Educational Research and Methods MCQs
Educational Research and Methods MCQs
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1: Which of the three major research paradigms is most concerned about generalizing its research findings?
A. Quantitative research
B. Qualitative research
C. Mixed research
D. None of these
2: Which of the following best describes quantitative research?
A. Attempts to test hypotheses about causal relationships between variables.
B. Based on the collection of narrative data
C. An attempt to generate useful hypotheses
D. Research that is exploratory.
3: The type of variable that is “presumed to cause changes in another variable” is known as which of the following?
A. Outcome variable
B. Dependent variable
C. Independent variable
D. Response variable
4: Which type of research always includes “manipulation” of the independent variable?
A. Causal-comparative research
B. Experimental research
C. Correlational research
D. Ethnography
5: A negative correlation is present when ______.
A. The values on two variables move in opposite directions
B. The values on two variables move in the same direction
C. As values on one variable go up, values on the other variable also go up
D. There is no such thing as a negative correlation
6: Research in which the researcher uses both qualitative and quantitative research is known as ______.
A. Fundamental research
B. Basic research
C. Mixed research
D. Modeling research
7: Which of the following is the type of nonexperimental research in which the primary independent variable of interest is quantitative?
A. Causal-comparative research
B. Experimental research
C. Correlational research
D. Quasi-experimental research
8: Which of the following is the type of nonexperimental research in which the primary independent variable of interest is quantitative?
A. Causal-comparative research
B. Experimental research
C. Correlational research
D. Quasi-experimental research
9: Which of the following can best be described as a quantitative variable?
A. Annual income
B. Gender
C. Personality type
D. Party identification (democrat vs. republican)
10: Which correlation is the strongest?
A. +.10
B. –.45
C. +.90
D. –.95
11: When interpreting a correlation coefficient expressing the relationship between two variables, it is very important to avoid claiming that the correlation means the variables are causally related.
A. True
B. False
12: Religion is an example of a categorical variable?
A. True
B. False
13: A qualitative researcher is most likely to talk about independent variables, dependent variables, and moderator variables.
A. True
B. False
14: Causal-comparative research provides the strongest evidence about cause-and-effect relationships.
A. True
B. False
15: An extraneous or confounding variable might threaten one’s ability to claim that two variables are causally related.
A. True
B. False
16: One source of ideas for research is past research. Why would someone do a research project based on research someone else has already done?
A. Typically, the technology has changed so rapidly that older studies are no longer valid.
B. Too many published articles used quantitative research methods when qualitative research was really required.
C. Journals like to publish exact replication studies.
D. Often, the results of a study create more questions than they answer.
17: According to the book, which of the following can be a source of research ideas?
A. Everyday life
B. Historical novels
C. Television shows
D. Movies
18: Which of the following is the major concern about Internet resources in exploring your research idea?
A. The accuracy of information at some websites.
B. The quantity of information posted on Listserv.
C. The theft of your research idea by hackers.
D. The quality of information received by e-mail from other researchers in the field.
19: Why is the statement “What are the effects of after school activities on cognitive development of school-age children” not a good statement of a quantitative research question?
A. Because there is no connection between after school activities and cognitive development.
B. Because there are not enough school-age children engaged in after school activities to conduct the study.
C. Because the study would take too long to do given all the different after school activities.
D. Because the statement is not specific enough to provide an understanding of the variables being investigated.
20: A qualitative research question ______.
A. Is followed by a research hypothesis
B. Is generally very specific question
C. Typically asks a question about some process or phenomenon to be explored
D. Focuses on which variable is larger
21: A good quantitative research question must meet several criteria. Which of the following is NOT among them?
A. It should be open to empirical investigation.
B. It should identify the variables to be examined.
C. It should suggest some relationship between/among variables.
D. It should convey a sense of an emerging design.
22: Which of the following orders is recommended in your text for the development of a research idea?
A. Research topic, research purpose, research question, hypothesis, and research problem
B. Research topic, research problem, research purpose, research question, and hypothesis
C. Research topic, research question, hypothesis, research purpose, and research problem
D. Research topic, hypothesis, research problem, research question, and research purpose
23: A ______ is a quantitative technique that is used to integrate and describe the results of a large number of studies.
A. Microanalysis
B. Macroanalysis
C. Meta-analysis
D. Meta-synthesis
24: Which of the following is an important consideration regarding the feasibility of a research study you are considering proposing?
A. Charges to participants for participation
B. Qualifications or skills required of the researcher
C. How many research questions you have.
D. Previous research questions
25: The purpose statement in a qualitative study should ______.
A. Describe the research design
B. Describe the relationship between variables
C. State the unit of analysis and/or research site
D. Define the variables in the study
26: Which is more valuable to society: paintings or music is a good potential research idea.
A. True
B. False
27: The primary reason for conducting a literature review is to determine the current state of knowledge in the area.
A. True
B. False
28: After a researcher has identified a research topic, the next step is to write a research hypothesis.
