WGU C224 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

metacognition - ANSWER "thinking about thinking", refers to your awareness of yourself as a learner and your ability to regulate your own learning metacognition involves five distinct skills: - ANSWER 1.) assess the task 2.) evaluate your strengths and weaknesses 3.) plan an approach 4.) apply strategies and monitor your performance 5.) reflect and adjust if needed the six research purposes: - ANSWER 1.) description 2.) understanding 3.) explanation 4.) prediction 5.) influence ...

What is the purpose of evidence in research? - ANSWER Support theories A group of teachers at an elementary school plans to study the effects of team teaching science to their second-grade students. What type of research will they be engaged in? - ANSWER Action A person makes the following statement: A friend has parked in the same parking space for over a year now. Most likely, this friend will park there again tomorrow. What type of reasoning is this person using? - ANSWER Inductiv...

Quantitative - Underlying Philosophy - ANSWER Things are stable, controlled facts can be obtained Quantitative - Purpose - ANSWER Test something, to resolve, to predict Quantitative - Viewpoint - ANSWER Logical, Empirical, Deductive

What is the purpose of evidence in research? - ANSWER Support Theories What is the primary objective of education research that studies a phenomenon of which little is known? - ANSWER To understand What is a variable in educational research? - ANSWER A measurable characteristic Which type of qualitative data analysis places a high priority on being true to, respecting, and capturing the details of individual situations? - ANSWER Unique Case Orientation On which principle do mixed met...

A teacher has noticed that students in her math class are not performing well on her end of semester exam. She suspects that their lack of interest in math is affecting their ability to perform. She decides to integrate computerized math games into her curriculum and see if it has an impact on the end of semester exam scores. What is the objective of this research project? - ANSWER To solve a local problem in her classroom What outcome of educational research is used to support a theory o...

Action - ANSWER A group of elementary school teachers plan to study the effects of team teaching science to their 2nd grade students. What type of research will they engage in? Inductive Reasoning - ANSWER A person makes the following statement: A friend has parked in the same parking space for over a year now. Most likely, this friend will park there again tomorrow. What type of reasoning is this person using? To influence - ANSWER An educational researcher is evaluating the effectiveness...

Characteristics of Quantitative Research - ANSWER numerical data (quantity); hypothesis & research procedure are stated BEFORE data collection; large sample size; rely on statistical procedure; low interaction with subjects; rely on controlling, measuring, and generalizing; objective by nature Quantitative Methods/Designs - ANSWER survey research; correlational research; causal comparative; experimental; single subject experimental Sampling techniques for quantitative research - ANSWER sim...

Deductive Reasoning - ANSWER Drawing conclusions. Logical deductive process working down - going from big to small. ex. All books sold at that store are new, and all the books I bought came from that store. Therefore, all the books I own are new. Inductive Reasoning - ANSWER Starts specific. Accepting conclusions. Going from small to big. Ex. The water at the beach has been about 75 degrees anytime I visit in July. Today is July 15th, so I expect the water will be about 75 degrees when I go t...

Non-Experimental Research Methods - ANSWER Correlation and Casual Comparative Correlation research method - ANSWER non-experimantal research method. A process to collect data to determine if a relationship exists between two or more quantitative variables, and to what degree. Correlation Coefficient - ANSWER Strength and direction of a relationship between two variables. range of +1 to -1 Positive Correlation - ANSWER r=+1 (points follow along a line) Negative Correlation - ANSWER r=...

Q1. What is the purpose of evidence in research? - ANSWER Support theories Q2. 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 Q3. 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 Q4. On a research wheel, which arrow represents the i...