Pre-test in Research 2

Name: _________________________________________________Section:________________ Score: ____________

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. A method of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method of inquiry to enrich the system of objective knowledge in
the fields of natural and social sciences.
a. Discipline b. Research c. Theory d. Model
2. Which of the following designs is characterized by (1) an attempt to provide a solution to an educator's problem in his/her
own school and (2) the fact that the educator is the researcher?
a. Ethnography b. Action Research c. Applied Research d. Basic Research
3. Quantitative research is to explanation as qualitative research is to
a. exploration b. evaluation c. experimental design d. scientific and disciplined inquiry
4. Which of the following purposes is most aligned with a quantitative approach?
a. Comparing test results across groups to understand the effects of a particular instructional approach.
b. Developing a theory grounded in the beliefs of the group being studied.
c. Understanding the shared beliefs and practices of teachers in a school.
d. Understanding historical perspective for an educational topic.
5. Which of the following is most aligned with a researcher using quantitative methods?
a. Studying many variables in the context in which they naturally occur.
b. Studying a large number of subjects as a detached, objective observer.
c. Using a research design that changes as narrative data is collected and analyzed.
d. Communicating the results of the study in a loosely structured report that uses informal language.
6. The quantitative research is concerned with cause and effect relationship.
a. Non-experimental design
b. Experimental design
c. Correlation design
d. Survey research
7. This type of qualitative research describes experiences as they are lived.
a. Ethnography
b. Phenomenology
c. Historical
d. Case study
8. A statement that makes a specific prediction between one or two variables.
a. Problem
b. Hypothesis
c. Gap in literature
d. Proposition
9. The purpose of a background of the study is to
a. Report observation or results
b. Help you to prove the relevance of your research questions and to further develop the thesis
c. Go to the library to gather data
d. Complete the research

10. A hypothesis is not the research answer, but rather

a. A theory to be tested
b. A proposal to be tested and evaluated
c. Imaginary terms or situations
d. It is an assumption in a thesis
11. Which contains the brief summary of a research report?
a. Acknowledgment
b. Abstract
c. Dedication
d. Approval Sheet
12. The statistical tools or treatment are all cited in
a. Sampling techniques
b. Data analysis
c. Data gathering procedure
d. Research instruments
13. Organized related literature and studies to inform the reader of what is
a. A researchable area
b. A known and conflicting area
c. A research area of interest
d. A broad area of research
14. In APA style, a long quotation which is more than 40 words long needs
a. to be enclosed in double quotation marks
b. to be single-spaced and indented half an inch
c. to be double-spaced, indented half an inch, and not enclosed in quotation marks
d. to be single-spaced, indented half an inch, and enclosed in single quotation marks
15. Indicate which is the correct APA reference for the following source:
Title: Role of Personality in Determining Value Judgements Volume No.: 75
Authors: Maxine Renee Shaw, Jonathan L. Speaks, Kathleen M. Neal Date Published: 1999
Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Page Numbers: 558-577

a. Role of Personality in Determining Value Judgements in Journal of Applied Psychology. Maxine Renee Shaw,
Jonathan L. Speaks, Kathleen M. Neal (1999), 75, p. 558-577.
b. Role of Personality in Determining Value Judgements, in Journal of Applied Science, 75, by M.R. Shaw, J.L.
Speaks, & K.M. Neal (1999), 558-577.
c. M.R. Shaw, J.L. Speaks, & K.M. Neal (1999). Role of Personality in Determining Value Judgements, Journal of
Applied Psychology, 75, p. 558-577.
d. Shaw, M.R., Speaks J.L., & Neal, K.M. (1999). Role of personality in determining value judgements. Journal of
Applied Psychology, 75, 558-577.

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