Question 1

A researcher might best search the larger World Wide Web rather than an indexing and abstracting database when he/she is looking for

Accepted Answer

A)  the most current research. 
B)  referenced articles. 
C)  proceedings or abstracts of papers presented at recent conferences. 
D)  the names of researchers, conferences, or of professional organizations with whom she might network to get her paper critiqued or published. 
E) Both c and d. 
A)  the most current research. 
B)  referenced articles. 
C)  proceedings or abstracts of papers presented at recent conferences. 
D)  the names of researchers, conferences, or of professional organizations with whom she might network to get her paper critiqued or published. 
E) Both c and d. E

Question 2

An advantage of searching the Encyclopedia of Ed Stats online rather than searching the paper Digest of Education Statistics is that the online publication

Accepted Answer

A)  includes newer statistics sooner. 
B)  includes a larger number of different statistics and sources. 
C)  includes more ways to search for statistics. 
D)  All of these answers. 
A)  includes newer statistics sooner. 
B)  includes a larger number of different statistics and sources. 
C)  includes more ways to search for statistics. 
D)  All of these answers. D

Question 3

_____ are published less frequently than other book-length reference sources.

Accepted Answer

A)  Encyclopedias 
B)  Handbooks 
C)  Dictionaries 
D)  Both a and 
A)  Encyclopedias 
B)  Handbooks 
C)  Dictionaries 
D)  Both a and A

Question 4

_____ enables one to locate manuscripts and archival materials.

Accepted Answer

A)  World Cat 
B)  Social Science Citation Index 
C)  ERIC 
A)  World Cat 
B)  Social Science Citation Index 
C)  ERIC

Question 5

In writing the related literature section, it is a good policy to

Accepted Answer

A)  discuss the articles in chronological order. 
B)  discuss the studies by topic. 
C)  give complete details (number of subjects, specific instructions to subjects, etc.) for every article. 
D)  include every article you have located. 
A)  discuss the articles in chronological order. 
B)  discuss the studies by topic. 
C)  give complete details (number of subjects, specific instructions to subjects, etc.) for every article. 
D)  include every article you have located.

Question 6

Where could one go to begin locating articles on the education of the mentally retarded written before 1966?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dissertation Abstracts 
B)  Education Abstracts 
C)  Mental Measurements Yearbook 
D)  Review of Educational Research 
A)  Dissertation Abstracts 
B)  Education Abstracts 
C)  Mental Measurements Yearbook 
D)  Review of Educational Research

Question 7

Conference reports and peer-reviewed materials are searchable online in

Accepted Answer

A)  PsycInfo. 
B)  ERIC database. 
C)  Social Sciences Citation Index. 
D)  Tests in Print. 
E)  Google Scholar. 
A)  PsycInfo. 
B)  ERIC database. 
C)  Social Sciences Citation Index. 
D)  Tests in Print. 
E)  Google Scholar.

Question 8

Where is a good place to find high quality online journals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through the Communication of Research SIG 
B)  Through ERIC 
C)  Through PsycINFO 
D)  Through Google 
A)  Through the Communication of Research SIG 
B)  Through ERIC 
C)  Through PsycINFO 
D)  Through Google

Question 9

_____ enables one to locate later works that refer to previous studies of interest.

Accepted Answer

A)  World Cat 
B)  Social Science Citation Index 
C)  ERIC 
A)  World Cat 
B)  Social Science Citation Index 
C)  ERIC

Question 10

To find all materials indexed by a given resource that deals with high school students who are involved with drugs, you would execute the following Boolean search

Accepted Answer

A)  high school students and drug use. 
B)  high school students or drug use. 
C)  high school students, not drug use. 
D)  None of these answers. 
A)  high school students and drug use. 
B)  high school students or drug use. 
C)  high school students, not drug use. 
D)  None of these answers.

Question 11

In which volume of the Social Science Citation Index would one search for significant words in titles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Citation Index 
B)  Corporate Address Index 
C)  Permuterm Subject Index 
D)  Source Index 
E)  None of these answers. 
A)  Citation Index 
B)  Corporate Address Index 
C)  Permuterm Subject Index 
D)  Source Index 
E)  None of these answers.

Question 12

Which of the following is not a purpose of the search for related literature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoiding the unintentional replication of previous projects 
B)  Defining the boundaries of one's field 
C)  Determining whether the project would make a meaningful contribution to the field 
D)  Displaying an exhaustive knowledge of one's field 
E)  Learning which research procedures have been useful to other researchers 
A)  Avoiding the unintentional replication of previous projects 
B)  Defining the boundaries of one's field 
C)  Determining whether the project would make a meaningful contribution to the field 
D)  Displaying an exhaustive knowledge of one's field 
E)  Learning which research procedures have been useful to other researchers

Question 13

To use ERIC to search a particular topic, you need to know

Accepted Answer

A)  a specific article title associated with the topic. 
B)  an author's name associated with the topic. 
C)  keywords associated with the topic. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  a specific article title associated with the topic. 
B)  an author's name associated with the topic. 
C)  keywords associated with the topic. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 14

When doing the literature review, it is best to

Accepted Answer

A)  start with the earliest work to understand the foundation of the hypothesis. 
B)  start with the latest work to incorporate modifications of theory and method. 
C)  start with a representative article and use its references to branch further. 
A)  start with the earliest work to understand the foundation of the hypothesis. 
B)  start with the latest work to incorporate modifications of theory and method. 
C)  start with a representative article and use its references to branch further.

