Transcript Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis

Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis
& Application:
By
mutindi ndunda, Ph.D EDFS 635
Personal Introductions
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Name
Program
Where you teach
The importance of this course to you
Your expectations
Syllabus
Introduction to Educational
Research
Objectives (see page 3). After reading chapter 1, you should
able to:
1. List and briefly describe the major steps involved in
conducting a research study.
2.Given a published article, identify and state:
(a) the problem,
(b) the procedures,
(c) the method of
analysis, and
(d) the major conclusion.
Introduction-Objectives
3.Briefly define and state the major characteristics of the
following six types of research: historical, qualitative,
descriptive, correlational, casual-comparative, and
experimental.
4.For each of these six types of research, briefly describe
these possible research studies.
Example:
Experimental--A study to determine the effect of peer tutoring
on the computational skill of third graders.
Multiple Choice Questions
1.Basic research centers on:
(a) developing statistics
(b) developing theory
(c) application of theory
(d) classroom interaction
2. Which of the following types of research would require
the most ethical considerations?
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Descriptive research
Correlational research
Historical research
Experimental research
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Basically, the scientific method involves:
recognition of the problem.
formulation of the hypothesis.
collecting and analyzing data.
all of the above.
4. Research used by industry to research
products is called:
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action research.
research and development.
product initiation research.
basic research.
5.Which research approach primarily involves the analysis
of contextual data?
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Qualitative
Quantitative
Numerical
Statistical
6. Qualitative research is often
referred to in education as:
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meaningful research.
ethnographic research.
fast research.
numerical research.
7. A study that seeks to compare the effect of the whole
language reading approach on high and low readingachievers
is called:
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historical.
correlational.
experimental.
causal-comparative.
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Studies that seek to determine if a relationship exists
between two variables are called
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descriptive.
quantitative.
causal-comparative.
correlational.
9. A study of women in higher
education is called:
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historical.
correlational.
qualitative.
descriptive.
10. The major difference between educational research and
other research is:
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the use of statistics.
that more people are studied.
the nature of the phenomena studied.
the theory used.
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Qualitative research tends to:
1. use statistical analysis.
2. be based on the null hypothesis.
3. have an hypothesis emerge as study
progresses.
4. none of the above
12. A qualitative approach that attempts to answer in detail
the characteristics of a particular entity, phenomenon, or
person is:
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ethnography.
grounded theory.
phenomenology.
a case study.
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Survey research is usually referred to as
experimental research.
descriptive research.
causal-comparative research.
qualitative research.
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Most educational research is:
applied.
theory based.
qualitative.
statistical.
15. The treatment or “causal” factor is referred to as the
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dependent variable.
ethnographic effect.
independent variable.
relationship coefficient.
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