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How would you distinguish between a research report and a research proposal?


A) A proposal includes the methods or procedure.
B) A proposal is a plan for conducting a study.
C) A proposal suggests the need to defend the study.
D) A proposal tends to be written in past tense (e.g.,was) .

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One recommendation for writing research in a sensitive way is to use specific terms for persons that are accurate,clear,and free of bias.What example below is the best example of this practice?


A) Referring to research "subjects"
B) Referring to "alcoholics"
C) Referring to "senior citizens"
D) Referring to "children diagnosed with ADHD"

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List the five sections typically found in a quantitative research report in the order in which you would find them stated:

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What is the form of a qualitative research report that provides a detailed account of people and places to carry the narrative?


A) Descriptive approach
B) Categorical approach
C) Performance approach
D) Scientific approach

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Why it is important for researchers to write for their audiences?


A) They need to market their material.
B) The audiences know best how to research.
C) The journals are most selective today.
D) The audiences have certain expectations.

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In writing and reporting qualitative research,inquirers need to be ethical.Which one of the following is an important ethical issue in reporting qualitative research?


A) Not having institutional review board sponsorship to examine personal issues
B) Not having a journal publish the results of a study
C) Not having endorsement of the report by the student's advisor
D) Not having results shared with the participants

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What do you find missing in this example of a poor model of balancing research and content?

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The researcher tells...

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Rewrite the model to improve its balance.

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"This study addresses the use of Mac lap...

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The three standards listed below are approaches for evaluating a qualitative research report.In the statements that follow,match the statement to one of the three approaches by indicating the appropriate letter in the blank space. -A qualitative study should be evaluated in terms of whether the researcher includes multiple levels of data analysis.This is an example of standard _____.


A) Participatory evaluation standards
B) Procedural evaluation standards
C) Philosophical evaluation standards

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Research reported to policy makers is characterized by


A) a short executive summary.
B) a policy brief that presents implications.
C) time to report the results.
D) a personal disclaimer about the study.

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Why would a researcher want to "encode" a research report with good research terms?


A) It shows that the researcher knows how to conduct research.
B) It shows the coding process used in qualitative research.
C) It shows the audience that the study should be published.
D) It shows how much the researcher understands.

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The three standards listed below are approaches for evaluating a qualitative research report.In the statements that follow,match the statement to one of the three approaches by indicating the appropriate letter in the blank space. -A qualitative researcher discusses how she came to compose the narrative and the reasons for her stance in the study.This is an example of standard _____.


A) Participatory evaluation standards
B) Procedural evaluation standards
C) Philosophical evaluation standards

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What point of view is represented in this passage? (check the correct answer)


A) An impersonal point of view
B) A dramatic point of view
C) A personal point of view
D) A direct experience point of view

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You are looking at a journal article from a leading educational journal.You are trying to identify its physical structure.The following are good strategies to use to identify the structure EXCEPT?


A) You examine the number and type of levels of headings in the report.
B) You search for how the author answered each of the research questions.
C) You examine the number of pages given to each section of the study.
D) You locate the six steps in the process of research.

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The three standards listed below are approaches for evaluating a qualitative research report.In the statements that follow,match the statement to one of the three approaches by indicating the appropriate letter in the blank space. -A qualitative researcher should engage in extensive data collection using multiple sources of information.This is an example of standard _____.


A) Participatory evaluation standards
B) Procedural evaluation standards
C) Philosophical evaluation standards

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What evidence from the passage are you basing your decision on? Be specific.

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The authors used the personal point of view as illustrated by reference to themselves - "our," "us."

What feature distinguishes a quantitative proposal for a dissertation or thesis from a qualitative proposal for a dissertation or thesis?


A) A quantitative proposal has a separate review of the literature.
B) The quantitative proposal is more structured.
C) The quantitative proposal includes a theory to be tested.
D) The quantitative proposal is longer.

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A research report presented to reviewers before a conference so that they can determine if the research is acceptable for presentation at the conference is


A) a paper for scholarly presentation at a conference.
B) a proposal to present the paper at a conference.
C) a field-based reviewed research paper for a conference.
D) a preliminary study before presenting the paper to a journal.

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Which of the following is a strategy specifically for building consistency into a scholarly research report?


A) Include the term consistency frequently throughout the report.
B) Use the same names for variables whenever they appear in the report.
C) Advance a concise title for the report.
D) Have a clearly specified purpose statement in the report.

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The three standards listed below are approaches for evaluating a qualitative research report.In the statements that follow,match the statement to one of the three approaches by indicating the appropriate letter in the blank space. -A qualitative study should be evaluated in terms of whether the researcher respects the sacredness of the relationship with the participants.This is an example of standard _____.


A) Participatory evaluation standards
B) Procedural evaluation standards
C) Philosophical evaluation standards

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