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1st Quarterly Exam

PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2
SY 2019-2020

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read the test item carefully and write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before the number.
____1. Some think of quantitative research as complex because of its use of _________.
A) Hypotheses B) numerical data C) factual data D) theories
____2. It is a scientific, experimental, or inductive manner of thinking.
A) Research B) inquiry C) investigation D) survey
____3. A type of research that describe and measure the level of occurrences on the basis of numbers and calculations.
A) Qualitative B) quantitative C) descriptive D) historical
____4. Which is not a question answered by quantitative research?
A) How many? B) How? C)When? D) What?
____5. Which among the following variables are common in quantitative research?
A) Extraneous, confounding B) independent, dependent C) participant, situational D) constant, latent
____6. A quantitative research presents research findings in this manner:
A) Many prefer to study with textbooks.
B) Students find textbooks indispensable or necessary.
C) Perhaps, 30% consider textbook unnecessary in their studies.
D)Out of 100 college students, 90 find textbooks beneficial to their studies.
____7. People inclined to doing a quantitative research wants to discover truth in __________.
A )An exact manner B) a careful way C) an indirect way D) a personal way
____8. Which of the following is a philosophical assumption of quantitative researchers?
A) The initial ambiguity that occurs in a study is desirable.
B) The purpose of educational research is to explain and be able to predict relationships. The ultimate goal is the development of laws that
make prediction possible.
C) Research investigations produce alternative visions of what the world is like.
D) It is impossible for the researcher to stand apart from the individuals he or she is studying.
____9. Observational bias occurs when an observer:
A) Is subjected to biased treatment by the research participants. C) Is conducting a double-blind study.
B) Is distracted and fails to notice key aspects of the study. D) Sees what they want to see.
____10. A type of quantitative research in which finding truths about a subject is by describing the collected data about such subject and
determining their relationships or connections with one another
A) Experimental B) Descriptive C) Non-experimental D) Historical
____11. A quantitative research that treats or deals with the object or subject of the research in a definite or exact manner and
determines the extent of the effects or influence of the treatment on the object/subject, then discovers the causes of such
effects.
A) Experimental B) Descriptive C) Non-experimental D) Historical
____12. _____ and _____ should be taken into account when considering a new research problem.
A)Time; Cost B) Attention; Participants C) Time; Attention D) Cost; Participants
____13. Which of the following is the most important thing for a researcher to consider when deciding on a research topic?
A) How they feel about the topic. C) If they have adequate resources to research the topic.
B)If the topic is researchable. D) How many research journals will want to publish an article on the topic.
____14. A student is feeling overwhelmed trying to decide on a problem to research. How should she proceed?
A)Write down topics she is interested in. C) Abandon the concept of research altogether.
B)Copy the work of others. D) Focus on completing the literature review before deciding on a
research problem.
____15. A student is writing a research question. What should his first step be?
A) Specifying what the question is about. C) Formulating a hypothesis.
B) Indicating where the research funding is coming from. D)Ensuring their ideas are researchable.
____16. Which of the following is NOT a reason why formulating a research question is one of the first steps in a research project?
A) It helps refine what is being researched. C)It helps the researcher formulate and identify important aspects of
their research.
B) It helps lay the groundwork for the research. D)It helps in choosing a topic for research.
____17. Your research question is: 'What is the effect of television viewing on Filipinos?' What is the PROBABLE reason that this
question would need some revision?
A)The question does not lend itself to research easily. C) The question is too narrowly focused.
B) The question does not center on specific concerns or issues. D) The question is too broadly focused.
____18. Starting off with a research question provides a researcher with:
A) A strong foundation and a question to answer C) Their null hypothesis
B)Their hypothesis D) Accurate information about how to accomplish the experiment
____19. A hypothesis is:
A) A research question B) A description of an event C) An educated prediction D) A psychological diagnosis
____20. A literature review is best defined as:
A) Doing an internet search on a topic and looking through the results.
B) The process of studying published research.
C)The process of studying published research and the written review outlining what literature was reviewed.
D) The written component of a research project that discusses the existing research the researcher reviewed.
