Describe how and why educational research does not have outcomes that are predetermined.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Answers would ideally include: Educational research does not pursue questions that either (1) have already been answered or (2) have a predetermined, desirable answer. Science--and inquiry that results from the application of the scientific method--relies on perceived reality (typically in the form of collected data) to determine beliefs. In other words, and as we have seen, data are collected and analyzed to determine what is believed.
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What will be an ideal response?