Educational Research
.1. Cause and effect relationship is established in:
(a) Historical Research
(b) Experimental Research
(c) Action Research
(d) Descriptive Research
2. Control group is a characteristic of:
(a) Historical Research
(b) Experimental Research
(c) Action Research
(d) Descriptive Research
3. Data is collected through a questionnaire, interview, or observation in:
(a) Historical Research
(b) Experimental Research
(c) Action Research
(d) Descriptive Research
4. Development and testing of hypotheses is necessary in:
(a) Historical Research
(b) Experimental Research
(c) Action Research
(d) Descriptive Research
5. A tentative explanation of a phenomenon or event is:
(a) Problem
(b) Hypothesis
(c) Data
(d) Analysis
6. The important characteristic of a research problem is:
(a) Novel
(b) Significant
(c) Researchable
(d) All above
7. Hypothesis which states no relationship between two variables is:
(a) Research hypothesis
(b) Null/Statistical Hypothesis
(c) Non-Directional Hypothesis
(d) None of above
8. Hypothesis which states a relationship between two variables is:
(a) Research Hypothesis
(b) Null/Statistical Hypothesis
(c) Non-Directional Hypothesis
(d) None of above
9. The group selected for the purpose of research is:
(a) Population
(b) Sample
(c) Sampling
(d) None of above
10. The representative group selected by specific procedure from the population is:
(a) Population
(b) Sample
(c) Sampling
(d) None of above
11. The specific procedure used to select a representative group from the population is:
(a) Population
(b) Sample
(c) Sampling
(d) None of above
12. The minimum size of a sample in experimental research is:
(a) 15 per group
(b) 25 per group
(c) 50 per group
(d) 75 per group
13. Sampling in which all individuals have an equal chance of selection is:
(a) Systematic Sampling
(b) Random Sampling
(c) Stratified Sampling
(d) Cluster Sampling
14. Representation of the same proportion of individuals in a sample as they exist in population is:
(a) Systematic Sampling
(b) Random Sampling
(c) Stratified Sampling
(d) Cluster Sampling
15. The sampling in which a group rather than individuals are selected is:
(a) Systematic Sampling
(b) Random Sampling
(c) Stratified Sampling
(d) Cluster Sampling
26. The sampling in which individuals are selected from a list at specific interval sequences is:
· (a) Systematic Sampling
· (b) Random Sampling
· (c) Stratified Sampling
· (d) Cluster Sampling
Answer: (a) Systematic Sampling
27. The minimum sample size in descriptive research is:
· (a) 10% of the population
· (b) 20% of the population
· (c) 30% of the population
· (d) None of the above
28. Pre-testing the instrument to detect weakness is:
· (a) Sampling
· (b) Pilot Testing
· (c) Socio-metric Technique
· (d) Inventory
Answer: (b) Pilot Testing
29. The Arithmetic average of the scores is called:
· (a) Mean
· (b) Mode
· (c) Median
· (d) Standard Deviation
Answer: (a) Mean
30. What is the mid-point of scores called:
· (a) Mean
· (b) Mode
· (c) Median
· (d) Standard Deviation
Answer: (c) Median
31. The score that is attained by more subjects than any other score is:
· (a) Mean
· (b) Mode
· (c) Median
· (d) Standard Deviation
Answer: (b) Mode
32. The Mean of the scores 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 is:
· (a) 1
· (b) 2
· (c) 3
· (d) 4
Answer: (c) 3
33. The Median of the scores 11, 14, 5, 7, 8, 18, 15, 10 is:
· (a) 10
· (b) 10.5
· (c) 12
· (d) 14
34. The Mode of the scores 4, 1, 6, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 6, 3 is:
· (a) 3
· (b) 4
· (c) 5
· (d) 6
Answer: (b) 4
35. How many parts has a research report:
· (a) 2
· (b) 3
· (c) 4
· (d) 5
36. First part of a research report is:
· (a) Preliminary Pages
· (b) Main Body
· (c) Appendices
· (d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Preliminary Pages
37. The middle part of a research report is:
· (a) Preliminary Pages
· (b) Main Body
· (c) Appendices
· (d) None of the above
Answer: (b) Main Body
38. Last portion of the research report is:
· (a) Preliminary Pages
· (b) Main Body
· (c) Appendices
· (d) Conclusions
Answer: (c) Appendices
39. The basis of Experimental Research is:
· (a) Hypothesis
· (b) Assumptions
· (c) Conclusions
· (d) Findings
Answer: (a) Hypothesis
40. Examples of “research by purpose” are:
· (a) Basic and Applied
· (b) Action and Historical
· (c) Experimental and Applied
· (d) Descriptive and Action
Answer: (a) Basic and Applied