Practical Research 2 Quantitative Research

Quarter 2 Week 1

Direction: Encircle the letter that corresponds to your answer from the statements.

1. A research design that allows the researcher to control the situation and identifies the
cause-and-effect relationship between variables.
A. Experimental design C. Non-experimental
B. Inquiry D. Numerical data

2. It pertains to a number or symbol to express how many; how much or what rank things are
to have in this world.
A. Experimental design C. Non-experimental
B. Inquiry D. Numerical data

3. A research design that is sometimes equated with survey research and is very common in
the social sciences.
A. Experimental design C. Non-experimental
B. Inquiry D. Numerical data

4. It is synonymous to the term ‘investigation’ that when you inquire or investigate, you tend
to ask questions to probe or examine something.
A. Experimental design C. Non-experimental
B. Inquiry D. Numerical data

5. A type of research that makes you focus your mind by means of statistics that involve
collection and study of numerical.
A. Quantitative Research C. Research Hypothesis
B. Research Communication D. Research Title

6. It is a tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts and can be tested by further
investigation.
A. Research Title C. Variable
B. Research hypothesis D. Quantitative Research

7. This summarizes the main idea or ideas of your study. It condenses the paper’s main
idea/ideas into few words.
A. Variable C. Research Title
B. Quantitative Research D. Research Hypothesis

8. It is a characteristics or attribute of interest in the research study that can take on different
values and is not constant.
A. Research Hypothesis C. Quantitative Research
B. Research Title D. Variable

9. Research subjects are randomly assigned to control and experimental groups.

A. Pre-experimental designs C. True experimental designs
B. False experimental designs D. Quasi-experimental designs

10. It involves in taking advantage of natural settings or groups, and thus subjects are not
randomly assigned.
A. False experimental designs C. Quasi-experimental designs
B. True experimental designs D. Pre-experimental designs
 Practical Research 2 Quantitative Research
Quarter 2 Week 2

Direction: Encircle the letter that corresponds to your answer from the statements.

1. The most precise, e.g., 0-100, Zero is zero. Example: temperature, age, height and weight
A. Ratio Data C. Ordinal Data
B. Interval Data D. Categorical data

2. The examples of these data are test, scoring, and rating.

A. Ratio Data C. Ordinal Data
B. Interval Data D. Categorical data

3. The examples of these are rank, intervals may not be equal; 1 st, 2nd, 3rd, … and so on.
A. Ratio Data C. Ordinal Data
B. Interval Data D. Categorical Data

4. The examples of these are least precise - categories.

A. Ratio Data C. Interval Data
B. Categorical Data D. Ordinal Data

5. Many discoveries in this field like human behavior in the society, racial conflicts and human
evolution have given enormous contributions to the improvement of human life.
A. Quantitative Research and Anthropology C. Quantitative Research and Medicine
B. Quantitative Research and Communication D. Q. Research and Behavioral Science

6. Research is often interested in how an understanding of a particular communication

phenomena might be generalized to a larger population.
A. Quantitative Research and Anthropology C. Quantitative Research and Medicine
B. Quantitative Research and Communication D. Q. Research and Behavioral Science

7. This tends to be predominantly observational research based on surveys or correlational

studies.
A. Quantitative Research and Anthropology C. Quantitative Research and Medicine
B. Quantitative Research and Communication D. Q. Research and Behavioral Science

8. The output of this research focuses on how human behavior relates with another people and
the individual differences that may affect human relations.
A. Quantitative Research and Anthropology C. Quantitative Research and Medicine
B. Quantitative Research and Communication D. Q. Research and Behavioral Science

9. Many educational principles in understanding human behavior are the offshoot of this
research.
A. Quantitative Research and Anthropology C. Quantitative Education and Psychology
B. Quantitative Research and Communication D. Q. Research and Social Sciences

10. The method employed in this type of quantitative social research are mostly typically the
survey and the experiment.
A. Quantitative Research and Anthropology C. Quantitative Education and Psychology
B. Quantitative Research and Communication D. Q. Research and Social Sciences
 Practical Research 2 Quantitative Research
Quarter 2 Week 3

Direction: Encircle the letter that corresponds to your answer from the statements.

