Educational Research Methods

"Research" is a catchword used to get attention.

• True

• False

Educational research has to do with

• proving that educators are scholars

• solving general social problems

• scientific investigating and solving of educational problems

• solving educational problems

Three distinct characteristics of a research of a research include

• selection of problems

• following a specific plan of procedure

• modes of inquiry

• only (a) and (b)above

Which of the following clusters best describes the research process?

• Design.data,collection,findings,analyses,idea,theory.

• Idea,review of literature,design, data collection,analyses,findings.

• measurement,data collection idea,findings,

• Theorist,idea,design,data collection,analyses,findings.

The characteristics Quantitative Research do not include which of the following?

• the measurement of variables

• graphically portrayed information

• descriptions,use of metaphors,comparisons

• none of the above

In using the scientific method to gather information,the researcher begins by

• reviewing the literature on the problem

• defining the problem

• stating the hypothesis

• disclosing the assumptions underlying the problem

Which is not a purpose of basic research?

• the extention of knowledge

• to be less vigorous in terms of design

• a focus on solutions of today's problems

• only (a) and (c)

Which of the following cannot be considered a true research?

• information discovery

• theory

• fact discovery,fact transportation and fact transcription

• only (a) and (c)

_______ is a generalization by which the research attempts to explain phenomena

Research is the systematic __________ of collecting and analyzing information ...........are concerned or interested.