A. True
B. False
29: Prescriptive questions are a common type of quantitative research questions.
A. True
B. False
30: If conducting a qualitative study, you can write the literature review before or after collecting your data.
A. True
B. False
31: The branch of philosophy dealing with values and ethics is called
A. Physiology
B. Axiology
C. Biology
D. Idealogy
32: A bounded system is
A. Closed
B. Case
C. Constant
D. All of these
33: Case study research is form of qualitative research that is focused on providing a detailed account of the characteristics and dynamics present in one or more cases
A. True
B. False
34: A variable that varies in type or kind is called
A. Complementary variable
B. Constant variable
C. Confounding variable
D. Categorical variable
35: Causal-comparative research is form of nonexperimental research in which the primary independent variable of interest is a categorical variable
A. True
B. False
36: Relationship in which one variable affects another variable is cause and ______ relationship
A. Constant
B. Effect
C. Change
D. Category
37: Idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts is known as
A. Complementary strengths
B. Categorical strengths
C. Correlational strengths
D. Confounding strengths
38: An extraneous variable that systematically varies with the independent variable and also influences the dependent variable is called
A. Complementary variable
B. Constant variable
C. Confounding variable
D. Categorical variable
39: ______ is single value or category of a variable
A. Change
B. Constant
C. Variable
D. Case
40: Which indicates the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables?
A. Category coefficient
B. Correlation coefficient
C. Dependent coefficient
D. All of these
41: Correlational research is a form of nonexperimental research in which the primary independent variable of interest is a quantitative variable
A. True
B. False
42: ______ is system of shared beliefs, values, practices, perspectives, folk knowledge, language, norms, rituals of particular people or society
A. Culture
B. Acultural
C. Uncouth
D. None of these
43: A variable that is presumed to be influenced by one or more independent variables is called
A. Independent
B. Dependent
C. Correlation
D. Constant
44: Assumption that all events have causes is called
A. Feminism
B. Determinism
C. Indeterminism
D. Fatalism
45: ______ is the branch of philosophy dealing with knowledge and its justification
A. Ethnography
B. Epidemiology
C. Epistemology
D. All of these
46: A form of qualitative research focused on discovering and describing the culture of a group of people
A. Ethnography
B. Epidemiology
C. Epistemology
D. All of these
47: In which research the researcher manipulates the independent variable and is interested in showing cause and effect?
A. Experimental
B. Complementary
C. Independent
D. Cause and effect
48: A variable that may compete with the independent variable in explaining the outcome; any variable other than the independent variable that might influence the dependent variable is called
A. Independent
B. Dependent
C. Correlation
D. Extraneous
49: Fundamental principle of mixed research advises researchers to thoughtfully and strategically mix or combine qualitative and quantitative research methods that produces an overall design with multiple and complementary strengths and nonoverlapping weaknesses
A. True
B. False
50: A qualitative approach to generating and developing a theory from the data that the researcher collects is ______ theory research
A. Founded
B. Grounded
C. Manipulated
D. Developed
51: The description of how members of a group interact and how they come together to make up the group as a whole is called
A. Logistic description
B. Holistic description
C. Complete description
D. All of these
52: Which type of thesis is proposition that one cannot mix quantitative and qualitative research?
A. Compatibility
B. Incompatibility
C. Intervening
D. Separated
53: A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called
A. Extraneous variable
B. Independent variable
C. Intervening variable
D. Categorical variable
54: Linguistic-relativity hypothesis is the idea that people’s thoughts and understandings are bound by their particular language.
A. True
B. False
55: ______ is intervention studied by an experimenter
A. Methodology
B. Manipulation
C. Theory
D. All of these
56: The identification, study, and justification of research methods is called
A. Manipulation
B. Methodology
C. Phenomenology
D. ‘Axiology
57: Research that involves the mixing of quantitative and qualitative methods or other paradigm characteristics is called
A. Moderate research
B. Mixed research
C. Separate research
D. Manipulated research
58: Narrative inquiry is the study of experience when experience is understood as lived and told stories; it is a collaboration between researcher and participants.
A. True
B. False
59: ______ correlation is situation when scores on two variables tend to move in opposite directions
A. Negative
B. Positive
C. Constant
D. None of these
60: Which research is the independent variable is not manipulated and there is no random assignment to groups ?
A. Experimental
B. Mixed
C. Nonexperimental
D. None of these
61: The branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of reality and truth is called
A. Ontology
B. Oncology
C. Axiology
D. Phenomenology
62: The form of qualitative research in which the researcher attempts to understand and describe how one or more individuals experience a particular phenomenon is called
A. Ontology
B. Oncology
C. Axiology
D. Phenomenology
63: ______ is the situation when scores on two variables tend to move in the same direction
A. Negative
B. Positive
C. Constant
D. None of these
64: The philosophical position that what works in particular situations is what is important and justified or “valid” is called
A. Plagiarism
B. Pragmatism
C. Pigmentation
D. All of these
65: Probabilistic causes that usually produce an outcome; changes in variable A tend to produce changes in variable B.
