Are you preparing for an education-related job test or competitive exam? These top 50 Educational Research MCQs will help you practice important concepts such as hypothesis types, sampling methods, curriculum planning, and assessment tools. Designed for teachers, headmasters, and education officers, these one-liner questions are research-based and accurate.
π Section 1: Sampling Techniques
1. Purposive sampling is different from convenience sampling because researchers use their judgment to select a sample.
2. A table of random numbers is used in random sampling.
3. Convenience sampling is also called accidental or haphazard sampling.
4. Purposive sampling is also known as judgment sampling.
5. Snowball sampling is also referred to as network, chain, referral, reputational, or respondent-driven sampling.
6. When a university president selects specific faculty members for feedback, it is an example of non-random sampling.
7. If random or systematic sampling isn’t feasible, researchers may use convenience sampling.
8. A counselor interviews students who voluntarily seek career guidance. This is an example of convenience sampling.
9. Convenience samples are usually not representative and should be avoided when possible.
π§ Section 2: Educational Philosophies
10. Existentialism is concerned with existence and free choice, while Perennialism focuses on old values.
11. Essentialism emphasizes basics, culture, and traditions.
12. Progressivism focuses on practical learning, whereas Reconstructionism promotes social reform.
13. Pragmatism values experience; Naturalism focuses on nature.
14. Idealism is based on the mind, and Realism focuses on physical objects.
15. A teacher who models democracy and motivates students for social change follows Reconstructionism.
16. Belief in learning through meaningful experience reflects Progressivism.
17. A philosophy that does not value computer literacy is Perennialism.
18. A teacher dispensing knowledge while students absorb eternal truths supports Perennialism.
π Section 3: Research Methods & Study Types
19. A study observing the same sample over a long time is called a Longitudinal study (Vertical study).
20. A study observing a sample at a single point in time is called a Cross-sectional study (Horizontal study).
21. The type of research determines the sample size.
22. Applying findings from a sample to the population is known as generalization.
π Section 4: Research Report Structure
23. A content list is part of the preliminary pages of a research report.
π Section 5: Curriculum & Learning Models
24. In existentialism, the student chooses the curriculum for self-directed learning.
25. A curriculum framework serves as a guide for designing or selecting curriculum.
26. A spiral curriculum reflects expanding circles of interest as children grow.
27. Fidelity refers to how accurately a curriculum model is implemented.
28. Learning standards define expectations for student learning.
29. The project approach engages students in deep investigation of a topic.
30. Vertical repetition of content reflects the principle of continuity.
31. The most important element for a teacher in school is the learner.
32. At the secondary level in Pakistan, the curriculum is diversified into Science and Arts groups.
33. The number of working weeks at primary and secondary levels in Pakistan is 35.
34. The study of the Quran was made compulsory in 2018 under the Nazra Act.
π Section 6: Assessment & Evaluation
35. Objectives are essential for the evaluation process.
36. A textbook is an example of supported curriculum.
37. Demonstrating skills in real life is an example of authentic assessment.
38. Evaluating student performance in specific contexts is called product evaluation.
39. Assessing learning experiences and activities is part of process evaluation.
40. Assessment during teaching and learning is known as process assessment.
41. Assessment of learning outcomes is called product assessment.
42. Evaluation is an umbrella term that includes test, measurement, and assessment.
43. Assessment helps determine studentsβ learning styles.
π Section 7: Test Construction
44. Homogeneous material is used in a single-column matching test.
45. The goal in MCQs is to find the correct or best option.
46. Fill-in-the-blank questions are also known as completion items.
π Section 8: Philosophy in Education
47. Procedures used to collect learning progress are called assessment.
48. According to Gay, assessment includes all procedures to evaluate learning.
49. Evaluation involves value judgment of institutions, programs, and projects.
50. The branch of philosophy that studies how we acquire knowledge is Epistemology.