Research Methods in Education

1. Summary of a study which appears at the beginning of report and describes the most important
aspects of the study including major results and conclusions

a. Analysis

b. Abstract.

c. Approach.

2. ______ refers to the population from which the researcher can realistically select

subjects.

a. Accessible sample

b. Accessible population.

c. Accessible record.

3. An instrument that measures the current status of individuals with respect to proficiency
in given areas of knowledge or skill.

a. Achievement result.

B. Achievement test.

C. Achievement report.

4. The group in which study that typically receives a new or novel treatment a treatment under
investigation.

a. Experimental research.

b. Experimental bias.

C. Experimental group.

5. A research in which at least one independent variable is manipulated other relevant variables
are controlled and the effect on one or more dependent variables is observed.

a. Experimental work.

B. Experimental research.
C. environmental variable.

6. The degree to which results are generalizable or applicable to groups and environments
outside of the experimental setting.

A. Eternal source

B. External criticism

C. External validity.

7. Data analysis techniques for determining how likely it is that results based on a sample or
samples are the same results that would have been obtained for an entire population.

A. Inductive hypothesis

B. Inferential statistics.

C. Instrumentation technique.

8. The degree to which observed differences on the dependent variable are a direct result of
manipulation of the independent variable not some other variable.

A. Interval scale.

B. Internal validity.

C. Item validity.

9. The degree to which test items represent measurement in the intended content area.

A. Iteration.

B. Item validity.

C. Item results.

10. A hypothesis derived from theory which proves evidence which supports, expands, or
contradicts the theory is called ;

(a) Inductive hypothesis

(b) deductive hypothesis

(c) hypothesis
11. Research that involves collecting data in order to determine whether and to what degree, a
relationship exists between two or more quantifiable variables is;

(a) Applied research

(b) Correlation research

(c) Descriptive research

12. A generalization based on observation.

(a) hypothesis

(b) Deductive hypothesis

(c) Inductive hypothesis

13. The degree to which a test measures an intended hypothetical construct or non observable
trait that explains behavior.

a. Construct validity

b. Confidentially

c. Content Validity

14. The degree to which a test measures an intended content area; it is determined by expert
judgment and requires both item validity and sampling validity.

a. Construct Analysis

b. Content Analysis

c. Content Validity

15. The systematic quantitative description of the composition of object of study

a. Content presentation

b. Contamination

c. Content Analysis

16. The process of selecting a number of individuals from a population is called

A. Sampling

B. Sampling bias
C. Sampling error

17. Study that analysis and assesses the interpersonal relationships within a group of individuals
is said to be

a. Split half reliability

b. Standard deviation

c. Sociometric study

18. A measure of internal consistency that involves dividing a test into two equivalent halves
and correlating the scores on the two halves

A. Specificity of variables

B. Split half reliability

C. Standard error of mean

19. ________ is a sampling in which individuals are selected from a list by taking every Kth
name, where K is equal to number of individuals on the list divided by the number of subjects
desired for the sample.

a)Systematic replication

b) Systematic Sampling

c) stratified sampling

d) Statistical regression

20. A means of measuring the knowledge, skills, feeling, intelligence, or aptitude of an

individual or group is called ________________.

a) Terminal

b) Testing

c) Test Objectivity

d) Test

21) The degree to which a test measures what it is intended to measure, a test is valid for a
particular purpose for a particular group is perceived ____________________.

a) Validity
b) construct Validity

c) Content Validity

22) A concept that can assume any one of a range of values, e.g.., intelligence, height, aptitude is
known ___________.

a) Independent Variable

b) Dependent Variable

c) Variable

23. The change or difference in behavior that occurs as a result of the independent variable

_____________________.

a) Deductive hypothesis

b) diagnostic test

c) dependent variable

24. _________ describes many scores with small number of numerical indices.

a) Ecological Validity

b) Descriptive Statics

c) Direct Replication

25. A type of achievement test yielding multiple scores for each area of achievement measured

________________.

a) Deductive hypothesis

b) Diagnostic test

c) Differential Subjects

26) A tentative, reasonable, testable, explanation for the occurrence of certain behaviors,
phenomena or events ___________.

a) History

b) Historical Research

c) Hypothesis
d) Simple research

27) An activity or characteristics believed to make a difference with respect to some behavior,
also referred to as the experimental variable, that cause and the treatment _______.

