ED 303 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

SET B
INSTRUCTION: Read carefully the statements below and choose from the set of options provided, answers that
closely match the questions.
1. One of the following statements is not considered as a major step in a literature review
(A) searching preliminary sources.
(B) reading primary sources
(C) seek support for grounded theory
(D) non-identification of recommendations for further research

2. This involves using or putting in one’s own words to restate the author’s ideas, and acknowledging the
source to give credit to the original author.
(A) citation (C) plagiarism
(B) paraphrasing (D) acknowledging

3. It is the basic structure that serves as a mental window of the researcher because it depicts the research
design and the relationships of the variables involved
(A) theoretical framework (C) research design
(B) conceptual framework (D) research paradigm.

4. A written or visual presentation that explains either a geographically, or in narrative form, the main things to
be studied, the key factors, concepts or variables and the presumed relationship among them.
(A) flow chart (C) conceptual framework
(B) research design (D) research paradigm.

5. This technique is not a non-random sampling technique

(A) cluster (C) purposive
(B) quota (D) convenience

6. In the final research output, this is referred to as the “bottom line”

(A) recommendations (C) appendices
(B) references (D) conclusions

7. A popular system of referencing is the American Psychological Association format which is also known as
(A) a list of citations of sources whereby each citation is given description historical and textual explanation
(B) a brief citation of the sources in text and full citations and all works cited in the text
(C) footnotes and endnotes used to acknowledge the source of the idea or authorship
(D) author-date method of parenthetical documentation or in text citation

8. In writing the front matter of a thesis, this carries the names and signature of advisers and panel of
examiners
(A) approval sheet (C) acknowledgement
(B) title page (D) copyright page

9. A research process that uses more than one source of data to strengthen the validity of research by telling a
more comprehensive story of the thing to be examined is considered as
(A) expansion (C) correlation
(B) triangulation (D) complementarily

10. Written documents such as books, periodicals magazines, journals, newspapers, and legal citations refer
to what is known as
(A) related studies (C) secondary sources
(B) primary sources (D) related literature

11. Which contains the brief summary of a research report?

(A) acknowledgement (C) dedication
(B) abstract (D) approval sheet

12. The steps in selecting a simple random sample does not include one of the following:
(A) defining the target population
(B) identifying an existing sample frame of target population
(C) non-randomly selecting the targeted number of population elements
(D) determining the sample size

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13. Which is not a validating procedure?
(A) triangulation (C) reliability testing
(B) focus-group discussion (D) clustering

14. This refers to a probability sampling procedure whereby target population is first separated into mutually
exclusive, homogenous segments
(A) stratified sampling (C) interval random sampling
(B) systematic sampling (D) purposive sampling

15. Organized related literature and studies to inform the reader is

(A) a known and conflicting area (C) a researchable area
(B) a broad area of research (D) a research area of interest

16. The purpose of research presents a picture of the specific details of situation, social setting or relationship.
(A) exploratory (C) explanatory
(B) descriptive (D) quantitative
17. The characteristics of a good research that any conclusion drawn is based upon hard evidence gathered
from information collected from real life experience or observation.
(A) rigorous (B) empirical (C) systematic (D) critical

18. A type of applied research that is a disciplined process of inquiry conducted by and for those taking the
action.
(A) impact assessment research (C) evaluation research
(B) action research (D) basic research

19. The third type of research aims to explore and describe.

(A) quantitative method (C) qualitative method
(B) mixed method (D) scientific research

20. The quantitative research is concerned with cause-and-effect relationship.

(A) non-experimental design (C) correlation design
(B) experimental design (D) survey research

21. This type of qualitative research describes experiences as they are lived.
(A) ethnography (C) historical
(B) phenomenology (D) case study

22. An abstract form, _________________ or idea. Often conveyed on a single word which serve as a
springboard or building block of a theory.
(A) theory (B) concept (C) framework (D) paradigm

23. A method of acquiring knowledge based on a 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

24. The research considers the protection of research participants by obtaining approval from participants
through voluntary written consents.
(A) interview (B) validation (C) informed consent (D) reliability

25. Since a study involves people, special care is taken into consideration to ensure that respondents are
treated ethically in all aspects.
(A) open coding (B) bracketing (C) benchmarking (D) ethical consideration

26. A research process that uses more than one source of data to strengthen the validity of research by telling
a more comprehensive story of the thing to be examined
(A) expansion (B) complementarity (C) triangulation (D) correlation

27. The purpose of research is to formulate more precise questions that future research can answer.
(A) exploratory (B) combination (C) explanatory (D) descriptive