1. Which of the following BEST defines quantitative research?

A. It is an exploration associated with libraries, books and journals.
B. It is an activity concerned with finding new truth in education.
C. It is a systematic process obtaining numerical information about the world.
D. It is an activity of producing or proving a theorem.
2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of quantitative research?
A. Data are gathered before proposing a conclusion or solution to a problem.
B. Quantitative methods can be repeated to verify findings in another setting, thus strengthen
and reinforcing validity of findings eliminating the possibility of spurious conclusions.
C. Figures, tables or graphs showcase summarized data collection in order to show trends,
relationships or differences among variables. In sum, the charts and tables allow you to see
the evidence collected.
D. It seeks to gather a more comprehensive understanding of activities related to human
behavior and the attributes that rule such behavior.
3. Which of the following describes the characteristics of research where data are in form of statistics?
A. Objective B. Numerical Data C. Replication D. Large Sample Size
4. This characteristic of quantitative research which refers to its necessity to arrive at a more reliable
data analysis.
A. Large Sample Sizes C. Numerical Data
B. Replication D. Objective
5. It is done to check the correctness and verify the findings of the study.
A. Large Sample Sizes C. Numerical Data
B. Replication D. Objective
6. The researchers know in advance what they are looking for. The research questions are well-defined
for which objective answers are sought. All aspects of the study are carefully designed before data are
gathered.
A. Future Outcomes C. Clearly defined Research Questions
B. Structured Research Instruments D. Numerical Data
7. Which research design seeks to describe “what is”?
A. Correlational C. Experimental
B. Descriptive D. Evaluation
8. In this type of research, the investigator tries to probe the significance of relationship between two or
more factors or characteristics
A. Correlational C. Ex-post facto
B. Experimental D. Survey
9. Which of the item below does NOT hold true for descriptive research?
A. describes the nature of a situation or an event
B. presents the profile of persons, events, and things
C. describes past situations
D. there is no manipulation of variables or search for cause and effect related to the
performance
10. Which of the following illustrates a quantitative study?
A. attributes to malnutrition in children
B. public opinion to the sex scandal of the Pres. in our country
C. academic performance of high school students
D. all of the above choices
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Quarter 2 Week 4

Direction: Encircle the letter that corresponds to your answer from the statements.

1. What is the reason for consulting handbooks, yearbooks, encyclopedias, or reviews in the initial
stages of identifying research topic?
a. They are readily available
b. They provide an overview of the issues related to a topic
c. They are primary sources
d. They avoid reporting statistical data so one can interpret the results more readily

2. Which of the following are excellent sources for research topics?

a. Theory b. Personal Experience c. Replication of prior research d. all of the above

3. Mr. Apolonio identifies his research topic as classroom assessment, “He recognized very
quickly his topic was far too broad”. Which of the following is likely to have led to that conclusion?
a. There was far too much written on the topic to understand it all
b. It was difficult to organize the material he has collecting in an effective manner.
c. The potential problems he began thinking about would be next impossible to study.
d. All of the above

4. Published articles are an excellent source of ideas for research questions. They are usually at
an appropriate level of specificity and suggest research questions that focus on the following except
ONE.
a. A replicate a previous study project exactly or with slight variation.
b. Explore unexpected findings discovered in previous research.
c. Follow suggestions an author gives for future research at the end of an article.
d. Focus the topic on a specific historical period or time period.

5. Techniques in Narrowing Down a Topic into a Research Question except one.

a. Examine the literature
b. Talk over ideas with others
c. Apply to a specific context
d. Motivates the topic

6. Ask people who are knowledgeable about the topic for questions about it that they have
thought of
a. Examine the literature
b. Talk over ideas with others
c. Apply to a specific context
d. Motivates the topic

7. Choosing a Topic for a Research Study are the following except one:
a. In choosing a research topic, it is important to select a topic that interest
and motivates you
b. It should be doable with the resource at your disposal and within the
required time frame
c. The research topic should be focused and well-defined
d. Virtual learning

8. Sources for Research Problem except the following

a. Other studies, particularly their research recommendations
b. National/international trends or situations to be described or improved
c. Real-life problems, issues, experiences, or situations of Grade 12 students
 d. The research topic should be focus and well-defined

9. Apply to a specific context except the following:

a. Focus the topic on a specific historical period or time period
b. Narrow the topic to a specific society or geographic unit
c. Consider which subgroups or categories of people/units are involved and
whether there are differences among them.
d. Replicate a previous study project exactly or with slight variation

10. Guidelines in writing research titles except the following:

a. Condenses the paper’s content in a few words
b. Captures the readers’ attention
c. Should contain key words used in the manuscript and define the nature of the study
d. Real-life problems, issues, experiences, or situations of Grade 12 students
Answer Key

WEEK 1

1. A
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. C
10. C

WEEK 2
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. C
10. C

WEEK 3
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. C

WEEK 4

1. B
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. D
9. D
10. D