Refer to Exhibit 3-5. What is the population?
a. Children
b. Reading comprehension scores
c. Reciprocal teaching method
d. Sixth graders
e. Two of the above
Ques. 2The statement of the problem may be complete with only one variable when one is conducting
a. ex post facto research.
b. correlational research.
c. studies that investigate cause-and-effect relationship.
d. studies that investigate the status quo.
Ques. 3An assistant superintendent in charge of public relations wants to make a content analysis of the two local newspapers to determine the adequacy of their coverage of school news. This proposed research problem does
not meet the criterion that the problem should
a. be one that is researchable.
b. be suitable for the particular researcher.
c. be one for which the data necessary to answer the question are available.
d. not be too broad or general.
e. lead to new problems and further research.
Ques. 4Students who enrolled in an introductory research course often find the task of selecting a research problem difficult because
a. one must select a problem when one's knowledge of the research process is limited.
b. there is not a foundation of previous research in education upon which to build.
c. experience and knowledge in one's area seem to have little relationship to the conduct of research in that area. there is a paucity of researchable problems for beginning researchers in education.
Ques. 5Refer to Exhibit 3-4. A remedial reading teacher wants to identify measures that have a correlation with reading improvement among poor readers.
a. The solution of the problem will make a contribution to the body of organized knowledge in education.
b. The problem must be one that is researchable.
c. The problem should be one that will lead to new problems.
d. The problem must be suitable for the particular researcher.
e. none of these criteria is violated
Ques. 6Refer to Exhibit 3-4. The superintendent of Spencer schools plans a survey of taxpayers' attitudes toward the construction of a new elementary school.
a. The solution of the problem will make a contribution to the body of organized knowledge in education.
b. The problem must be one that is researchable.
c. The problem should be one that will lead to new problems.
d. The problem must be suitable for the particular researcher.
e. none of these criteria is violated
Ques. 7Refer to Exhibit 3-4. A first grade teacher wants to do a study involving prediction of postnatal development from fetal activity.
a. The solution of the problem will make a contribution to the body of organized knowledge in education.
b. The problem must be one that is researchable.
c. The problem should be one that will lead to new problems.
d. The problem must be suitable for the particular researcher.
e. none of these criteria is violated
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