Research Class Chapter 1 Flashcards

A general type of research that looks for relationships having predictive and/or explanatory power.

<p>Any important assertion presumed to be true but not actually verified.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Basic research</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research to explore the cause for, or consequences of, existing differences in groups of individuals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A theory that emphasizes the rarity of general laws and the importance of studying exceptions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research that determines the degree to which a relationship exists between two or more variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Researchers who question the philosophical and ethical aspects of educational research.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process of simplifying data in order to make it comprehensible.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research to describe existing conditions without analyzing relationships among variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The collection of data on many variables over an extended period in a naturalistic setting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A systematic attempt to assess the quality or effectiveness of an evaluation object.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research in which at least one independent variable is manipulated and the effects are observed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An evaluation intended to improve the object being assessed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The systematic collection and evaluation of data related to past occurrences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A tentative, testable assertion regarding the occurrence of certain behaviors or phenomena.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any device for systematically collecting data, such as tests or questionnaires.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A type of research where variables are manipulated to study their effect on one or more dependent variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The systematic identification, location, and analysis of documents related to a research problem.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A statistical procedure for combining the results of several studies on the same topic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A study that combines quantitative and qualitative methods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The group to which a researcher intends to generalize study results.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A statement indicating the specific purpose of the research and the variables to be investigated.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A detailed description of what will be done in carrying out a study.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research where the investigator studies naturally occurring phenomena in all their complexity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research where the investigator attempts to collect and analyze numerical data.</p> Signup and view all the answers