Refer to Exhibit 5-6. Methods A and B are equally effective in teaching English composition.
a.
directional research
c.
null.
b.
nondirectional research
Ques. 2Refer to Exhibit 5-6. There is no relationship between intelligence and ordinal position of birth among siblings.
a.
directional research
c.
null.
b.
nondirectional research
Ques. 3Refer to Exhibit 5-6. Elementary school children who read above grade level will have more positive attitudes toward school than those who read at or below grade level.
a.
directional research
c.
null.
b.
nondirectional research
Ques. 4Refer to Exhibit 5-6. There is no difference in the attitudes toward school of children who read above grade level and those who read below grade level.
a.
directional research
c.
null.
b.
nondirectional research
Ques. 5Refer to Exhibit 5-6. There is a relationship between students' use of word processing and the quality of their written compositions.
a.
directional research
c.
null.
b.
nondirectional research
Ques. 6Elementary school children who study programming will score higher on a reasoning test than similar children who do not study programming. This statement is an example of
a. a directional research hypothesis.
c. a null hypothesis.
b. a nondirectional research hypothesis.
d. none of these is true.
Ques. 7Refer to Exhibit 5-5. Children from homes of a high socioeconomic status will make more positive evaluations of a variety of school-related concepts than will children from homes of low socioeconomic status.
a. inadequate, less than two variables
c. inadequate, not testable
b. inadequate, no statement of relationship
d. adequate hypothesis
Ques. 8Refer to Exhibit 5-5. Pupils will differ from one another in reading achievement and arithmetic achievement.
a. inadequate, less than two variables
c. inadequate, not testable
b. inadequate, no statement of relationship
d. adequate hypothesis