The Role of Research in Acquiring Professional Knowledge
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The Role of Research in Acquiring Professional Knowledge
28.Which of the following is the best definition of research?
a.The process of making decisions about the best way to represent the content that is being taught
b.The process of systematically gathering information in an attempt to answer professional questions
c.The process of requiring students to demonstrate that they have met specified standards, and holding teachers responsible for students’ performance
d.The process of making changes in educational policy to more nearly meet the needs of students at all levels
29. Researchers will often consciously manipulate one variable, such as the number of questions teachers ask, to measure its effect on another variable, such as student achievement. This process is best described as:
a.descriptive research.
b.correlational research.
c.experimental research.
d.longitudinal research.
30. The use of surveys, interviews, or observations to identify people’s opinions and attitudes is best described as:
a.descriptive research.
b.correlational research.
c.experimental research.
d.longitudinal research.
31. Research that identifies a relationship between two variables, such as identifying a relationship between student involvement in learning activities and student achievement is best described as:
a.descriptive research.
b.correlational research.
c.experimental research.
d.longitudinal research.
32. Which of the following statements best describes the role of random assignment in research?
a.It is used to ensure that researchers don’t infringe on people’s rights.
b.It is used to ensure that the costs of conducting research studies are within government limits.
c.It is used to ensure that research studies are based on appropriate learning theory.
d.It is used to ensure that groups used in research studies are comparable.
33. Experimental research most commonly extends which of the following types of research?
a.Descriptive research
b.Correlational research
c.Other experimental research
d.Longitudinal research
34.An attempt to describe complex educational phenomenon in a holistic fashion using nonnumerical data, such as words and pictures, is best described as:
a.descriptive research.
b.correlational research.
c.experimental research.
d.qualitative research.
35. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the role of research in teaching?
a.It primarily confirms commonsense notions about teaching.
b.It primarily adds information to the body of knowledge that is not understood by common sense or intuition alone.
c.It both confirms commonsense understanding and adds nonintuitive information to the body of knowledge.
d.It primarily focuses on theoretical problems that don’t have direct application in classrooms.
36. Of the following, what is the best description of a theory?
a.A series of related patterns that can be used as a basis for explanation and prediction.
b.A large body of information that has limited value in the real world.
c.An abstract description of events taking place primarily in the sciences.
d.A series of descriptions and conjectures that don’t have any basis in fact.
37. Sets of related principles that are based on observations and are used to explain additional observations best define:
a.pedagogical content knowledge.
b.random assignment.
c.research.
d.theories.
The Role of Research in Acquiring Professional Knowledge
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