EPR 594 Test 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
evaluation - ANSWERSassociated with the need for information for decision making in specific settings
research - ANSWERSassociated with generating new knowledge that can be transferred to other settings
quantitative resesearchers - ANSWERScoll...
evaluation - ANSWERSassociated with the need for information for decision making in specific settings
research - ANSWERSassociated with generating new knowledge that can be transferred to other settings
quantitative resesearchers - ANSWERScollect numerical data
qualitative researchers - ANSWERScollect words, pictures, and artifacts
mixed methods researchers - ANSWERScollect both quantitative and qualitative data
subject - ANSWERSindividual you are studying/ participant
participant - ANSWERSthe person from whom you collect the data
stakeholder - ANSWERSindicates members of the community who have a "stake in the outcomes of the
research"
independent variables - ANSWERSvariables on which the groups in your research study differ because
you have exposed them to different treatments
predictor variables - ANSWERSvariables on which the groups in your research study differ because of
some inherent characteristics of the groups
Dependent variables - ANSWERSvariables that the researcher is interested in measuring to determine
how it is different for groups with different experiences
, criterion variables - ANSWERSvariables that the researcher is interested in measuring to determine how
it is different for groups with different characteristics
experimental group - ANSWERSthe group that receives the training or treatment
control group - ANSWERScomparison group that does not receive the training or treatment
population - ANSWERSthe group to whom you want to apply your results
sample - ANSWERSthe group that you have chosen from your population from which to collect data
generalizability - ANSWERSthe researcher's ability to generalize the results from the sample to the
population from which it was drawn
transferability - ANSWERScan you transfer the study's results to their own situation
stastically significant - ANSWERSa difference that is too large to attribute to chance
Extraneous (lurking) variables - ANSWERSother variables that can influence the effect of the
independent or predictor variables
community-based participatory research - ANSWERSresearch in which community members are involved
in all phases of the research process, contributing their expertise while sharing ownership and
responsibility over the research
axiology - ANSWERSnature of ethical behavior
ontology - ANSWERSnature of reality
epistemology - ANSWERSnature of knowledge
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