____21. Why does a researcher conduct a literature review?
 A) To familiarize themselves with the field. C) They are paid to review it.
B) They are required to by other researchers. D) To reproduce existing research.
____22. If you are studying a specialized topic, like 'Common symptoms of mentally ill children', but search for something broad, like
'Psychology of children', you are likely to find:
A) A large amount of relevant articles. C) A large amount of non-relevant articles.
B) A small amount of relevant articles. D) A small amount of non-relevant articles.
____23. Your literature review is _________
A) a list of all the work published on your topic and who argues what. C) a collection of stories about your topic
B) a list of accomplishments of several authors D) a collection of data of the researcher
____24. Which of the following are data collection methods?
A) Survey B) Watching TV C) Searching on Google D) Observation
____25. Designing a research is thinking ______________
A) Critically B) skillfully C) literally D) imaginatively
____26. When designing research, you need to see your research process in your______.
A) Paper B) mind C) library D) book
____27. These are aspects of your research: research objectives, topic, questions, hypotheses, and methodology, you come to think of
quantitative research design __________.
A) Before finalizing your mind on these aspects of your research C) As you formulate hypotheses about these parts
B) After thinking of these aspects of your research D) As you ponder on your research problem
____28. Central to experimental design is analyzing relationships that are:
A) Specific B) causal C) hypothetical D) stable
____29. A quantitative research design that makes you behave as a scientist is ________.
A) research B) case study C) experimental design D) correlative study
____30. If the research you work on is fresh, new and interesting to the present society, we can say that it is ________.
A) accurate B) objective C) timely D) relevant
____31. If the topic is instrumental in improving society or in solving problems affecting the lives of people in a community, it is
_________.
A) accurate B) objective C) timely D) relevant
____32. In research, the central point of discoveries should be expressed in simple, direct, concise, and correct language. This shows
_______.
A) clarity B) objectiveness C) timeliness D) relevance
____33. If the research takes place in an organized or orderly manner, it is ________.
A) accurate B. systematic C. timely D. relevant
____34. Which among the following is a purpose of research?
A) To learn how to summarize information C) To learn how to ask questions
B) To learn how to manipulate data D) To have an in-depth knowledge of something
____35. A study designed to depict the participants in an accurate way.
A) Correlational study B) Descriptive research C) Quasi-Experimental research D) Experimental research
____36. A research that applies systematic empirical investigation of observable phenomena via statistical, mathematical or
computational techniques.
A) Qualitative research B) Quantitative research C) Descriptive research D) Experimental research
____37. Research is asking a question and _____________________________.
A) writing a research paper B) finding out answer C) computing data D) experimenting
____38. Quantitative method of research in which you have 2 or more quantitative variables from the same group of subjects, & you
are trying to determine if there is a relationship.
A) Correlational study B) Descriptive research C) Quasi-Experimental research D) Experimental research
____39. Quantitative research is important because it is reliable and ________________.
A) special B) objective C) bias D) descriptive
____40. Quantitative research is generally made using scientific methods. Which among the following is an example of scientific
method?
A) The generation of models, theories and hypothesis C) collection of empirical data
B) Experimentation D) all of these
____41. Inquiry is ___________________________.
A) Asking answers B) asking questions C) asking directions D) asking steps
____42. Quantitative research uses statistics to generalize a ________________.
A) problem B) results C) answers D) conclusion
____43. Quantitative research is less detailed compared to _____________ research.
A) Qualitative research B) quantitative research C) descriptive research D) Experimental research
____44. A software package used for logical batched and non-batched statistical analysis
A) SPSS B) SAS C) MINI TAB D) RSTAT
____45. The most widely used branch of mathematics in quantitative research outside of the physical sciences, and also finds
applications within the physical sciences.
A) Trigonometry B) Calculus C) Statistics D) Algebra
____46. SPSS stand for ___________________________
A) Statistical Package for the Special Science C) Statistical Package for the Social Science
B) Statistical Package for the Statistical Science D) Statistical Package for the Systematical Science
____47. It is a collection of research designs which use manipulation and controlled testing to understand causal processes.
A) Correlational study B) Descriptive research C) Quasi-Experimental research D) Experimental research
____48. Quantitative research tests theories or _______________
A) Data B) hypothesis C) results D) instruments

