At which step in the research process should researchers consider potential ethical issues?
a. In specifying a problem to study
b. Throughout the research study
c. In data collection and data analysis
d. In the interpretation of the data
b
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What are the characteristics of creative people as identified by Theresa Amabile?
a. They are persistent, flexible thinkers who are skilled in their area of learning and are self-motivated. b. They are hard-working people who accidentally solve problems. c. They enjoy getting rewards for coming up with new ideas. d. all answers are correct
Three of the following are accurate statements about factors that affect transfer. Which statement is not necessarily accurate?
a. Students are more likely to transfer what they have learned if they have studied it in a meaningful, rather than rote, fashion. b. Students are more likely to transfer what they have learned if they have studied it for a lengthy period of time. c. Students are more likely to transfer things they learn in school than things they learn outside of school. d. Students are more likely to transfer general attitudes toward a subject area than specific facts in that subject area.
What is the main purpose of inferential testing?
a) It can allow for a comparison of an observed statistic to a hypothesized population parameter. b) It eliminates the possibility of making a Type I error when rejecting the null hypothesis. c) It determines whether differences between two groups are meaningful. d) It allows the researcher to determine the true population parameter.
Which item does not explain the relationship between the research process and accountability when seeking to improve school-and-community relations?
a. The research process calls for evaluative research, which addresses whether the communication program met its intended outcomes. b. The research process calls for full actualization, and measures whether the communication program improved school-community relations to its optimal potential. c. The research process calls for evaluative assessment, which asks in a linear form of inquiry how can existing communication strategies of the program be more effective and efficient. d. The research process tends to use more than one technique to establish a comprehensive evaluation of how effective the instructional program is in meeting its long-term goals.