sta630 quiz 1 3 November 2009

Ms. Roshi has been coordinating the Annual Festival at her
school for the last several years. She wants to be sure the students and
parents enjoy the festival again this year. On which source is she LEAST likely
to rely when making decisions about what to do?





Tradition


Personal
experience


Research


Expert
opinion








Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good
research topic?





It is
ethical.


It can be
investigated through the collection and analysis of data.


It focuses
on a philosophical or ethical issue.


It is
theoretically or practically significant.








If a researcher is studying the effect of using laptops in
his classroom to ascertain their merit and worth, he is likely conducting which
type of research?





Basic


Applied


Evaluation


Experimental






To say that a theory is falsifiable is to say that;





It is based
on results that are not replicable.


Investigators
have replaced it with a simpler or more accurate theory.


We can
imagine results that would contradict it.


It is so
vague that it fits any and all possible results.












































Ms. Tania is thinking about changing her instructional
approach to a more mastery-learning orientation. She is interested in knowing
more about this topic as well as its effectiveness when working with elementary
school students. On which source should she rely for such information?





Tradition


Research


Intuition


Personal experience





Which of the following is not a feature of theoretical
framework?





Making an
inventory of variables


Specify the
direction of relationship


Presenting
findings


Making an
inventory of propositions








If a researcher was studying the use of various
instructional approaches to the "multiple intelligences" of his
students, he is likely to be conducting which type of research?





Basic


Applied


Evaluation


Grounded
theory





What type of process research is?





A process
to discover the truth


A process
to invent the machines


A process
to make new medicines


A process
to create theories








The organization of concepts in sequence from the most
concrete and individual to the most general indicates is:





One that
bears no relation to the underlying concept.


An
abstract, theoretical definition of a concept.


The degree
of abstraction


An
operational definition





Under which of the following research method is not
applicable?





Health care


Business


Government
offices


Imaginary
worlds