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Instrumentation for Educational Research MCQ

A researcher wants to understand how students feel about a new after school program. They are unsure of the possible responses, and use a(n) ______ with no predetermined questions.

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Correct Answer: Unstructured interview

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It is important to use a ______ of the population because survey methods are often used to learn about characteristics in a population.

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Correct Answer: Representative sample

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It is important for a researcher to build ______ with an interviewee so they are compelled to respond ______.

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Correct Answer: Rapport; honestly

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A(n) ______ typically has a higher response rate, but a(n) ______ has the ability to reach a larger group with little cost.

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Correct Answer: Mail survey; Internet survey

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A(n) ______ is an end label used to indicate what a rating scale means.

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Correct Answer: Anchor

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When the ratings a participant gives reflect a pattern they noticed instead of their true feelings, this is known as a ______.

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Correct Answer: Response set pitfall

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When writing a survey, researchers should avoid ______ that ask two different questions and ______ when using vocabulary words that may not be understood.

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Correct Answer: Double-barreled items; keep it simple

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What is a disadvantage of using restricted or closed-ended items in a questionnaire?

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Correct Answer: Respondents are restricted to a set of options provided.

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A questionnaire is sometimes called a(n) ______, and the questions or statements in the questionnaire are often called ______.

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Correct Answer: Scale; items

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Classifying schools on performance of meet, do not meet, or exceed expectations is an example of what type of test?

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Correct Answer: Criterion-referenced test

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Which of the following tests is an example of a standardized achievement test?

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Correct Answer: Screening test

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Why do educational researchers use unobtrusive observation techniques?

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Correct Answer: To minimize participant reactivity in a setting

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A ______ is a researcher that remains unknown to other participants, and is able to engage as “one of them” in the study.

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Correct Answer: Confederate

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Educational researchers use ______ to measure characteristics of participants in areas of aptitude, achievement, or personality.

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Correct Answer: Tests

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_____ is an interview where there is no predetermined set of questions.

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Correct Answer: Unstructured interview

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A technique used by an observer to record or observe behavior in a way that can change a participant’s behavior in a research setting is known as unobtrusive observation.

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Correct Answer: False

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_____ is a predetermined, standard set of items designed to measure a characteristic or skill.

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Correct Answer: Test

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_____ is an interview with a specific set of questions and response options.

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Correct Answer: Structured interview

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_____ measures an individual’s affective traits or psychological makeup.

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Correct Answer: Standardized personality test

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_____ measures the potential of an individual to learn and is used to predict future performance.

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Correct Answer: Standardized aptitude test

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_____ test measures current learned skills associated with different age or grade levels.

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Correct Answer: Standardized achievement test

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_____is an interview with a set of questions that is presented to all the individuals being interviewed but the responses are open-ended.

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Correct Answer: Semi-structured interview

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An item that is phrased in the semantically opposite direction of most other items in a survey and is scored by entering responses for the item in reverse order from how they are listed is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Reverse-coded item

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A question or statement in a survey that includes a restricted number of answer options to which participants must respond is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Restricted interval scale item

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The tendency for participants to respond the same way to all items in a survey when the direction of ratings is the same for all items in the survey is known as response set.

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Correct Answer: True

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Rapport is a relationship in which people understand the _____ of others and communicate.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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_____ is a scale to order the options in a sequence such as preference, priority, or desire.

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Correct Answer: Rank order scale

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_____ is an instrument to measure a predetermined, standard set of items about attitudes or perceptions of the participant.

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Correct Answer: Questionnaire

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A question or statement in a survey that includes a few restricted answer options and then a last one that allows participants to respond in their own words is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Partially open-ended item

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A question or statement in a survey that allows the respondent to give any response in his or her own words, without restriction is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Open-ended item

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_____ is a test that compares one individual’s performance on the test to other individuals’ performance on the same test.

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Correct Answer: Norm referenced test

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A numeric response scale used to indicate a participant’s rating or level of agreement with a question or statement is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Likert scale

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Interviews can be of_____ type.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Another term for interviewer bias is_____

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Correct Answer: Interviewer effect

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The tendency for the demeanor, words, or expressions of a researcher to influence the responses of a participant when the researcher and the participant are in direct contact is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Interviewer bias

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Focus group is an interview with a small group of about_____ people where participants interact in response to the question posed by the interviewer.

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Correct Answer: 3-8

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Double barreled items refers to the survey items that ask participants for two different responses to two different questions or statements.

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Correct Answer: False

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Documents are the narrative data and might include such things as like newspapers and _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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_____ is a test that compares one individual’s performance on the test to a predetermined level of performance.

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Correct Answer: Criterion-referenced test

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_____ is a test that compares one individual’s performance on the test to a predetermined level of performance.

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Correct Answer: Criterion-referenced test

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_____ is a list of items from which the respondent selects one or more options.

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Correct Answer: Checklist

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Response scales that have points above and below a zero point are referred to as_____

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Correct Answer: Bipolar scales

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Anchors are the adjectives that are given to describe the _____ of a rating scale to give the scale greater meaning.

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Correct Answer: End points

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