1. To be considered true research, a project must:A. gather together a body of existing information and communicate it in a clear and concise way.B.uncover obscure or esoteric information and bring it to the consideration of the broader research community.C. gather and interpret information in a systematic fashion so as to increase understanding of some phenomenon.D.produce definitive conclusions regarding the subject of study.

 

2. Which of the following examples illustrates research as it is described in your textbook?

Sally is writing a paper about the effects of the Harry Potter books on the reading habits of fourth graders in the United States and United Kingdom. She goes to a research library to find information to include in her paper.Ian wants to know why the population of songbirds has declined in recent years in the Sutton Wilderness Area. He carefully collects soil and water samples, systematically surveys the entire area for predators, and then sits down to make sense of his findings.Leonard is starting a woodworking business and is not sure how to calculate the cost of his labor so he can be both profitable and fair to the customers. He asks several established business owners how they calculate labor changes.Bill is doing a report on the sonnets of Shakespeare. He carefully reads a number of sonnets and then carefully reads scholarly reviews of those same sonnets written by various Shakespeare scholars. He synthesizes all of this information in his report.

 

3. Research is considered cyclical because:the researcher articulates the goals of the project and then collects data to solve a particular problem.questions lead to data collection which leads to interpretations and then to new problems.it has a number of steps that should be followed in order.it is based on solving problems and subproblems in a systematic, unbiased way.

 

4. Cameron is conducting a study that addresses the differences in achievement scores between schools that use block scheduling and schools that use a traditional scheduling format. He has accessed average achievement scores for 1200 schools and now is comparing the two groups. In which research step is Cameron engaged?Recognize and identify a problemInterpret the meaning of the dataAnalyze the collected dataDevelop a specific plan to address the problem

 

5. Which of the following is most likely a statement made by a qualitative researcher?I would like to interview a few of the participants to understand their training.I would like to give participants a test to determine their skill level.I would like to use teacher ratings to see if the program worked.I would like to control which students get the training so we can compare groups of children that did and did not get training.

 

6. Which of the following is most likely a statement made by a quantitative researcher?Let’s follow the groups for the course of the project and take notes about their social interactions and dialogues.Let’s conduct some focus groups with college students about the types of cooperative learning they have encountered in their schooling.Let’s compare unit test scores of those who were placed in cooperative groups and those who were not.Let’s enroll in a course that uses cooperative groups and observe the nature of the instruction from a student perspective.

 

7. The philosophical assumption that objective scientific research can uncover true cause-and-effect relationships in the world is known as:empiricismpositivismexperimentationrealism

 

8. Qualitative researchers most commonly (but not exclusively) align with which of the following philosophical approaches to research?positivismpostpositivismconstructivismempiricism9. A specific mechanism or strategy the researcher uses to collect, manipulate, or interpret data is known as a:research tool.research mWrite a 250- to 300-word paper that addresses the following:,Social Science,,

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