Question 15

Where would one seek information concerning measures of science achievement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encyclopedia of Educational Research 
B)  Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography 
C)  Test Critiques 
D)  Review of Educational Research 
A)  Encyclopedia of Educational Research 
B)  Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography 
C)  Test Critiques 
D)  Review of Educational Research

Question 16

Your friend saves time on the literature review process by: 
1. reading the abstract of an article first to see whether it is relevant.
2. writing out a complete bibliographic reference for each work.
3. making notes on legal pads, grouping similar references together on the same sheet.
4. indicating which notes are direct quotations and which are paraphrases.
You would recommend all of the above except

Accepted Answer

A)  1. 
B)  2. 
C)  3. 
D)  4. 
E)  All are recommended. 
A)  1. 
B)  2. 
C)  3. 
D)  4. 
E)  All are recommended.

Question 17

Where would one find quarterly reviews of research in various subject areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encyclopedia of Educational Research 
B)  Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography 
C)  Test Critiques 
D)  Review of Educational Research 
A)  Encyclopedia of Educational Research 
B)  Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography 
C)  Test Critiques 
D)  Review of Educational Research

Question 18

The best place to look for research articles on a particular topic is

Accepted Answer

A)  World Cat. 
B)  Social Science Citation Index. 
C)  ERIC. 
A)  World Cat. 
B)  Social Science Citation Index. 
C)  ERIC.

Question 19

Mental Measurements Yearbook would be useful to

Accepted Answer

A)  compare purposes of several reading comprehension tests. 
B)  find the administration price for a standardized test. 
C)  select a test for motor functions. 
D)  All of these answers. 
E)  None of these answers. 
A)  compare purposes of several reading comprehension tests. 
B)  find the administration price for a standardized test. 
C)  select a test for motor functions. 
D)  All of these answers. 
E)  None of these answers.

Question 20

An annotation is

Accepted Answer

A)  a full discussion of the results of a study. 
B)  a list of authors and their work up-to-date. 
C)  a list of key terms in an article. 
D)  a short summary of an article. 
A)  a full discussion of the results of a study. 
B)  a list of authors and their work up-to-date. 
C)  a list of key terms in an article. 
D)  a short summary of an article.

A researcher might best search the larger World Wide Web rather than an indexing and abstracting database when he/she is looking for

An advantage of searching the Encyclopedia of Ed Stats online rather than searching the paper Digest of Education Statistics is that the online publication

_____ are published less frequently than other book-length reference sources.

_____ enables one to locate manuscripts and archival materials.

In writing the related literature section, it is a good policy to

Where could one go to begin locating articles on the education of the mentally retarded written before 1966?

Conference reports and peer-reviewed materials are searchable online in

Where is a good place to find high quality online journals?

_____ enables one to locate later works that refer to previous studies of interest.

To find all materials indexed by a given resource that deals with high school students who are involved with drugs, you would execute the following Boolean search

In which volume of the Social Science Citation Index would one search for significant words in titles?

Which of the following is not a purpose of the search for related literature?

To use ERIC to search a particular topic, you need to know

When doing the literature review, it is best to

Where would one seek information concerning measures of science achievement?

Where would one find quarterly reviews of research in various subject areas?

The best place to look for research articles on a particular topic is

Mental Measurements Yearbook would be useful to

An annotation is

The Nature of Scientific Inquiry

The Scientific Approach in Education

he Research Problem

The Hypothesis

Descriptive Statistics

Sampling and Inferential Statistics

Tools of Research

Validity and Reliability

Experimental Research

Experimental Research Design

Ex Post Facto Research

Correlation Research

Survey Research

Defining and Designing Qualitative Research

Types of Qualitative Research

Analyzing and Reporting Qualitative Research

Action Research

Mixed Methods Research

Guidelines for Writing Research Proposals

Interpreting and Reporting Results of Quantitative Research

Filters

Exam 4: Reviewing the Literature

A researcher might best search the larger World Wide Web rather than an indexing and abstracting database when he/she is looking for

An advantage of searching the Encyclopedia of Ed Stats online rather than searching the paper Digest of Education Statistics is that the online publication

_____ are published less frequently than other book-length reference sources.

_____ enables one to locate manuscripts and archival materials.

In writing the related literature section, it is a good policy to

Where could one go to begin locating articles on the education of the mentally retarded written before 1966?

Conference reports and peer-reviewed materials are searchable online in

Where is a good place to find high quality online journals?

_____ enables one to locate later works that refer to previous studies of interest.

To find all materials indexed by a given resource that deals with high school students who are involved with drugs, you would execute the following Boolean search

In which volume of the Social Science Citation Index would one search for significant words in titles?

Which of the following is not a purpose of the search for related literature?

To use ERIC to search a particular topic, you need to know

When doing the literature review, it is best to

Where would one seek information concerning measures of science achievement?

Where would one find quarterly reviews of research in various subject areas?

The best place to look for research articles on a particular topic is

Mental Measurements Yearbook would be useful to

An annotation is

The Nature of Scientific Inquiry

The Scientific Approach in Education

he Research Problem

The Hypothesis

Descriptive Statistics

Sampling and Inferential Statistics

Tools of Research

Validity and Reliability

Experimental Research

Experimental Research Design

Ex Post Facto Research

Correlation Research

Survey Research

Defining and Designing Qualitative Research

Types of Qualitative Research

Analyzing and Reporting Qualitative Research

Action Research

Mixed Methods Research

Guidelines for Writing Research Proposals

Interpreting and Reporting Results of Quantitative Research

Filters