a) Dependent Variable

b) Independent Variable

c) Experimental Variable

d) Intervening Variable

28. A generalization based on observation is said __________.

a) Deductive Hypothesis

b) Inductive Hypothesis

c) Simple Hypothesis

d) Complex Hypothesis

29) A non parametric test of significance appropriate when the data are in form of frequency
counts is called __________.

a) Criterion

b) Chi Square

c) Parametric Test

30. Type of Sampling in which intact group, not individuals are randomly selected is called
______--.

a) Cluster Sampling

b) Stratified Sampling

c) Quota Sampling

d) snowball Sampling

31. The degree to which the scores on a test are related to scores on an other or to some other
criterion available at the same time is called __________.

a) Construct Validity

b) Concurrent Validity
c) External Validity

d) Ecological Validity

32. The lowest level of measurement that classifies person or objects into two or more categories.

a) Nominal Scale

b) Non parametric Tool

c) Both a and b

d) None

33. A test of significance appropriate when the data represent an ordinal or nominal scale, when
a parametric assumption has been greatly violated.

a) Nominal Scale

b) Non Parametric Test

c) Parametric test

d) none

34. States that there is no difference between variables and that any relationship found will be a
chance relationship.

a) Null Hypothesis

b) nominal Scale

c) None

d) All

35.A tentative, reasonable, testable explanation for occurrence of certain behavior, phenomenon
or events in known as… ……….

a) History
b) Observation research
c) Hypothesis
d) Research

36……………. Is the generalization based on observation.

a)Deductive hypothesis

b)Null hypothesis
c) Internal criticism
d)Inductive hypothesis
37……………is an activity or characteristic believed to make a difference with respect to some
behavior also referred to as the experimental variable, the cause and the treatment.
A) Independent variable
B) Intervening variable
c) Environmental variable
D) Dependent variable
38. The group in a research study that either receives a different treatment the experiment group
or treated as usual.
a) Specimen group
b) control group
c) straw ball Group
d) Selection Group
39. A non manipulated variable, usually a physical or mental characteristics the subjects (such as
IQ)
a) Command variable
b) Control variable
c) Correcting variable
d) Adjustment Variable
40. Research that involves collecting data in order to determine whether and to what degree a
relationship exists between two or more quantifiable variables.
a) Connection research
b) Correlational research
c) Equivalence research
d) Link Research
e) Correspondence Research
41. A small scale study conducted prior to the conductor of the actual study, the entire study is
conducted, every procedure is followed, if data is analyzed all according to the research plan.

a) Trial Study
b) Experimental study
c) Pilot study
d) Trial seen study
42. The group in which the researcher would like the results of a study to be generalizable.
a) Folk
b) State
c) Public
d) Population
43. First hand information such as the testimony of eyewitness if an original document a relic,
description of a study written by the person who conducted it.
a) Real Source
b) Primary Source
c) Original Source
d) Fountainhead Source
44.What is pilot study?

a) A study to test the tool of data collection

b)A small scale study
c) A study involving pilots.
45.The group which researcher would like the result of a study to be generalizable is
a)Population
b)Predictor
c)Mortality
46.The first hand information by someone experiences, eyewitness an original document is
called
a)Secondary source
b)Historical document
c)Primary source
47.The indices indicating how spread out the scores are in distribution is

a)Modem
b)Measures of variability
c)Mode
48.The point in a distribution above and below which are 50% of the scores is
a)Median
b)Mode
c)Parameter
49.The score that is attained by more subject in a group than any other score is :
a)Modem
b)Median
c)Mode
50. _________- is called pure or Fundamental research

a) Basic Research

b) Applied Research

c) Action Research

51. A __________ is detailed study of specific subjects.

a) Story

b) investigation and Observation

c) Case Study

52. The ____________ is placed under census responsibility of state.

a) Census Survey

b) Area Survey

c) Local Survey

53. A summary of the study that appears in beginning of the report and describes most important
aspects of study including major results and conclusion is termed as ____________.
a) Introduction

b) Literature Review

c) Abstract

54. The population from which the researcher can realistically select subject is refers to as
_______________.

a) Accessible Population

b) Probability Population

c) Non Probability Population

55. An instrument that measures the current status of individuals with respect to
proficiency in given area of knowledge or skill is called ______________.

