WGU-Research Foundations (C224): Preassmnt (58Qs)
Q1. What is the purpose of evidence in research? - ✔✔Support theories
Q2. A team of educational researchers plan to conduct a local study in the community in
order to
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WGU-Research Foundations (C224): Preassmnt (58Qs)
Q1. What is the purpose of evidence in research? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Deductive reasoning
Q4. On a research wheel, which arrow represents the inductive method? - ✔✔The
Exploratory arrow
Q5. 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? - ✔✔The rule of parsimony
Q6. What is the primary objective of education research that studies a phenomenon
about which little is known? - ✔✔To understand
Q7. What does quantitative research attempt to test through the collection of numerical
data? - ✔✔Hypotheses
Q8. Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of quantitative research? -
✔✔Human behavior is regular.
Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis development.
Q9. What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw conclusions about
populations? - ✔✔Inferential
Q10. What is a variable in educational research? - ✔✔A measurable characteristic
Q11. Assuming the effects of extraneous variables have been accounted for, a causeand-effect relationship between variables is present when what occurs? - ✔✔Changes
in the independent variable cause changes in the dependent variable.
Q12. What is a main strength of quantitative research? - ✔✔Approximates causal
relationships through experimental research studies
Q13. 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? - ✔✔Experimental
Q14. 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? - ✔✔Negative
Q15. Which major "research approach" seeks to understand people's subjective and
shared experiences through systematic observation? - ✔✔Qualitative Research
Approach
Q16. Which three views of human thought and behavior are characteristics of qualitative
research? - ✔✔It is fluid.
It is personal
It is highly situational
Q17. Which two characteristics of data collection and analysis are common to the
theoretical frameworks of qualitative research? - ✔✔Context sensitive.
Triangulated
Q18. What are three theoretical frameworks of qualitative research? - ✔✔Case study.
Grounded theory.
Ethnography.
Q19. Which type of qualitative data analysis places a high priority on being true to,
respecting, and capturing the details of individual situations? - ✔✔Unique case
orientation
Q20. What is a main strength of qualitative research? - ✔✔Leads to a complex
understanding about events or phenomenon
Q21. What is the purpose of a mixed method study that is conducted to extend the
breadth and range of inquiry by using different methods for different inquiry
components? - ✔✔Expansion
Q22. On which principle do mixed methods researchers base their design and
research? - ✔✔Pragmatism
Q23. When designing a mixed methods study, which two factors must a researcher
consider when combining qualitative and quantitative approaches? - ✔✔Researchapproach emphasis.
Time order.
Q24. What must a researcher determine before conducting a mixed analysis? - ✔✔The
type of analysis.
The type of data.
Q25. What are three strengths of mixed methods research? - ✔✔It uses strengths of
one method to overcome the limitations in another method.
It provides stronger evidence for corroboration of findings through triangulation.
It provides stronger evidence for a conclusion through convergence.
Q26. What are two purposes of action research? - ✔✔To focus on solving specific
problems.
To engage local practitioners in inquiry.
Q27. Which research approach v
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