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Endeavors to explain, predict, and/or control phenomena are the goal of

	tradition.
	inductive logic.
	deductive logic.
	the scientific method.

Ms. Casillas has been coordinating the Halloween Festival at her school for the last several years. She wants to be sure the students and parents enjoy the festival again this year. On which source is she LEAST likely to rely when making decisions about what to do?

	Tradition
	Personal experience
	Expert opinion
	Research

Ms. Turner is thinking about changing her instructional approach to a more mastery-learning orientation. She is interested in knowing more about this topic as well as its effectiveness when working with elementary school students. On which source should she rely for such information?

	Tradition
	Research
	Intuition
	Personal experience

The scientific method is preferred over other ways of knowing because it is more

	reliable.
	systematic.
	accurate.
	all of these.

The application of the scientific method to the study of educational problems is called

	inductive reasoning.
	deductive reasoning.
	educational research.
	grounded theory.

Which of the following statements characterizes educational research?

	It furthers our understanding of educational issues, questions, or problems.
	It raises new topics for study.
	It provides information that can improve teaching and learning.
	All of these.

Which of the following steps of the scientific method is exemplified by the researcher reviewing the literature and focusing on a specific problem that has yet to be resolved?

	Identify a topic.
	Describe the procedures to collect information.
	Analyze the collected information.
	State the results of the data analysis.

If a researcher (1) identified a topic and a specific educational problem related to it, (2) carefully described the ways by which data was collected and analyzed, and (3) wrote a report reflecting on this work and its contribution to what is known about the topic, her work can BEST be described as

	educational research.
	quantitative research.
	qualitative research.
	evaluation.

Mr. Morris designed and conducted his research extremely well. He identified a topic of importance. His sampling, data collection, and data analyses were carefully described and quite accurate. Most importantly, he indicated how this work contributed to our knowledge of the theory he studied. Mr. Morris' work can BEST be described as

	quantitative research.
	qualitative research.
	educational research.
	none of the above.

Which of the following is a limitation of educational research?

	Research cannot answer value-based problems.
	Researchers have ethical and legal responsibilities that can constrain their work.
	It is difficult to fully describe the depth of participants' perspectives given the complexity of human behavior.
	All of these.

Which of the following is the LEAST legitimate research problem? The purpose of this study is to

	examine the relationship between the number of hours spent studying and students' test scores.
	examine the effect of using advanced organizers on fifth grade students' reading comprehension.
	study whether physical education should be taught in elementary parochial schools.
	understand what it means to be a part of a baseball team at a high school known for its championship teams.

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