Research and Development Quiz

The basic goal of educational R & D is to...

• discover new knowledge through action research.

• develop research-based products.

• test educational materials.

• improve existing educational products.

The first major step of the R & D cycle involves...

• doing a review of the literature.

• making classroom observations.

• preparing a report on the state of the art.

• All of the above are correct.

In the R&D cycle the general aim of the literature review is...

• focused on product evaluation.

• focused on R & D strategies.

• the same as in basic and applied research.

• narrower than in basic or applied research.

Paying too much attention on the appearance of the product rather than on the effectiveness contributes biggest mistake on conducting R&D.

• True

• False

The most important aspect of planning in the R & D cycle is...

• defining skills.

• determining course sequence.

• feasibility testing.

• stating product objectives.

When initial planning has been completed, the next logical step in the R & D cycle is to...

• do a literature review.

• conduct preliminary field testing.

• construct a preliminary form of the product.

• prepare a report on the state of the art.

Method of teaching is not the product from R&D. The product only limited to some teaching media, textbooks, instructional film and computer software.

• True

• False

In conducting product evaluation, the developer should use field-test sites that...

• have been randomly selected.

• are similar to the sites in which the completed product will be used.

• approximate an experimental laboratory setting in terms of control over extraneous variables.

• provide the most difficult test of the product's effectiveness.

The primary purpose of the main field test in the R & D cycle is to determine whether...

• sampling is accurate.

• observer bias is minimal.

• the criterion measures are valid.

• the product meets its objectives.

Educational research and development (R&D) differs from other approaches to developing instructional programs because it's...

• places heavy emphasis on evaluation as a basis for program revision.

• focuses on maximizing the marketability of the educational program being developed.

• avoids the use of qualitative data to make decisions about program revision.

• does not depend on needs assessment to define instructional goals.