Exam 2: The Scientific Approach in Education

Exhibit 2-4: Choose the research methodology that would be most appropriate for investigating each of the following research questions. -Refer to Exhibit 2-4.How do graduating seniors from Central State University assess the quality of their undergraduate education?

Exhibit 2-2: Examine the following list of research titles, then determine whether the italicized part of each title is an independent variable, a dependent variable, or a variable but impossible to determine whether independent or dependent. -Refer to Exhibit 2-2.The effect of computer-assisted instruction on the reading achievement of elementary school students.

An investigator can reasonably conclude that changes in one variable produced changes in a second variable only with the ____ research method.

Exhibit 2-1: Based on the title of the following research studies, classify each according to the research method employed in the study. -Refer to Exhibit 2-1.Effect of questioning techniques on student's learning.

A researcher who wants to investigate the claim that drinking moderate amounts of red wine will promote a healthy heart would most likely use the ____ method.

Exhibit 2-7: Choose the research methodology that would be most appropriate to investigate each of the following questions. -Refer to Exhibit 2-7.What effect does the gender of a counselor have on how he or she is received by counselees?

Exhibit 2-3: In a study designed to investigate the effect of self-recitation on recall, an investigator asked two groups of 10-year-olds to memorize a number of statements.The subjects of Group I were told to read the statements repeatedly.The subjects of Group II were told to read the statements repeatedly and also to spend some of their time to test their recall by self-recitation.Later, both groups were given a test of memory for the statements.Statistical analysis of the scores showed that the subjects of Group II obtained significantly higher scores than those of Group I. -Refer to Exhibit 2-3.This study presents an example of

Exhibit 2-5: Indicate whether the following characteristics are most typical of qualitative research or quantitative research. -Refer to Exhibit 2-5.Emphasizes the context of the inquiry.

Which of the following illustrates an operational definition?

Exhibit 2-5: Indicate whether the following characteristics are most typical of qualitative research or quantitative research. -Refer to Exhibit 2-5.Emphasizes hypothesis-testing.

Exhibit 2-6: A researcher carried out an experiment with her freshman psychology students to answer the question: "Does college students' rate of learning a series of cognitive tasks differ in regard to gender and type of motivation (intrinsic or extrinsic)?" -Refer to Exhibit 2-6.What is the manipulated independent variable?

Exhibit 2-3: In a study designed to investigate the effect of self-recitation on recall, an investigator asked two groups of 10-year-olds to memorize a number of statements.The subjects of Group I were told to read the statements repeatedly.The subjects of Group II were told to read the statements repeatedly and also to spend some of their time to test their recall by self-recitation.Later, both groups were given a test of memory for the statements.Statistical analysis of the scores showed that the subjects of Group II obtained significantly higher scores than those of Group I. -Refer to Exhibit 2-3.The memory test scores in this study were

Exhibit 2-2: Examine the following list of research titles, then determine whether the italicized part of each title is an independent variable, a dependent variable, or a variable but impossible to determine whether independent or dependent. -Refer to Exhibit 2-2.The effect of the use of instructional technology on college algebra achievement.

Exhibit 2-2: Examine the following list of research titles, then determine whether the italicized part of each title is an independent variable, a dependent variable, or a variable but impossible to determine whether independent or dependent. -Refer to Exhibit 2-2.The influence of advance organizers on learning the subsequently presented materials.

A teacher designed a study to investigate the effect of using computer exercises to teach second grade math concepts.This research could be described as

The main difference between a true- and a quasi-experiment is whether the independent variable can be

Exhibit 2-2: Examine the following list of research titles, then determine whether the italicized part of each title is an independent variable, a dependent variable, or a variable but impossible to determine whether independent or dependent. -Refer to Exhibit 2-2.The relationship between study methods and academic performance.

Exhibit 2-8: Choose the research methodology that would be most appropriate to investigate each of the following questions. -Refer to Exhibit 2-8.How do autistic children use facilitated communication in their daily lives?

Study A investigated the effect of intelligence on the speed of completion of a problem-solving task.Study B investigated the effect of an early stimulating environment on the intelligence of children.The variable intelligence is the

Which one of the following terms is not a construct?