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Evaluating Research Variables

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The research method is a mixed-methods.

The research will seek the development happened to students after the exposure from on-the-job training program as measured by self-awareness and self-esteem. Researcher considered proficiency on English language as variable to study.

What type of variable is "English language proficiency"

a)

Extraneous

b)

Independent

c)

Moderator

d)

Dependent

2.

The research method is True Experimental.


The researcher will investigate on the relationship between students' perception on Outcome Based Education (OBE) and teachers' teaching strategy.

What type of variable is "teachers' teaching strategy"

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

c)

Extraneous

d)

Moderator

3.

The research method is True Experimental


The researcher will study how kinds of water affect the growth rate of an orchid flower. The flower A is placed in a cool temperature and flower B is in a room temperature. Both flowers received the same amount of sunlight.

What type of variable is "the temperature"

a)

Dependent

b)

Moderator

c)

Controlled

d)

Extraneous

4.

The research method is True Experimental


The researcher will study how kinds of water affect the growth rate of an orchid flower. The flower A is placed in a cool temperature and flower B is in a room temperature. Both flowers received the same amount of sunlight.

What type of variable is "amount of sunlight"

a)

Dependent

b)

Moderator

c)

Controlled

d)

Extraneous

5.

The research method is Descriptive.


The researcher will investigate how Social Cognitive Theory (states we learn while we interact with other people) happens to students during group activity. It will focus on students' self-esteem as affected by communication skills.


What type of variable is "students' self-esteem"

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

c)

Confounding

d)

Moderator

6.

It states that variables can either be controlled or manipulated that can affect other variable which will receive its impact by changing it value that will soon be measured.

a)

Exhaustive

b)

Dependence

c)

Mutual Exclusive

d)

Confounding

7.

Variables can have many types of attributes that are intended to be measured. This characteristic of variable suggests that researchers should have a limit with the inclusion of variable's attribute in research.

a)

Exhaustive

b)

Dependence

c)

Mutual Exclusive

d)

Confounding

8.

It guides that variables cannot have two or more value based on one attribute

a)

Exhaustive

b)

Dependence

c)

Mutual Exclusive

d)

Confounding

9.

By applying variable's scale of measurement, what type of variable is "Age" ?

a)

Nominal

b)

Ordinal

c)

Interval

d)

Ratio

10.

By applying variable's scale of measurement, what type of variable is students' statements on the question "How poverty diminish the quality of education" ?

a)

Nominal

b)

Ordinal

c)

Interval

d)

Ratio

11.

By applying variable's scale of measurement, what type of variable is "Academic Performance" as presented


70-74

75-79

80-84

85-89

90-94

95-99 ?

a)

Nominal

b)

Ordinal

c)

Interval

d)

Ratio

12.

By applying variable's scale of measurement, what type of variable is "Academic Performance" as presented?


Needs Improvement

Satisfactory

Very Satisfactory

Outstanding

a)

Nominal

b)

Ordinal

c)

Interval

d)

Ratio

13.

Mae Tim-Koh, a Vietnamese researcher, made use of the levels of students' background on research to measure their efficiency in submitting the research paper. What is the scale of measurement for students' background with value "High, Moderate, Low, None"

a)

Nominal

b)

Ordinal

c)

Interval

d)

Ratio

14.

A temperature of 0 (applicable only in Kelvin but measures -237 in Celsius) is nearly impossible value to a variable. This findings makes temperature to fall under what level of scale?

a)

Nominal

b)

Ordinal

c)

Interval

d)

Ratio

15.

In research, it is believed to be something that pertains to a characteristic of a respondent that is intended to either be controlled or measured or both?

a)

Attribute

b)

Value

c)

Topic

d)

Variable