C224 WGU Pre-assessment: Research Foundations (PAHO)

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C224 WGU Pre-assessment: Research Foundations (PAHO) What is the purpose of evidence in research? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Inductive reasoning A research wheel is shown in the figure below: Which arrow represents the inductive method? - ✔✔The Exploratory arrow 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 An educational researcher is evaluating the effectiveness of a math tutoring program for middle school students which aims to increase student test scores. What is the primary objective of this educational researcher? - ✔✔To influence Which research approach aims to analyze and interpret numerical data exclusively? - ✔✔Quantitative Which two views are consistent with the assumptions of quantitative research? Choose 2 answers - ✔✔Human behavior is regular. Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis development. What type of statistics allows quantitative researchers to draw conclusions about populations? - ✔✔Inferential What is a variable in educational research? - ✔✔A measurable characteristic As one variable is manipulated, it directly brings about change in a second variable. What is the variable called that is being manipulated? - ✔✔Independent variable What are two key characteristics of nonexperimental quantitative research? Choose 2 answers - ✔✔The experimental environment is uncontrolled. There is no manipulation of independent variables. The results of a correlational study produce the following scatterplot: What type of correlation is represented in this scatterplot? - ✔✔Strong negative 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 Which major research approach seeks to understand people's subjective and shared experiences through systematic observation? - ✔✔Qualitative What are three primary purposes of qualitative research? Choose 3 answers - ✔✔Exploration Discovery Understanding Which three views of human thought and behavior are characteristic of qualitative research? Choose 3 answers - ✔✔It is fluid It is personal It is highly situational

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