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Multiple Choice


This activity contains 10 questions.

	For a historical research study, which of the following is not an example of a primary data source?   classroom equipment used in a one-room schoolhouse an early-1930s newspaper article about a school activity a bulletin from a school board a textbook used in 1920

	When interviewing informants for historical studies, the reliability of the data being collected can be confirmed how?   restructuring the interview guide clearly explaining the purpose of the research to those being interviewed asking the same questions of all informants using open-ended questions

	Which of the following is likely not a descriptive study?   research on the reasons high school students decide to attend college a study of the effectiveness of two approaches toward developing students’ higher level thinking skills a study of principals’ preferred leadership styles an investigation of the music preferences of high school students

	Which of the following is not an example of a secondary data source?   a scholarly literature review of the research on school improvement a textbook on school improvement a videotape of a school board meeting newspaper reports of a school debate

	Which of the following is true about descriptive research?   It describes present events. It is the methodology used to interpret events of the past. It can be used to explore cause-and-effect relationships. It only utilizes primary data sources.

	Historical research has the greatest chance of being accurate when data are collected from what types of sources?   primary sources history textbooks biographies secondary sources

	Which of the following is most likely an historical study?   A comparative study of conventional instruction and individual programmed instruction in the college classroom The predictive value of a student’s choice of vocation The birth of a tradition College students’ views and ratings of an ideal professor

	In which of the following procedures is a historical researcher more involved that other researchers?   establishing a control group selecting an appropriate statistical procedure criticizing source material selecting a random sample

	Which of the following is most likely to be a primary source?   newspaper editorials textbooks official minutes encyclopedias

	Which of the following has to do with the external criticism of an original document in a historical study?   the author’s meaning in the document the author’s possible bias the actual author of the document the author’s motives for writing the document

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