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This document contains a 30-item multiple choice pre-test on research fundamentals. The questions cover topics such as the differences between qualitative and quantitative research, developing research questions and hypotheses, sampling techniques, and ethical considerations in research.

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Pretest in Research 2

This document contains a 30-item multiple choice pre-test on research fundamentals. The questions cover topics such as the differences between qualitative and quantitative research, developing research questions and hypotheses, sampling techniques, and ethical considerations in research.

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Pre-test in Research 2

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. A method of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method of inquiry to enrich the system of objective
knowledge in the fields of natural and social sciences.
a. Discipline b. Research c. Theory d. Model
2. Which of the following designs is characterized by (1) an attempt to provide a solution to an educator's problem in
his/her own school and (2) the fact that the educator is the researcher?
a. Ethnography b. Action Research c. Applied Research d. Basic Research
3. Quantitative research is to explanation as qualitative research is to
a. exploration b. evaluation c. experimental design d. scientific and disciplined inquiry
4. Which of the following purposes is most aligned with a quantitative approach?
a. Comparing test results across groups to understand the effects of a particular instructional approach.
b. Developing a theory grounded in the beliefs of the group being studied.
c. Understanding the shared beliefs and practices of teachers in a school.
d. Understanding historical perspective for an educational topic.
5. Which of the following is most aligned with a researcher using quantitative methods?
a. Studying many variables in the context in which they naturally occur.
b. Studying a large number of subjects as a detached, objective observer.
c. Using a research design that changes as narrative data is collected and analyzed.
d. Communicating the results of the study in a loosely structured report that uses informal language.
6. The quantitative research is concerned with cause and effect relationship.
a. Non-experimental design
b. Experimental design
c. Correlation design
d. Survey research
7. This type of qualitative research describes experiences as they are lived.
a. Ethnography
b. Phenomenology
c. Historical
d. Case study
8. A statement that makes a specific prediction between one or two variables.
a. Problem
b. Hypothesis
c. Gap in literature
d. Proposition
9. The purpose of a background of the study is to
a. Report observation or results
b. Help you to prove the relevance of your research questions and to further develop the thesis
c. Go to the library to gather data
d. Complete the research

10. A hypothesis is not the research answer, but rather


a. A theory to be tested
b. A proposal to be tested and evaluated
c. Imaginary terms or situations
d. It is an assumption in a thesis
11. Which contains the brief summary of a research report?
a. Acknowledgment
b. Abstract
c. Dedication
d. Approval Sheet
12. The statistical tools or treatment are all cited in
a. Sampling techniques
b. Data analysis
c. Data gathering procedure
d. Research instruments
13. Organized related literature and studies to inform the reader of what is
a. A researchable area
b. A known and conflicting area
c. A research area of interest
d. A broad area of research
14. A learning process that motivates you to obtain knowledge or information about people, things, places, or events.
A. Inquiry B. Research C. Investigation D. Study
15. Some think of quantitative research as complex because of its use of _________.
A) Hypotheses B) numerical data C) factual data D) theories
16. It is a scientific, experimental, or inductive manner of thinking.
A) Research B) inquiry C) investigation D) survey
17. A type of research that describe and measure the level of occurrences on the basis of numbers and calculations.
A) Qualitative B) quantitative C) descriptive D) historical
18. Which is not a question answered by quantitative research?
A) How many? B) How? C) When? D) What?
19. Which among the following variables are common in quantitative research?
A) Extraneous, confounding B) independent, dependent C) participant, situational D) constant, latent
20. A quantitative research presents research findings in this manner:
A. Many prefer to study with textbooks.
B. Perhaps, 30% consider textbook unnecessary in their studies.
C. Students find textbooks indispensable or necessary.
D. Out of 100 college students, 90 find textbooks beneficial to their studies.
21. People inclined to doing a quantitative research wants to discover truth in __________.
A) An exact manner B) a careful way C) an indirect way D) a personal way
22. A type of quantitative research in which finding truths about a subject is by describing the collected data about such
subject and determining their relationships or connections with one another
A) Experimental B) Descriptive C) Non-experimental D) Historical
23. A quantitative research that treats or deals with the object or subject of the research in a definite or exact manner and
determines the extent of the effects or influence of the treatment on the object/subject, then discovers the causes of such
effects. A) Experimental B) Descriptive C) Non-experimental D) Historical
24. _____ and _____ should be taken into account when considering a new research problem.
A) Time; Cost B) Attention; Participants C) Time; Attention D) Cost; Participants
25. Which of the following is the most important thing for a researcher to consider when deciding on a research topic?
A) How they feel about the topic. C) If they have adequate resources to research the topic.
B) If the topic is researchable. D) How many research journals will want to publish an article on the
topic.
26. A student is feeling overwhelmed trying to decide on a problem to research. How should she proceed?
A. Write down topics she is interested in.
B. Abandon the concept of research altogether.
C. Copy the work of others.
D. Focus on completing the literature review before deciding on a research problem.
27. A student is writing a research question. What should his first step be?
A) Specifying what the question is about. C) Formulating a hypothesis.
B) Indicating where the research funding is coming from. D) Ensuring their ideas are researchable.
28. Which of the following is NOT a reason why formulating a research question is one of the first steps in a research
project?
A. It helps refine what is being researched.
B. It helps the researcher formulate and identify important aspects of their research.
C. It helps lay the groundwork for the research.
D. It helps in choosing a topic for research.
29. Your research question is: 'What is the effect of television viewing on Filipinos?' What is the PROBABLE reason that
this question would need some revision?
A) The question does not lend itself to research easily. C) The question is too narrowly focused.
B) The question does not center on specific concerns or issues. D) The question is too broadly focused.
30. Starting off with a research question provides a researcher with:
A) A strong foundation and a question to answer C) Their null hypothesis
B) Their hypothesis D) Accurate information about how to accomplish the
experiment

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