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WorksheetsCBRC YellowBook 3.0 / ProfEd / Research
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 38mins
Which of the following is the first step in starting the research process?
Survey of the related literature
Identification of problem
Which of the following variables can be expressed in quantitative terms?
Aptitude
Professional Attitude
A research paper is brief report of research based on
Primary Data only
Both Primary and Secondary Data
A member of the population is called a/an _________.
Element
Sample
Which types of statistics is involved in hypothesis testing?
Inferential Statistics
Descriptive Statistics
Which of the following is non-probability sampling?
Snowball
Random
What is a research design?
A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory.
A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data.
If a study is "reliable," this means that:
The measures devised for concepts are stable on different occasions
The findings can be generalized to other social phenomena
Presenting the ideas or work of others as your own without consent
Plagiarism
Fabrication
"Internal validity" refers to:
Whether or not there is really a causal relationship between two variables
How accurately the measurements represent underlying concepts
The term "external validity" is concerned with:
The question of whether the result of a study can be generalized beyond the specific research context
Whether the research question is judged to be a good research question by those outside the study
Which sampling technique involves dividing the population into different strata and then taking samples from each different stratum?
Stratified sampling
Purposive sampling
Source of Data collected and compiled by others is called:
Primary
Secondary
When a hypothesis is stated negatively it is called _________.
Relational Hypothesis
Null Hypothesis
What is a cross-sectional design?
The collection of data from more than one case at one moment in time
Research into one particular section of society, e.g. the middle classess
Which of the following is true of a case study?
It is always reliable and dependable
It applies specifically to a population
What does the term "longitudinal design" mean?
A study completed far away from where the researcher lives
A study completed over a distinct period of time to map change in social phenomena
Cross cultural studies are an example of:
Comparative design
Case study design
What did Marx (1997) mean when he suggested that "intellectual puzzles and contradictions" can be possible source of research questions?
The researcher may feel there is a contradiction in the literature, presenting a "puzzle" to be solved
Unless you can find a logical contradiction, you have no basis for conducting research
Facts, figures and other relevant materials serving as bases for a study is called
Sample
Data
Research conducted in classroom atmosphere is called ______.
Field Study
Laboratory Research
Which of the following is a criterions for a good research question?
Questions should sound contemporary
Questions should connected with established theory and research
Which of the following should be included in a research proposal?
Your academic status and experience
Your choice of research methods and reasons for choosing them
What is the importance of conducting a review of related literature?
To help in your general studying
To find out what is already known about your area of interest
Which of the following should you think about when preparing your research?
The ethical issues that might arise
The plagiarized sources that will be used
Why is it helpful to keep a research diary or logbook while you are conducting your project?
To give you something to do in the early stages of your research when nothing is happening
To keep record of what you did and what happened throughout the research process
What kind of research is appropriate to determine the effectiveness of instruction in Mathematics in a grades three, four, five and grade six classes?
Longitudinal
Cross sectional
Which of the following are sampling considerations?
What kind of sampling strategy will you employ?
How to skip sampling
In doing a research, which is needed to be more valid?
Hypothesis
Factual evidences
Basing conclusions without any bias and value judgment is ________.
objectivity
factual
A research conducted to find solution for an immediate problem
Fundamental Research
Action Research
Which of the following is an example of primary data?
Newspaper
Census Report
Converting a questions into a researchable problem is called ________.
Problem Solving
Problem Formulation
An example of probability sampling is:
Quota Sampling
Lottery Method
The original source from which the researcher collects information is called
Primary Source
Secondary Source
The "Sociogram" technique is used to study _________.
Vocational Interest
Human Relations
What is the purpose of informed consent?
To make sure that participants know exactly what to expect from the research and to communicate their right to withdraw at any stage
To ensure that participants have limited knowledge about the time commitment involved in their participation
In an experiment research, the control group is:
The one that is not manipulated and in which any changes are observed
The one that is manipulated in order to observe any effects on the other
Which of the following is not a type of non-probability sampling>
Convenience sampling
Stratified random-sampling
Teacher Rey believes that everything that happens in this world has a cause or a reason. What scientific attitude is seen in his actions?
Curiosity
Firm set of beliefs
Which of the following statements is true about research data?
Research data can be quantitative but never qualitative
Research data can be both quantitative and qualitative
A mediator variable is:
Another name for the dependent variable
Responsible for the relationship between two other variables
In research, confidence intervals are usually set at what figure?
5%
95%
A Type 1 error in hypothesis testing is committed if the researcher ___________.
Rejects a null hypothesis which is actually true
Accepts a null hypothesis which is actually false
Random sampling is helpful as it is _____________.
Less accurate
Free from personal biases
What does the longitudinal research approach actually deal with?
Horizontal research
Long-term research
The method that consist of the collection of data through observation and experimentation, formulation and testing of hypothesis.
Scientific method
Empirical method
Random selection of participants ensures that __________.
I and III
I and II
When a citation includes more than ________ authors, only the surname of the first author is cited followed by et al?
3
4
When referencing other works you have cited within the text of your report, you should __________.
State the first and last name of the author
Use the author, date citation method
