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- 1. Multiple Choice
Of the following, which is most likely a survey research topic?
Is there a gender difference in science achievement on The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)?
Do parents believe that the new middle school science club is worth the funds the district spent?
What are the experience of ten-year-old students at the summer science day camp held at the university?
Is there a relationship between science self-efficacy and students’ science grades in eleventh grade?
- 2. Multiple Choice
Survey data are often collected via which of the following?
standardized tests.
ability measures.
questionnaires.
observations.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Of the following, all are examples of difficulties faced by survey researchers as noted in your text EXCEPT
surveys aren’t often used in educational research
development of a questionnaire is difficult.
response rates are often low.
people don’t like to complete surveys.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Correlational studies are used primarily to
examine relationships among variables.
examine if differences between groups exist.
determine causal relationships.
determine if experimental treatments work.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Correlation studies must include
two or more levels of independent variable.
two or more variables and one group.
three or more variables and two groups.
one independent variable and two dependent variables
- 6. Multiple Choice
Of the following research topics, which is most likely to represent a correlation study?
The mathematics activities found in a sixth-grade math class.
The teaching philosophy of a new mathematics teacher.
The predictive ability of mathematics grades in later math class enrollment
The differences in mathematics grades based upon parents’ educational level.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Ex post facto research is a term generally used to describe ________ research.
descriptive
correlational
causal-comparative
experimental
- 8. Multiple Choice
One similarity between causal-comparative and correlational research is that both
can determine causal events.
can be treated as a type of descriptive research.
attempt to establish causes.
rely on the same research procedures.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Compared to all other types of research, experimental research
requires greater number of participants.
provides evidence concerning cause-effect relationships.
measures dependent and independent variables.
collects samples to generalize to populations.
- 10. Multiple Choice
In experimental studies, but NOT in other studies,
the researcher manipulates the dependent variables.
the researcher manipulates the independent variables.
the researcher tries to eliminate the effects of extraneous variables.
the researcher examines a priori differences between groups.
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