WGU-Research Foundations (C224): Pre-assmnt 58 Questions & Answers(RATED A(COMPLETE FULL SOLUTION PACK!!!)EXAM BUNDLE

Epistemology is known as... - ANSWER ...the "theory of knowledge and its justification." Empiricism is... - ANSWER ...the idea that all knowledge comes from experience. The declaration "I know the car is blue because I saw it" is an example of... an empirical statement:a statement based on...

Importance of educational research - ANSWER "Education research is a field of inquiry aimed at advancing knowledge of education and learning processes and development of the tools and methods necessary to support this endeavor. Education researchers aim to describe, understand, and explain how lear...

______________ research type is best utilized at solving pressing local issues within educational communities. - ANSWER Action Applied research (e.g. action research) seeks to answer questions in a ________ setting. - ANSWER real-world setting Consumers of research can evaluate the strength of...

What is the purpose of evidence in research? - ANSWER Support theories 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? - ANSWER Action *What is the name of the pro...

Data collected in qualitative research are analyzed and interpreted and then written using a __________ report style that is less formal and includes contextual description and direct quotations. - ANSWER Narrative Consumers of research can evaluate the strength of a study's evidence by using......

research literature - ANSWER is the set of published research studies on a particular topic various studies with the same result = CONFIDENCE **Don't trust a single research study as the final word on a topic!** AERA - ANSWER American Educational Research Association - largest and most pre...

Which method of research allows qualitative studies' explanations to develop throughout the process? - ANSWER Exploratory (bottom-up) Qualitative researchers try to understand multiple layers of reality in research settings. Which of the following is not an example of one of these layers? - ANSW...

research literature - ANSWER is the set of published research studies on a particular topic AERA - ANSWER American Educational Research Association - largest and most prestigious research association in the field of education abstract - ANSWER a brief summary of what is included in the article...

Importance of educational research - ANSWER develop critical thinking, evaluate elements of studies to reduce bias, ask questions regarding evidence Major Divisions of the AERA - ANSWER A. admin, organization, and leadership B. curricular studies C. Learning and instruction D. measurement and ...

In a __________ study there is typically a specific way of analyzing each type of data, whereas in a __________ study there are often multiple "right" ways of analyzing the data. - ANSWER quantitative, qualitative The concept of ethical judgments being dependent on costs and benefits of researc...

naturalistic inquiry - ANSWER when researchers study real-world situations as they unfold naturally in a non-manipulative and non-controlling way holistic dimensions of community - ANSWER the subgroups in a group, how they think, how they interact, what kinds of agreements or norms are presen ...

Through the combination of more than one research method in a single study, researchers can ensure that what occurs? - ANSWER They will avoid making a mistake. A study uses qualitative observation methods, followed by quantitative data analysis methods. This is an example of what kind of study co...

In which part of a research proposal should the nature of the study's fit within the existing literature be included? - ANSWER introduction Which of the following would typically be described within the

Observation and questionnaires are both examples of __________ methods. - ANSWER data collection __________ a data collection method that examines how a cluster of research participants thinks and feels about a topic. - ANSWER Focus groups are If a researcher conducts an observation of study p...

A study uses qualitative observation methods, followed by quantitative data analysis methods. This is an example of what kind of study conduct? - ANSWER Sequential By combining two or more research methods in a research study, researchers can make it less likely that what will happen? - ANSWER Th...

A teacher leading a lesson of guidelines for determining a person's height is instructing their class on measurement __________? - ANSWER reliability If a track coach measures just the order of finish of people in a 5 km jogging race, __________ scale would be the best choice to use. - ANSWER or...