a) Aptitude Test

b) Achievement Test

c) Subjective test

56. A psychological device that is used in survey forms which is used to know about
individual’s opinion, views or attitudes (responses) that how much they agree. Disagree, Agree,
Strongly Agree, Strongly Disagree, or Neutral, with a series of statement about a particular topic
or issue

a) Rating Scale

b) likert Scale

c) None of these

57. Most common type of central tendency that tell the average of a set of scores or values.

a) Mean

b) Mode

c) Median

58. To list the representing typical values attained by a group of subjects.

a) Measure of central tendency
b) Averages
c) None of these

59. A hypothesis derived from theory which proves evidence which supports, expands or
contradicts the theory is called__________
a) Inductive Hypothesis
b) Deductive Hypothesis
c) Hypothesis
60. A research that involves collecting data in order to determine whether and to what degree, a
relationship exists between two or more quantifiable variables is _________________.
a) Applied Research
b) Correlational Research
c) Descriptive Research
61. A generalization based on observations.
a) Hypothesis
b) Inductive Hypothesis
c) Deductive Hypothesis
62- A study conducted to determine the status of a group of interest after some period of time.

a)Follow-up study

b)One-shot case study

c)Pilot study

d)Sociometric study

63- The systematic collection and objective evaluation of data related to past occurrences in
order to test hypothesis concerning causes, effects, or trends of those events which may help
to explain present events and anticipate future events.

a)Experimental research
b)Historical research
c)Observation research
d)Applied research
64- An instrument that asks an individual to respond to a series of statements by indicating
whether she or he strongly agrees (SA), agrees (A), is undecided (U), or strongly disagree
(SD) with each statement.

a)Ordinal scale

b)Nominal scale

c)Likert scale

d)Semantic differential scale

65- The athematic average of a set of scores.

a)Mean
b)Mode
c)Median
d)None of these

66- Indices representing the average or typical score attained by a group of subjects.

a)Multiple- baseline design

b)Multiple time-series design
c)Measures of variability
d)Measures of central tendency

67- Descriptive research in which the desired data is obtained not by asking individuals for it but
through such mean as direct observation.

a)Case study
b)Observation research
c)Observational learning
d)Surveys

68- One which defines concepts in terms of processes, or operations.

a)Operational definition
b)Operational design
c)Operational efficiency
d)None of these

69- A measurement scale that classifies subjects and ranks them in terms of the degrees to which
they possess a characteristic of interest.
a)Likert scale
b)Ordinal scale
c)Semantic differential scale
d)Nominal scale

70- A small-scale study conducted prior to the conducting of the actual study; the entire study is
conducted, every procedure is followed, and the resulting data are analyzed, all according to
the research plan.

a)Follow-up study

b)One-shot case study

c)Pilot study
d)Sociometric study

71. A -------------------- test of significance appropriate when the data are in the form of
frequency counts, it compare proportions actually observed in a study with proportions expected
to see if they are significantly different is called Chi Square.

a) parametric,

b) binomial,

c) nonparametric

d) one sample

72- The group to which the researcher would like the results of a study to be generalizable.

a)Sampling

b)Research

c)Population

d)None of these

73- Firsthand information such as the testimony of an eyewitness, an original document, a

relic, or a description of a study written by the person who conducted it.

a)Primary source
b)Secondary source
c)Tertiary sources
d)None of these
74. A measurement scale that classifies ___________ and ranks them in terms of the degree to
which they possess a characteristics of interest is called Ordinal Scale.

a) Groups

b) Variables

c) Subjects

d) Concepts

75. A _______ index describing the behavior of a population in a parameter

a) Alphabetical

b) Numerical

c) Parametric

d) None of these

76. A test of Significance appropriate when the data represent an interval or ratios of
measurement have been met is called _____________.

a) Parametric Test

b) Sample Test

c) Non Parametric Test

d) None of these

77. A measure of relative position indicating the percentage of score that fall at or below a given
score is called ______________________.

a) Standard Score

b) Equivalent

c) Percentile Rank

d) None of these

78. A numerical index describing the behavior of population.

a) Inconsistency

b) Parameter
c) Variable

d) Unstable

79. Research conducted for the purpose of theory development or refinement is called
______________.

a) Applied Research

b) Descriptive Research

c) Basic Research

d) Historical Research

80. Descriptive Research that attempts to acquire data from each and evenly number of
population is known as ____________..

a) Chi Square

b) Casual Comparative Research

c) Census Survey

d) Content Analysis