Introduction to RM and Statistics in Education-PART-I

1.Which measurement scale allows the researcher to use the most advanced mathematical operations?

• A. Nominal

• B.Ordinal

• C. Interval

• D.Ratio

2.If a track coach measures just the order of finish of people in a 5-K jogging race, what scale would be used?

• A. Nominal

• B.Ordinal

• C. Interval

• D.Ratio

3.Which of the following is a type of reliability?

• A. Test-retest

• B.Internal consistency

• C.Content

• D.Both A and B

4.A type of summated rating scale is

• A.an interview protocol

• B.event sampling

• C. Likert scales

• D. rankings

5.A ___________ is a self-report data-collection instrument that each research participant completes in a research study.

• A.survey

• B.questionnaire

• C. structured interview

• D. projective test

6.Which of the following can be a source of research ideas?

• A. Everyday life

• B. Practical issues

• C.Past research

• D. A, B, and C

7.A qualitative research question

• A.is followed by a research hypothesis.

• B.is generally an open-ended question.

• C.typically asks a question about some process or phenomenon to be explored.

• D. both A and B are correct.

8.The purpose statement in a qualitative study should

• A.convey a sense of an emerging design.

• B.state a central idea that you want to describe or understand.

• C.state the unit of analysis and/or research site.

• D.all of the above.

9.There is no relationship between higher motivation level and higher efficiency is an example of which type hypothesis?

• a) Alternative

• b) Null

• c) Correlational

• d) Research

10.A list of questions which is handed over to the respondent, who reads the questions and records the

himself is known as the

• a) Interview schedule

• b) Questionnaire

• c) Observation

• d) All of the above