Refer to Exhibit 3-1. Fragmented and unrelated bits of information are most likely to be found in studies from this source.
a. deduction from theory
c. related research
b. personal experience
d. non-educational sources
Ques. 2Refer to Exhibit 3-1. This source enables researchers to identify methodologies used by previous researchers.
a. deduction from theory
c. related research
b. personal experience
d. non-educational sources
Ques. 3Refer to Exhibit 3-1. This source enables researchers to identify gaps in the body of organized knowledge within a field.
a. deduction from theory
c. related research
b. personal experience
d. non-educational sources
Ques. 4Is there a relationship between adolescents' learning style and their academic achievement? This question is
a. a poor question because it is not clearly stated.
b. a good question because the variables can be operationally defined and the relationship between them investigated.
c. a poor question because the variables could not be clearly and operationally defined.
d. a good question because it is concerned with academic achievement.
Ques. 5What are the ways of promoting diversity in secondary schools? This question is
a. a good question for research since it has practical value.
b. a poor question because it is trivial.
c. a typical educational research question.
d. too general and has no clear indication of the direction the research is to take.
Ques. 6Research questions deduced from theories in one's field of specialization
a. are less replicated than research questions stimulated by other sources.
b. have greater potential for making a contribution to the body of organized knowledge.
c. produce universal results applicable to all cultures.
d. lack significance since they could not be used for solving problems peculiar to a particular situation.
Ques. 7In selecting a research problem, which one of the following should
not be taken into account?
a. Is the problem amenable to research?
b. Will the problem make a contribution to the body of organized knowledge?
c. Will the problem lead to new problems for research?
d. Will I prove that what I already know is true?
e. Has the problem already been adequately answered?
Ques. 8The main purpose of the review of published literature is to
a. show that the investigator is knowledgeable.
b. find the answer to the research question that one has formulated.
c. establish the significance of the study by showing that other researchers have been interested in the same topic.
d. link the question with the body of knowledge and take the next logical step.
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