Exam 4: How to Review the Literature and Develop Research Questions

The research question for a qualitative study should list the variables under investigation.

Conduct a literature search.

Which of the following topics cannot be resolved through research?

Dr. Skeptic was interested in the following questions. --Is abortion ethical? --Is there an afterlife? --What is the meaning of life? The common element in all three of these questions is that they:

The grant agency decided that the research proposal that was submitted was one that could be completed within a reasonable amount of time, use the skills the researcher had, and would not cost too much money. The study was judged to be feasible.

Joseph's research question was "the ways in which students are referred for special education services". His study is probably a:

Which of the following is focused specifically on educational research?

Hillary has said that she is interested in the impact of poor phonics instruction on students' reading. In this case "poor phonics instruction" is:

In a "grounded theory," study:

If your literature review indicates that the problem you had in mind has already been conducted, you must change to a different problem.

Dr. Schwartz stated that the purpose of his study was to explore the process by which students learned to interact with people from another culture. This purpose statement would most likely come from a:

Why is the statement "What are the effects of extracurricular activities on cognitive development of school age children" not a particularly good statement of a quantitative research question?

In a quantitative study, hypotheses represent:

The study's intent or objective is contained in the:

Holly's research questions are: "Are there different rates of autism in school children from different racial and ethnic groups?" "What is the process of referral for special education services for students with disabilities?" It appears that Holly is conducting a:

Gwen's literature review provided ideas about procedure, design, data collection instruments, and methodological problems in addition to helping her form her research questions. Based on this information, it appears that Gwen's study is a:

A good qualitative Statement of Purpose:

When conducting his literature review, Yusef found a study that summarized the findings of many qualitative studies that were similar to his. What he found was a:

The research question for a quantitative study asks about:

Generally, in a qualitative study, hypotheses: