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1 .       Which of the following is the BEST example of a research problem? [Hint]



2 .       Which of the following is the BEST example of a research statement? [Hint]



3 .       Which of the following is a researchable problem? [Hint]



4 .       Which of the following is a legitimate source of an educational research problem? [Hint]



5 .       Which of the following likely reflects a quantitative research problem? [Hint]



6 .       A good quantitative research problem identifies the [Hint]



7 .       Which term is used to describe a phenomena that has many values? [Hint]



8 .       Which of the following is a conceptual definition of reading? [Hint]



9 .       All of the following are characteristic of an operational definition EXCEPT it [Hint]



10 .       Which of the following italicized variables can be described as an independent variable? [Hint]



11 .       All of the following are characteristics of extraneous variables EXCEPT they [Hint]



12 .       Which of the following represents a continuous variable? [Hint]



13 .       Which of the following research problems meets all of the criteria discussed in the text for evaluating a quantitative research problem? [Hint]



14 .       Which of the following reasons justifies the use of a hypothesis? [Hint]



15 .       The following is an example of which type of research hypothesis?

There is a positive relationship between adults’ perceptions of themselves and their persistence in adult basic education programs [Hint]



16 .       The results of the study showed that students who were taught to use the SQ3R method scored higher on a social studies test than students who were not exposed to this method. Which of the following best describes the results in terms of the null hypothesis? [Hint]



17 .       Which of the following is an important characteristic of a good hypothesis? [Hint]



18 .       Which of the following characterizes a qualitative research problem? [Hint]



19 .       Which of the following is NOT an important characteristic of a good qualitative research problem? [Hint]



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