Ed 603 Quiz 3

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  1. For beginning researchers, the most difficult step in the research process is usually
    1. selection of a problem.
    2. narrowing down the general problem.
    3. gathering related literature.
    4. organizing related literature.

  2. The first step for a graduate student in selecting a research problem is usually
    1. the identification of a problem area.
    2. a survey of the literature.
    3. an examination of the Encyclopedia of Educational Research.
    4. the statement of a tentative hypothesis.

  3. According to the text author(s) problems that are most conceptually useful in education are those
    1. derived from experience.
    2. derived from theory.
    3. identified in ERIC.
    4. suggested by other researchers.

  4. In addition to the variables to be investigated, a good problem statement includes
    1. the effects of the variables.
    2. the relationship between the variables.
    3. the relationship between the variables and definition of terms.
    4. the relationship between the variables and the data collection strategy.

  5. Which of the following statements is least correctly worded as a research question?
    1. Does the study of Latin improve performance in high school English?
    2. Should modern foreign languages be taught in elementary school?
    3. Will diagramming sentences accelerate the learning of grammar?
    4. What is the optimum age to begin instruction in reading?

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