Research Methodology Quiz 1

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Instructions: Answer all questions

1 What is the aim of educational research? 

A. Identifying major problems that need to be solved
B. Searching for the new facts and principles underlying the process of
education
C. Identifying the aims of education
D. Identifying the values that need to be inculcated in the pupils

2 An essential criterion of scientific study is

A. Belief
B. Value
C. Objectivity
D. Subjectivity

3 The scientific method is considered by researchers to be the most

likely way to produce reliable and accurate knowledge
A. True
B. False

4 Which of the following is the least helpful to locating and analyzing problems? 
A. Exploring the literature in an area of interest
B. Discussing with the research guide
C. Examining every day experiences
D. Critical analysis of the existing theories and practices.

5 What criteria should research questions for a research proposal satisfy?

A. They must be understandable
B. They should be suitable for development into a research design, so that
relevant data may be collected
C. There should be enough research literature available on the topic
D. All of the above

6 An operational definition is:

A. One that bears no relation to the underlying concept
B. An abstract, theoretical definition of a concept
C. A definition of a concept in terms of specific, empirical measures
D. One that refers to opera singers and their work

7 The method that consist of collection of data through observation and

experimentation, formulation and testing of hypothesis is called
A. Empirical method
B. Scientific method
C. Scientific information
 D. Practical knowledge

8 Good research questions are

A. clear, significant, and ethical
B. feasible, clear, significant, and ethical
C. feasible, clear, significant, and include hypothesis
D. feasible, clear, and ethical

9 The term "hypothesis," as used in research, usually refers to a prediction of

results usually made before a study commences
A. True
B. False

10 Information acquired by experience or experimentation is called as

A. Empirical
B. Scientific
C. Facts
D. Scientific evidences

The reasoning used here is

A. Inductive
B. Deductive
11 C. Both a and b
D. Hypothetico-deductive

In evaluating the significance of the research problem, an important social

consideration is 
A. The genuine interest of the researcher in the problem
12 B. Practical value of the findings to educationists, parents and social
workers, etc
C. Necessary skills, abilities and background of knowledge of the researcher
D. Possibility of obtaining reliable and valid data by the researchers

Qualitative research involves obtaining a holistic picture of what goes on in a

particular situation or setting. Two of the most common forms of qualitative
research are ethnographic research and case studies.
13 A. True
B. False

Mixed methods research is a type of research that combines qualitative and

quantitative research techniques into a single study.
A. True
14 B. False

Action research is ordinarily concerned with problems

A. Of general nature Action
B. Constituting universal truths
15 C. Are of immediate concern and call for immediate solutions
D. Have long-range implications
 Fundamental Research is otherwise called
A. Action Research
B. Survey
16 C. Pilot Study
D. Pure Research

17 The chief merit of survey is

A. Adaptability
B. Sensibility
C. Connectivity
D. Versatility

18 Which of the following is undesirable in a questionnaire? 

A. Asking for unnecessary information that lengthens the questionnaire
B. Avoiding ambiguity in questions
C. Simplest possible wording and suitable vocabulary
D. Avoiding questions which the subjects will not answer or will not answer
truthfully.

19 "Double barreled" questions ask two questions at one time and are very
effective in survey research because it saves valuable time
A. True
B. False

20 What does the face validity of a questionnaire NOT involve? 

A. Relating each question to the topic under investigation
B. Checking the responses which the questionnaire elicits against an
external criterion
C. Seeing that there is an adequate coverate of the overall topic
D. Seeing that questions are clear and unambiguous.

21 Hypothesis must have

A. Applicability
B. Durability
C. Testability
D. Measurement

22 The first step in a survey is …….…. of a problem

A. Applicability
B. Rejection
C. Selection
D. Planning

23 What are the types of data according to nature?

A. Qualitative
B. Quantitative
C. Both of them
D. None of these
24 Which of the following does not determine the size of an adequate sample?
A. The nature of the population
B. The type of sampling design
C. The degree of precision desired
D. Researcher’s insight into sampling

25 What are the characteristics of a good measuring technique? 

A. Objectivity
B. Reliability
C. Usability
D. All of these.

26 Which is the technique of investigation involving face to face conversation? 

A. Questionnaire
B. Interview
C. Observation
D. Sociometry

27 What does the validity of psychological test mean? 

A. The test measures certain predetermined values
B. The test measures something consisting
C. The test measures what it purports to measure
D. The test yields scores that are stable.

28 Which of the following is not a form of measurement validity?

A. Construct Validity
B. Content Validity
C. Conductive Validity
D. Criterion Validity

29 Which of the following is the best synonym for reliability?

A. Consistency
B. Usefulness
C. Truthfulness
D. Economy

30 Sampling results into 

A. Greater accuracy
B. Reduced cost, and item.
C. Control of extraneous variables.
D. High precision.

31 What does description of the research problem NOT include? 

A. Background of the study
B. Theories on which it is based
C. Assumptions underlying it
D. Review of research done.

32 What is a common way of controlling extraneous variables in an experiment?

A. Random assignment
 B. Double-blind procedure
C. Single-blind procedure
D. Using animal subjects

33 ………… sampling a type of sampling that ensures everyone in the study

population has an equal chance of being selected to participate in the study
A. Snowball
B. quota
C. Systematic
D. Simple random

34 Quantitative research has been criticised because:

A. The measurement process suggests a spurious and artificial sense of
accuracy
B. The reliance on instruments and procedures makes it high in ecological
validity
C. It underestimates the similarities between objects in the natural and
social worlds
D. All of the above

35 What is NOT the goal of scientific method of acquiring knowledge? 

A. Explanation
B. Fact-finding
C. Control
D. Prediction.