Learning Theory and Research Quiz

Without theories, people could view research findings as disorganized collections of data, because researchers and practitioners would have no overarching .......……………. to which the data could be linked. 

• bridge

• roadmap

• framework

• ladder

“If we praise students when they make progress in learning, they should display higher self-confidence and achievement than students who are not praised for their progress” is an example of:

• theory

• hypothesis

• correlational research

• experimental research

When researchers explore areas where there is little theory to guide them, they formulate research objectives or research …………….. to be answered.

• questions

• methods

• findings

• framework

Why do researchers need to specify research conditions as precisely as possible with a view to theory development?

• 1. Because it makes it clearer for everybody to understand the problem setting   

• 1. Because research forms the basis for theory development and has important implications for teaching

• 1. Because they need to follow a set of steps in order to do proper research

• 1. Because without research conditions they will not be able to explain a phenomenon

When is qualitative research especially useful?

•  to study overall distributions

• to confirm a causal linkage 

• to interpret numerical data

•  to study meanings in depth

Which of the following is NOT a potential limitation of qualitative research?

• impracticality

• time consuming  

• high degree of generalization

• not representative

Which of the following is a method used in qualitative research? 

• numbers

• observations

• measurements

• calculations

What are some factors to consider before choosing laboratory or field research?

• the purpose of the research

• availability of participants

• costs

• all of the above

 If we choose the laboratory, we gain … but lose some … compared to field research, and vice versa (control, generalizability)

• control, generalizability

• generalizability, time

•  control, practicality

• generalizability, observations

if two variables are totally independent, then the correlation between them is

• zero

• 1

• -1

• none of the above