Question 1

To find all materials indexed by a given resource that deals with deaf education outside of the United States, you would use

Accepted Answer

A)  deaf education and United States. 
B)  deaf education or United States. 
C)  deaf education, not United States. 
D)  None of these answers. 
A)  deaf education and United States. 
B)  deaf education or United States. 
C)  deaf education, not United States. 
D)  None of these answers.

Question 2

Where could one locate overviews of a particular area of research?

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 3

_____ are useful to assist in reading unfamiliar research.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Where could one locate critical reviews of group intelligence tests?

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 5

If the review of related research uncovers a very similar study, the researcher may want to

Accepted Answer

A)  investigate another aspect of the study. 
B)  explore a different area of study. 
C)  replicate the study to determine its accuracy. 
D)  Any of the above. 
A)  investigate another aspect of the study. 
B)  explore a different area of study. 
C)  replicate the study to determine its accuracy. 
D)  Any of the above.

Question 6

While executing a keyword search in an online database, you want to locate articles relating adolescent deviance to prenatal experience and birth trauma.You would use

Accepted Answer

A)  prenatal experience and birth trauma and adolescent deviance. 
B)  prenatal experience and birth trauma or adolescent deviance. 
C)  prenatal experience or birth trauma and adolescent deviance. 
D)  prenatal experience or birth trauma or adolescent deviance. 
A)  prenatal experience and birth trauma and adolescent deviance. 
B)  prenatal experience and birth trauma or adolescent deviance. 
C)  prenatal experience or birth trauma and adolescent deviance. 
D)  prenatal experience or birth trauma or adolescent deviance.

Question 7

To find a summary of research over a 10-year period concerning the attention span of elementary school children, you would look in

Accepted Answer

A)  Dictionary of Education. 
B)  Education Abstracts. 
C)  Encyclopedia of Educational Research. 
D)  Journal of Educational Research. 
E)  Review of Educational Research. 
A)  Dictionary of Education. 
B)  Education Abstracts. 
C)  Encyclopedia of Educational Research. 
D)  Journal of Educational Research. 
E)  Review of Educational Research.

Question 8

Which of the following searchable databases ensures that you will find full text articles?

Accepted Answer

A)  PsycArticles 
B)  PsycINFO 
C)  ERIC 
D)  Infotrac 
A)  PsycArticles 
B)  PsycINFO 
C)  ERIC 
D)  Infotrac

Question 9

To find key words to use as search descriptors, you may want to use

Accepted Answer

A)  Dictionary of Education. 
B)  Encyclopedia of Educational Research. 
C)  ERIC Thesaurus. 
D)  World Cat. 
A)  Dictionary of Education. 
B)  Encyclopedia of Educational Research. 
C)  ERIC Thesaurus. 
D)  World Cat.

Question 10

A major difference between online search engines and periodical indexes, such as ERIC is

Accepted Answer

A)  a list of "hits" appears for a search. 
B)  a "controlled vocabulary" is used. 
C)  subject descriptors are searched. 
D)  Both b and C 
A)  a list of "hits" appears for a search. 
B)  a "controlled vocabulary" is used. 
C)  subject descriptors are searched. 
D)  Both b and C

Question 11

Established tests and measurements are indexed 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 12

Inconsistencies found in the literature review might be due to the use of different

Accepted Answer

A)  analysis procedures. 
B)  methodologies. 
C)  problem-solving approaches. 
D)  operational definitions of variables. 
E)  All of these answers. 
A)  analysis procedures. 
B)  methodologies. 
C)  problem-solving approaches. 
D)  operational definitions of variables. 
E)  All of these answers.

Question 13

Where would you find a good overview on a variety of educational topics?

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 14

Disadvantages of searching the entire World Wide Web for research purposes include

Accepted Answer

A)  Web sites disappearing; addresses or servers changing. 
B)  It is difficult to find the full text of any given piece of research. 
C)  Search engines do not use a controlled vocabulary to search the web for information. 
D)  All of these answers. 
A)  Web sites disappearing; addresses or servers changing. 
B)  It is difficult to find the full text of any given piece of research. 
C)  Search engines do not use a controlled vocabulary to search the web for information. 
D)  All of these answers.

Question 15

A source for annotated bibliographies on selected topics is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

If one were looking for the most current statistics on student composition and expenditures of states on schools, one would first look in

Accepted Answer

A)  The Digest of Education Statistics. 
B)  Online Encyclopedia of Ed Stats. 
C)  http://nces.ed.gov. 
D)  All of these answers. 
A)  The Digest of Education Statistics. 
B)  Online Encyclopedia of Ed Stats. 
C)  http://nces.ed.gov. 
D)  All of these answers.

Question 17

_____ are designed to give very thorough bibliographies on broad topics.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

What part of the Social Science Citation Index enables one to locate articles with specific pairs of words in the title?

Accepted Answer

A)  Citation Index 
B)  Corporate Address Index 
C)  Listing Index 
D)  Permuterm Subject Index 
E)  Source Index 
A)  Citation Index 
B)  Corporate Address Index 
C)  Listing Index 
D)  Permuterm Subject Index 
E)  Source Index

Question 19

The best source for finding shifts in thought in a field when subsequent issues are examined is

Accepted Answer

A)  encyclopedias. 
B)  handbooks. 
C)  dictionaries. 
D)  Both a and 
A)  encyclopedias. 
B)  handbooks. 
C)  dictionaries. 
D)  Both a and

Question 20

Indexes and abstract chapters in professional books, and the books themselves.

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

Exam 4: Reviewing the Literature

To find all materials indexed by a given resource that deals with deaf education outside of the United States, you would use

Where could one locate overviews of a particular area of research?

_____ are useful to assist in reading unfamiliar research.

Where could one locate critical reviews of group intelligence tests?

If the review of related research uncovers a very similar study, the researcher may want to

While executing a keyword search in an online database, you want to locate articles relating adolescent deviance to prenatal experience and birth trauma.You would use

To find a summary of research over a 10-year period concerning the attention span of elementary school children, you would look in

Which of the following searchable databases ensures that you will find full text articles?

To find key words to use as search descriptors, you may want to use

A major difference between online search engines and periodical indexes, such as ERIC is

Established tests and measurements are indexed in

Inconsistencies found in the literature review might be due to the use of different

Where would you find a good overview on a variety of educational topics?

Disadvantages of searching the entire World Wide Web for research purposes include

A source for annotated bibliographies on selected topics is

If one were looking for the most current statistics on student composition and expenditures of states on schools, one would first look in

_____ are designed to give very thorough bibliographies on broad topics.

What part of the Social Science Citation Index enables one to locate articles with specific pairs of words in the title?

The best source for finding shifts in thought in a field when subsequent issues are examined is

Indexes and abstract chapters in professional books, and the books themselves.

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

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