1 .		See the study questions for Chapter 2.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
2 .		The following questions are designed to help focus your attention on several important points in Chapter 2. Answer each question in a succinct manner. Explain why stating a research problem is critically important to the research process. Explain the differences between quantitative and qualitative research problems. What is a variable? Why is it important to operationally define a variable? Why is it necessary to use terms like independent and dependent variable or continuous and categorical variable? Discuss the differences between researchable and non-researchable problems. Summarize the criteria for evaluating quantitative research problems. Explain why a hypothesis is an important aspect of a quantitative research study. Summarize the criteria for evaluating a hypothesis. Summarize the criteria for evaluating a qualitative research problem.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
3 .		Create your own cognitive map of this chapter.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
4 .		The following are general research topics: 1) teaching children with learning disabilities, 2) effective classroom instruction, 3) exercise behaviors, and 4) leadership styles. What are specific quantitative and qualitative research questions that could be derived from each topic? For each quantitative research problem, identify the variables and write a research hypothesis describing their relationship. For each qualitative research problem, identify the issue or process being studied and write a foreshadowed problem.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
5 .		The following is an abstract from a research article. This study was designed to compare the efficacy of two instructional methods, oral recitation and transcription, on the spelling accuracy of five students with learning disabilities. During oral recitation, the student orally spelled the words presented by the experimenter. Transcription was similar to the recitation method except that the students were required to write the word as they spelled it. Results showed that all students achieved higher accuracy with the transcription method. What is the independent variable? What are the levels of the independent variable? What is the dependent variable? How is instructional method operationally defined? How do you think spelling accuracy could be operationally defined? What is a research hypothesis relevant to this problem? What is the null hypothesis?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
6 .		Answer the following questions using the Reducing Teacher Stress article found in Chapter 13. What is the research problem? Evaluate this problem using the criteria for a quantitative research problem discussed in this chapter. How do you think the researchers became interested in this problem? What are the independent and dependent variables? How are they operationalized? Do the authors use research hypotheses? If so, state them; if not, write one. Do they authors use statistical hypotheses? If so, state them; if not, write one.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
7 .		Answer the following questions using the Kindergarten Readiness article found in Chapter 13. What is the research problem? Is this addressing an issue , process, or both? Defend your response. How do you think the researcher became interested in this problem? What is the foreshadowed problem? How was it reformulated during the study?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.