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C224 Pre-Assessmenttest(136 Questions
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Support theories - answer What is the
purpose of evidence in research?
Determine truths
Support theories
Prove practices
Improve thinking
Action - answer 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?
Basic
Predictive
Experimental
,Action
Deductive reasoning - answer 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
Inductive reasoning
Empiricism
Rationalism
The Exploratory arrow - answer A research
wheel is shown in the figure below:
Which arrow represents the inductive
method?
The Exploratory arrow
The Confirmatory arrow
The arrow from Theory to Hypotheses,
Predictions
The arrow from Hypotheses, Predictions to
Observations, Data
,The rule of parsimony - answer 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
The criterion of falsifiability
The theoretical explanations
The principle of evidence
To understand - answer What is the primary
objective of education research that studies
a phenomenon about which little is known?
To describe
To predict
To integrate
To understand
, Hypotheses - answer What does quantitative
research attempt to test through the
collection of numerical data?
Values
Theories
Assumptions
Hypotheses
Human behavior is regular.
Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis
development. - answer Which two views are
consistent with the assumptions of
quantitative research?
Choose 2 answers
Personal viewpoints are meaningful.
Human behavior is regular.
Contextual factors outweigh individual
experiences.
Predictable behavior allows for hypothesis
development.
Situational variables affect perceptions and
experiences.
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