses 18
Chapter 5 Collecting quantitative data 24
Chapter 6 Analyzing and interpreting quantitative data 30
Chapter 7 Collecting qualitative data 36
Chapter 8 42
Analyzing and interpreting qualitative data
Chapter 9 Reporting and evaluating research 47
Chapter 10 Experimental designs 52
Chapter 11 Correlational designs 57
Chapter 12 Survey designs 62
Chapter 13 Grounded theory designs 67
Chapter 14 Ethnographic designs 71
Chapter 15
Narrative research designs 75
Chapter 16 Mixed methods designs 80
Chapter 17
Action research designs 85
Answer key 90
ii
,Chapter 1. The process of conducting research using quantitative and
qualitative approaches
For each question below, circle the correct or best answer.
1. Which one of the reasons below is the best argument for why research is important?
A. It is the primary work of faculty members in universities.
B. It informs policy makers about important issues.
C. It is useful in developing your research skills.
D. It helps the researcher prove their ideas.
2. To apply research in your practical educational setting, you might
A. Examine what other practitioners are doing in their settings.
B. Find out what research has to say by examining research studies.
C. Look to research methods professors in your courses.
D. Go to the educational library and begin to locate topics.
3. While studying educational research, you are likely to develop the following skills except
A. The ability to negotiate topics with faculty.
B. The ability to organize large amounts of information.
C. The ability to write for an audience.
D. The ability to effectively use library resources.
4. Which of the following is the best example of a research problem?
A. The need to conduct additional research on children
B. The need to address problems of teenage pregnancies
C. The need to learn about how classrooms work
D. The need to address problems in schools
5. A stakeholder with an interest in your study asks you to highlight the positive results and
leave out the negative results. What type of ethical issue have you breached if you follow
the request?
A. The right to privacy
B. The need to actively look for ways to “give back”
C. The right to avoid from personal disclosure
D. The honest reporting of research
6. Which one of the following organizations has set standards for the ethical practice of
Educational research?
1
, A. American ethics union
B. American educational research association
C. American principles of ethical practices
D. American ethical research association
7. Place in order from 1 to 6 the steps in the process of research:
____ reviewing the literature
____ specifying a purpose
____ analyzing and interpreting data
____ reporting and evaluating research
____ collecting data
____ identifying a research problem
8. Identify three skills that you bring to research from your life experiences.
__________________
__________________
__________________
____________________________________________________________
9. List three potential shortcomings of educational research today.
_________________
_________________
_________________
______________________________________________________________
10. Describe three ways in which a research study might contribute to knowledge about an
educational topic.
_________________
_________________
_________________
_______________________________________________________________
11. A researcher decides to study an elementary-school classroom. This investigator wants
to surprise the teacher and the students and comes in to the class unannounced during a
spelling test. Describe the type of ethical issue that arises in this situation.
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