Midterm. ER

Which research question is more open- ended ?

• Is there any relationship between students' Ipads use and their English learning strategies?

• What are student' attitudes toward the application of Ipads during their English learning ?

• What is the direction of the difference between student'acedemic performance between two groups ?

• How do students feel about the application of Ipads during their English learning ?

What term does the sentence follow refer to ?

“Regardless of the type of research being conducted, educational researchers must ensure that the participants in their studies are protected, in a variety of ways”

• Ethics research

• Validity

• Reliability

• Practicality

Once the research topic or problem has been clearly identified. what should be the next step in the research process?

• State research questions

• Analyze the data

• Implement the collecting data

• State findings and conclusions

 ………..should be focused

• Qualitative research questions

• Thesis statement

• Independent variables

• Quantitative research questions

….is formally provided as a statement, or a longer form, that participants sign before they participate in the research.

• research report

• research proposal

• informed consent

• research plan

what term does this statement refer to?  “ You may choose withdraw from the study any time without penalty”

• Honest with colleagues

• Voluntary participation

• Right to privacy

• Protection from harm

Expedited review is required when…

• Participants are not exposed to any noticeable risks

• Participants are put at substantial risks

• Data are not collected from human participants

• Data are collected from human participants

.…are guiding questions that serve as the focus of the study.

• variables

• hypotheses

• scientific methods

• research questions

What is NOT usually included in the accurate disclosure?

• General topic

• Research proposal

• Nature of participation

• Unusual tasks

 why is this research question not appropriate?

“How will the use of mobile phone help EFL students improve their English learning?”

• . It is too broad

• . It is too narrow

• It assumes an answer even before data have been collected

• It is unanswerable