PRAC2 MODULE1 PRETEST

1. What kind of quantitative research design seeks to describe the current status of an

identified variable or phenomenon?

• correlational research

• descriptive research

• experimental research

• survey research

2. What kind of quantitative research design determines relationship between two

variables: positive or negative; high, moderate, or low relationship?

• survey research

• correlational research

• experimental research

• descriptive research

3. What kind of quantitative research design where subjects are randomly assigned to

experimental treatments rather than identified in naturally occurring groups?

• correlational research

• quasi-experimental research

• true experimental research

• descriptive-survey research

4. What kind of quantitative research design where the researcher does not randomly

assign groups and must use ones that are naturally formed or pre-existing groups?

• correlational research

• descriptive-survey research

• quasi-experimental research

• true experimental research

5. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?

• precision of numbers

• error can be computed

• assumptions in statistical methods

• sample is less prone to sampling bias

6. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?

• survey research

• correlational research

• descriptive research

• experimental research

7. Teacher Mark wants to discover the impact of audio-visual presentations on his

students’ learning abilities. It is an example of a/an

• experiment

• inquiry

• research

• survey

8. Which of the following is an example of a true experimental research?

• The effect of teaching with a cooperative group strategy or a traditional lecture

  approach on students’ achievement.

• The effect of part-time employment on the achievement of high school

  students.

• The effect of preschool attendance on social maturity at the end of the first

  grade.

• The effect of age on lung capacity.

9. Which of the following types of quantitative research requires there to be a control

group and an experimental group?

• quasi-experimental research

• true experimental research

• descriptive-survey research

• correlational research

10. Which type of quantitative research designs or methods can be used in the field of

sociology (the study of society, social institutions, and social relationships?

• experimental designs, surveys, pilot studies and pre/post designs

• observations and listening to pre-recorded video tapes

• one-on-one interviews

• none of the answers are correct