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EDUC 118 Exam Questions with Verified Answers Which of the following is the main focus of constructivism? a. participant's views of a situation b. determining proper research methods c. finding the truth d. cause and effect a. participant's views of a situation 2. Which of the following ...

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Which of the following is the main focus of constructivism?
a. participant's views of a situation
b. determining proper research methods
c. finding the truth
d. cause and effect
a. participant's views of a situation


2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of post-positivist research?
a. reductionism
b. a set of logically related steps
c. belief in multiple perspectives
d. focus on objective meanings
a. reductionism


3. Which of the following represents a quantitative research design?
a. narrative research
b. survey research
c. ethnography
d. phenomenological research
b. survey research


4. Exploratory sequential mixed methods uses broad quantitative data in the initial phase to then
explore the views of the participants in the second phase.
a. True
b. False
b. False


5. Which type of literature varies the most in quality and should be lower in priority?
a. conference papers
b. research monographs
c. encyclopedias
d. dissertations
d. dissertations


Conference papers and proceedings are not appropriate sources of literature for a literature review.
a. True
b. False
b. False


When abstracting a study, you should identify the methodological and technical strengths and
weaknesses.
a. True
b. False
a. True


Definition of terms appear in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods proposals to ensure the
researcher's precision of meaning.

, a. True
b. False
a. True


What is an alternate name for an independent variable?
a. criterion variable
b. treatment variable
c. moderating variable
d. control variable
b. treatment variable


Identify the independent variable in a quantitative study studying the effects of a GRE preparation
course on GRE scores for Black and Latino male and female students.
a. race/ethnicity
b. GRE score
c. GRE preparation course
d. sex/gender
c. GRE preparation course


Identify the dependent variable in a quantitative study studying the effects of a GRE preparation
course on GRE scores for Black and Latino male and female students.
a. race/ethnicity
b. GRE score
c. GRE preparation course
d. sex/gender
b. GRE scores


A priori theoretical perspectives can be used in both qualitative and quantitative studies.
a. True
b. False


A moderating variable does not affect the strength of the relationship between an independent and
dependent variable.
a. True
b. False
b. False


The core idea that is advanced in a research proposal is an example of ______.
a. umbrella thought
b. big thought
c. little thought
d. attention thought
a. umbrella thought


The review of literature should be integrated into an introduction section in qualitative research
reports.
a. True
b. False
a. True

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