Professor Russel wants to examine the effectiveness of his new reading instruction method
for third graders. He locates two third grade classes in the same school.
He assesses all students' current reading ability at the start of the school year. He then has one classroom utilize his new instruction method while the other classroom uses the traditional method. At the end of the school year, Professor Russell assesses reading ability once again and compares group differences. The design of this study exemplifies which of the following?
a) nonequivalent control group design
b) static group comparison
c) Solomon two group design
d) factorial design
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of ethnographic research?
a) Ethnographers tend to examine the group or phenomenon as a whole, rather than the sum of its parts.
b) Ethnographers often use participant observation.
c) Ethnographers develop a research question prior to initiating their research methods just as empirical researchers do.
d) Ethnography is typically very time-consuming.
How should proposals be put together?
a) with a clip
b) with a fancy cover
c) by binding
d) they should not be put together
Which experimental design involves one experimental group and three control groups?
a) Solomon four-group design
b) pretest posttest control group design
c) posttest only control group design
d) quasi-experimental design
Which section of a manuscript describes the subjects used in a study in the greatest detail?
a) introduction
b) methods
c) results
d) discussion
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