28. Treatment of time is another dimension in research. Researcher captures features of people or other unit at
a more than time.
(A) summative (B) formative (C) cross-sectional (D) longitudinal

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29. One important goal in conducting research is to
(A) focus a direction of the research
(B) produce evidence based practice
(C) describe the characteristics of a population
(D) advance the personal and professional qualification of a practitioner

30. The first step in the research process begins with generating research ideas for research problems and
synthesis.
(A) establishing research problems and synthesis
(B) collecting data
(C) drawing conclusion and recommendations
(D) formulating research designs and methodology

31. The first step in research is identifying a topic. Conceptualizing a research topic would include
(A) where to start (C) title of a research
(B) discuss with fellow researchers (D) finding a focus

32. A statement that makes a specific prediction between one or two variables.
(A) proposition (C) hypothesis
(B) gap in Literature (D) problem

33. One important basic question asked about a research title

(A) does the title describe what the study is all about?
(B) do they meet basic questions asked?
(C) what are the factors that affect the skills of teachers?
(D) think of a topic in research which can be made and used as the title of the study

34. An introduction answers questions about the problem, one of these is

(A) what are the recommendations? (C) why is it a problem?
(B) what is the methodology? (D) what are the conclusions?

35. The problem statement is

(A) the verbalization and articulation as well as the analysis of the “questions” in which
the researcher wants the research to answer
(B) description of the issues
(C) background of the study
(D) analysis of the question

36. The purpose of a background study is to

(A) complete the research
(B) report observation or research results
(C) go to the library to gather data
(D) help you to prove the relevance of your research question and to further develop the thesis

37. A hypothesis is not the research answer, but the

(A) imaginary terms or situations (C) it is an assumption in a thesis
(B) a proposal to be tested and evaluated (D) a theory to be tested

38. A statement about the population or populations being examined that states that there is no effect, no
change on relationship
(A) independent and dependent hypothesis (C) null hypothesis
(B) alternative hypothesis (D) research hypothesis

39. There are several sources of research. These are published writings and reports that critique or report on a
primary source and can be found in periodicals and reference books.
(A) secondary sources (C) non-documentary sources
(B) primary sources (D) tertiary sources

40. Organized related literature and studies to inform the reader of what is the
(A) a broad area of research (C) a research area of interest
(B) a known and conflicting area (D) a researchable area

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41. A popular system of referencing is the APA format also called
(A) a list of citations of sources whereby each citation is given description historical and
textual explanation
(B) author-date mention of parenthetical documentation or in text citation
(C) footnotes and endnotes used to acknowledge the source of the idea or authorship
(D) a brief citation of the sources in text and full citations

42. Plagiarism is to
(A) use inappropriate statistical techniques in order to obtain favourable results and
enhance the significance of one’s research.
(B) publish the same paper in two different journals without informing the editor.
(C) present someone else’s ideas or work as yours.
(D) discuss with your colleagues data from the paper that you are reviewing for journal.

43. Paraphrasing is
(A) using someone else’s ideas in own words to restate the author’s ideas and
acknowledging the sources to give credit to the original author.
(B) harm that is physical, financial, or psychological experienced by the participants.
(C) minimizing harms and risks to human lives.
(D) making derogatory comments and personal attacks in the review of author’s
submitted work.

44. Written documents such as books, periodicals, magazines, journals, newspapers

and legal citation.
(A) related literature (C) secondary sources
(B) primary sources (D) related studies

45. Previous studies that involve similar variables including theses, dissertations, scholarly written papers,
studies, published and unpublished.
(A) primary sources (C) related literature
(B) secondary sources (D) related studies

46. The purpose of review of related literature and studies is to inform the reader about what already is known,
what is not known or research blank spots.
(A) irrelevant statement (C) research gap
(B) unexplored areas (D) blind spots/conflicting areas

47. A written or visual presentation that explains either graphically or in the narrative form, the main things to
be studied, the key factors, concepts or variables and the assumed relationship among them.
(A) conceptual framework (C) independent variable
(B) theoretical framework (D) dependent variable

48. A statement showing the research design and methodology or the entire process of research using a
theory or theories for developing a hypothesis.
(A) independent variable (C) theoretical framework
(B) dependent variable (D) conceptual framework

49. In interpreting hypothesis test result, any result that lies outside of the confidence level, can be
(A) accepted (B) confirmed (C) rejected (D) alternated

50. In the final research output, the ___________________ is referred to the “bottom line”.
(A) recommendation (B) references (C) conclusions (D) appendices