____49. The following example of an APA in-text citation is incorrectly formatted, because _______.
(Giugovaz 2008 p. 2)
A) the citation is missing commas to separate the elements C) the citation is missing the title of the work
 B) the citation is missing the author’s first name D) None of the above.

____50. When integrating the material from secondary sources into their own writing, writers must be especially careful that
A) their readers can clearly see where cited material begins and ends
B) the material from a source flows seamlessly into their own writing
C) they do not interrupt the flow of the writing with citations
D) their voices combine with the voice of the source
____51. 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.
____52. Which of the following is cited correctly in APA style?
A) H. M. Dietel and P. J. Dietel(C How to Program) define pointers as "variables that contain as their values addresses of other
variables" (p. 294).
B) H. M. Dietel and P. J. Dietel (1999) define pointers as "variables that contain as their values addresses of other variables" (p. 294).
C) H. M. Dietel and P. J. Dietel define pointers as "variables that contain as their values addresses of other variables" (1999, p. 294).
D) None of the above
____53. Reference Sample: Book with two authors. Below is a reference page listing for a book with two authors, How should the
title of the book be formatted?
Giorgis, C., & Glazer, J. I. (2009). Literature for young children: Supporting emergent literacy, ages 0 - 8 (6th ed). Boston, MA:
Pearson Education.
A) The book title should be in quotations C) The book title should be listed without special formatting
B) The book title should be in italics D) The book title should be bolded.
Items 54 – 57 refer the statement if it’s strength or weakness of quantitative research:
A) STRENGTH B) WEAKNESS
____54. Employing of statistically valid random models, findings can be generalized.
____55. Quantitative approach involves a greater number of subjects.
____56. The capacity of respondents to share and elaborate further information.
____57. Summarization of vast sources of information and make comparisons across categories.

Items 58 – 62 refer the statement to the importance of research according to a certain profession or track:
A) ABM C) STEM
B) HUMMS D) AS A WHOLE IMPORTANCE
____58. Develop new materials
____59. Help design a new product or service.
____60. Knowledge is established.
____61. Provide solution to social problems
____62. Remain competitive in the market

Items 63 – 68 identify in what scale of measurement is being described.

A) Interval C) Nominal
B) Ratio D) Ordinal
____63. A score in 5-item quiz in Math.
____64. Birthplace.
____65. Clothing such as hat, shirt, shoes.
____66. Favorite type of music.
____67. Military Title
____68. Year Level
____69. Age

Items 70 – 75 identify the Independent and Dependent Variable of the following research title:

70 – 71 Conceptual, Interpersonal, Technical Skills of bank Managers: Their Relationships to Operational Efficiency
A) Conceptual, Interpersonal, Technical Skills of bank Managers: Their Relationships to Operational Efficiency
B) Conceptual, Interpersonal, Technical Skills of bank Managers
C) Their Relationships to Operational Efficiency
D) Operational Efficiency
____70. INDEPENDENT
____71. DEPENDENT

72 – 73 Increasing Mathematics Achievement Through Contextualized and Localization Materials

 A) Increasing Mathematics Achievement Through Contextualized and Localization Materials
B) Contextualized and Localization Materials
C) Mathematics Achievement
D) Achievement Through Contextualized and Localization Materials
____72. INDEPENDENT
____73. DEPENDENT

74 – 75 Organizational Commitment and Teaching Performance of Elementary Teachers in the District of Pililla Rizal
A) Organizational Commitment and Teaching Performance
B) Elementary Teachers in the District of Pililla Rizal
C) Organizational Commitment
D) Teaching Performance
____74. INDEPENDENT
____75. DEPENDENT

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ANSWER KEY:
1. B 3. B
2. A 4. D
5. B 41. B
6. D 42. D
7. A 43. A
8. B 44. A
9. A 45. A
10. B 46. C
11. A 47. A
12. A 48. B
13. A 49. A
14. A 50. A
15. A 51. D
16. D 52. D
17. B/D 53. B
18. B 54. A
19. C 55. B
20. D 56. B
21. A 57. A
22. C 58. A
23. A 59. A
24. A 60. D
25. A 61. B
26. B 62. A
27. D 63. B
28. B 64. C
29. C 65. C
30. C 66. C
31. D 67. D
32. A 68. A
33. B 69. B
34. D 70. B
35. B 71. D
36. B 72. B
37. B 73. C
38. A 74. C
39. B 75. D
40. D