List the six components of a quantitative research proposal and explain what topics are covered in each.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 2Each of the following might be investigated through action research targeted to student learning except
a. ways to organize the classroom environment.
b. developing students' capacities for reflection.
c. understanding the teacher's beliefs about learning.
d. understanding how students interact in small group instruction.
Ques. 3Which category is typically applicable to action research problems?
a. student learning
b. instructional strategies
c. curriculum
d. professional development
e. All of these are true.
Ques. 4Describe the commonalities and differences between a quantitative and a qualitative research proposal.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 5In the reflection stages of action research, the practitioner
a. identifies an area of focus.
b. analyzes the data. c.
reviews what is already known.
d. a and b
e. a and c
Ques. 6Action research
a. assumes one can control for all relevant variables that could influence the study.
b. assumes that no one can control for all relevant variables that could influence a study.
c. assumes that good researchers should attempt to control all relevant variables in a study.
d. assumes that at least key variables should be controlled in a rigorous study.
Ques. 7Which will you typically
not find in an action research approach?
a. reliance on teacher-developed instruments
b. presentation of data from an emic perspective
c. the use of experimental designs
d. analysis focusing on practical significance
Ques. 8In reviewing the literature in an action research project, the researcher
a. conducts only a cursory review.
b. relies on secondary sources.
c. considers authoritative judgments of individuals.
d. All of these are true.
Ques. 9Refer to Exhibit 20-3. The mean reading readiness score of the 40 first graders in the study.
Exhibit 20-3: Choose the appropriate label to apply to the information provided below.
a. Population c. Sample
b. Parameter d. Statistic
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