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WGU C224 Research Foundations Questions and Answers Already Passed Research Literature ✔✔the set of published research studies on a particular topic Abstract ✔✔a brief summary of what is in... cluded in the article. *provide a concise breakdown of article goals, methods, and tentative results. Understanding ✔✔attempting to learn about and generate ideas about specific and unique phenomena. *important in early stages of research *little previously known *without preconceived notions *"discover" important factors Metacognition ✔✔thinking about thinking 1.assess the task 2.evaluate strengths and weaknesses 3.plan an approach 4. apply strategies and monitor your performance 5. reflect and adjust as needed Repeat the steps as a cycle. Description ✔✔an attempt to describe the characteristics of a phenomenon. *describing a phenomenon? *documenting characteristics of phenomenon? Decriptive Research ✔✔provide an accurate description or picture of the status or characteristics of a situation or phenomenon *deeper level than description 1. randomly selected from defined population 2.determine the sample characteristics 3.infer the characteristics of the population based on the sample Explanation ✔✔researchers attempt to show how and why a phenomenon operates as it does. 1.develop a theory about how and why the phenomenon operates as it does 2.identify the cause and effect relationships explanatory research ✔✔testing hypotheses and theories that explain the functions of a phenomenon in detail *strongest form of explanatory research for providing evidence of cause and effect Prediction ✔✔forecast a phenomenon, wherin there is an association made between two points in a time *can be made from research studies predictive research ✔✔predict the future status of one or more dependent (or criterion) variables on the basis of one or more independent (or predictor) variables influence ✔✔attempting to apply research to make certain outcomes occur *an objective which refers to the application of research knowledge to control various aspects of the world. 1.make something useful happen 2.checking a demonstration program to see if it works. Integration ✔✔consolidating insights from multiple investigators, theories/perspectives, sets of data, methods in order to understand a given entity of study emic perspective ✔✔*insider's perspective *meanings and views of people being studied *getting inside the heads of group members *ex. local languages, forms of expression, jargon/slang Etic Perspective ✔✔*external, social scientific perspective *perspective of objective researcher *use social scientific concepts, terms and procedures to describe and explain behavior *used to bring research questions from the outside Five types of Educational Research ✔✔1.Basic 2.Evaluation 3. Action 4. Orientational 5. Applied Basic Educational Research ✔✔*focuses on generating fundamental knowledge *aimed at generating fundamental knowledge and theoretical understanding about primary human functions and other natural processes Evaluation Educational Research ✔✔focuses on deciding the worth/quality of intervention programs *determine how well social or educational programs work in real-world settings, as well as any improvement possibilities. *worth, merit, or quality of specific program *Two types: formative and summative Action Educational Research ✔✔*focuses on solving local problems that practitioners face *addressing and solving specific problems which local practitioners confront in their schools and communities, conducting research directly within the classroom or work environment Orientational Educational Research ✔✔focuses on reducing inequality and giving voice to disadvantaged * focuses on collecting information to aid in advancing a specific ideological, political position or orientation which a researcher believes will improve society. *another focus is "giving voice" to disadvantaged Applied Educational Research ✔✔*focuses on real-world questions and applications *focuses on answering real-world, practical questions in order to provide relatively immediate solutions. Formative Evaluation ✔✔concerned wi [Show More]

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