Research, Part 2

Research, Part 2

Multiple Choice

Which option best refines the original research question based on the information in the source shown?

• What is the effect of curfews on family relationships?

• What is the most effective way to put a curfew in place and enforce it?

• What effect do curfews have on violent crime in a community?

• How do curfews affect student performance in school?

​This article focuses on different kinds of classroom rewards. Even if it doesn't talk about money specifically, it probably talks about the most effective and least effective approaches to rewards in the classroom. So this would be a relevant source.

​This title mentions good grades. But it's focused on the effects of good study habits on good grades. So it doesn't have much to do with the question of whether paying for good grades is a good idea.

​This title doesn't mention grades specifically, but it's focused on motivating kids to be successful. That idea is at the center of the research question. Therefore this would probably be a relevant source.

Multiple Choice

Which source would BEST help you answer this question?

• "Why Some Classroom Rewards Work...and Some Don't" -Education QUarterly

• "The Link Between Good Study Habits and Great Grades" -Disctrict News

• "How Money Can Push Kids to Succeed" -Parenting Digest

Multiple Choice

Determine whether this source is relevant or irrelevant to the research questions shown.

Should computers, instead of teachers, be used to grade classroom assignments?

An article by an education expert explaining that using computers for grading would free up teachers to focus on actual teaching

• relevant

• irrelevant

Multiple Choice

Determine whether this source is relevant or irrelevant to the research questions shown.

Should computers, instead of teachers, be used to grade classroom assignments?

An article that states that the average U.S. teacher's salary ranges from about $30,000 to $50,000

• relevant

• irrelevant

Multiple Choice

Determine whether this source is credible.

A website about the benefits of tablets, produced by a company that sells tablets.

• credible

• not credible

Multiple Choice

Determine whether this source is credible.

A recent report about the findings of a government study on how textbooks affect learning compared with tablets.

• credible

• not credible

Multiple Choice

Is this source Primary or Secondary?

A report about sleep problems that interprets several studies from around the world.

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

Is this source Primary or Secondary?

An article by a famous sprinter describing her experiences at the Olympic Games.

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

Is this source Primary or Secondary?

A textbook describing U.S. history from colonial times to the Civil War.

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

Is this source Primary or Secondary?

The recording of an interview with a chief of police about her town's new curfew.

• Primary

• Secondary

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