A. True
B. False
66: Which research that relies primarily on the collection of qualitative data
A. Quantitative research
B. Qualitative research
C. Mixed research
D. Experimental research
67: Which variable varies in degree or amount ?
A. Qualitative variable
B. Mixed variable
C. Constant variable
D. Quantitative variable
68: A worldview or perspective held by a community of researchers that is based on a set of shared assumptions, concepts, values, and practices is called
A. Research paradigm
B. Research action
C. Research value
D. Research method
69: Rhetoric is the art or science of language and oral and written communication and argument.
A. True
B. False
70: A method of empathetic understanding of others’ viewpoints, meanings, intentions, and cultural beliefs is called
A. Verstehen
B. Misverstehen
C. Interpretieren
D. None of these
71: A database containing entries from all areas of business is known as business source premier
A. True
B. False
72: A ______ containing information from Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) and Resources in Education (RIE) is educational resources information centers
A. Probase
B. Database
C. Multibase
D. All of these
73: The formal statement of the researcher’s prediction of the relationship that exists among the variables under investigation is called
A. Deduction
B. Hypothesis
C. Experiment
D. Theory
74: A “network of networks” consisting of millions of computers and tens of millions of users all over the world, all of which are interconnected to promote communication is called
A. Connections
B. Internet
C. Mobile Phone
D. Optic fiber
75: Which technique is used to integrate and describe the results of a large number of studies?
A. Pro analysis
B. Meta-analysis
C. Beta -analysis
D. Alpha -analysis
76: The systematic review or integration of qualitative research findings into a literature summary article is called
A. Alpha -synthesis
B. Meta -synthesis
C. Beta -synthesis
D. All of these
77: Which method of research question that states or implies the need for both quantitative and qualitative data, and their integration, for a sufficient answer?
A. Mixed method
B. Single method
C. Digital method
D. None of these
78: A database containing entries from Psychological Abstracts is psycINFO
A. True
B. False
79: A statement of the researcher’s intent or objective of the study is purpose of research study
A. True
B. False
80: A question about some process, issue, or phenomenon to be explored is ______ research question
A. Qualitative
B. Quantitative
C. Competitive
D. Comparative
81: A question about the relationship that exists between two or more variables is ______ research question
A. Qualitative
B. Quantitative
C. Competitive
D. Comparative
82: An education issue or problem within a broad topic area is research problem
A. True
B. False
83: Statement of the specific question the researcher seeks to answer via empirical research is research question
A. True
B. False
84: The broad subject matter area to be investigated is called
A. Research method
B. Research topic
C. Research question
D. All of these
85: A database containing entries from Sociological Abstracts is socINDEX
A. True
B. False
86: An explanation or explanatory system that discusses how a phenomenon operates and why it operates as it does is called
A. Theory
B. Law
C. Method
D. Design
87: A method of knowing accepted as fact because it was stated by an expert or respected source in a particular subject area is known as_____
A. Mastery
B. Authority
C. Sovereignty
D. None of these
88: Data refers to measurements or observations that are typically _____
A. Verbal
B. Numeric
C. Alphabetic
D. All of these
89: A method of knowing based on one’s experiences or observations is known as_____
A. Empiricism
B. Rationalism
C. Relativism
D. Scientism
90: A method of knowing based largely on an individual’s hunch or feeling that something is incorrect is known as intuition.
A. True
B. False
91: A description of some observable event in terms of the specific process or manner by which it was observed or measured is known as operational definition.
A. True
B. False
92: Population is a set of all _____ of interest about which scientists will generalize.
A. Individuals
B. Items
C. Data
D. All of these
93: Pseudoscience is a set of procedures that are_____
A. Scientific
B. Not scientific
C. Partly scientific
D. Partly non-scientific
94: _____ uses the scientific method to make non numeric observations, from which conclusions are drawn without the use of statistical analysis.
A. Basic research
B. Applied research
C. Qualitative research
D. Quantitative research
95: _____ uses the scientific method to record observations as numeric data.
A. Basic research
B. Applied research
C. Qualitative research
D. Quantitative research
96: A method of knowing that requires the use of reasoning and logic is known as_____
A. Empiricism
B. Rationalism
C. Relativism
D. Scientism
97: A specific, testable claim or prediction about what you expect to observe given a set of circumstances is known as_____
A. Observation
B. Hypothesis
C. Reasoning
D. Theory
98: _____ is a set of selected individuals, items, or data taken from a population of interest.
A. Sample
B. Data
C. Raw score
D. All of these
99: Science is the acquisition of knowledge through _____ and theoretical explanation.
A. Observation
B. Evaluation
C. Interpretation
D. All of these
100: Scientific method is a set of systematic techniques used to _____ knowledge concerning observable and measurable phenomena.
A. Acquire
B. Modify
C. Integrate
D. All of these
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