PREPARATION QUIZ TWO

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PREPARATION QUIZ TWO

• QUIZ TWO PREPARATION
• RSCH 7100
• EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

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REFERENCE SOURCES

• Where to search for locating information about
  tests?
• Mental Measurements Yearbook
• Where to locate key index words by which articles
  are referenced in the ERIC system?
• Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors

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REFERENCE SOURCES

• Where to find abstracts of journal articles in
  psychology?
• Psychological Abstracts
• Where to locate abstracts of research reports and
  documents acquired by ERIC clearinghouses?
• Resources in Education

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REFERENCE SOURCES

• Where to find journal articles related to
  education, with annotations where needed?
• Current Index to Journals in Education
• Where to location journal articles related to
  education, with no abstracts and no annotations?
• Education Index

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INDEPENDENT, DEPENDENT, POPULATION

• What is the effect of augmentative communication
  on communication skills of persons with aphasia?
• IV IS
• augmentative communication
• DV is
• communication skills
• Population is
• persons with aphasia

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INDEPENDENT, DEPENDENT, POPULATION

• What is the effect of block scheduling on
  academic achievement of high school students?
• IV is
• block scheduling
• DV is
• academic achievement
• Population is
• high school students

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INDEPENDENT, DEPENDENT, POPULATION

• What is the effect on elementary students
  self-esteem of gender?
• IV is
• gender
• DV is
• self-esteem
• Population is
• elementary students

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HYPOTHESES NULL, DIRECTIONAL, NONDIRECTIONAL

• Boys and girls will achieve the same in math.
• Null hypothesis
• Girls will have higher self-esteem than boys.
• Directional hypothesis
• Boys will have poorer self-esteem than girls.
• Directional hypothesis

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HYPOTHESES NULL, DIRECTIONAL, NONDIRECTIONAL

• Boys and girls will be different in their
  self-esteem.
• Nondirectional hypothesis
• First grade students will have higher reading
  scores than will kindergarten students.
• Directional hypothesis

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HYPOTHESES NULL, DIRECTIONAL, NONDIRECTIONAL

• Boys and girls will not be different in their
  self-esteem.
• Null hypothesis
• Students who attend the EDR 701 study session
  will not have higher quiz grades than students
  who did not attend the study session.
• Null hypothesis

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LITERATURE REVIEW

• Purpose of your literature review is
• develop the research hypothesis
• identify your studys significance
• identify major findings
• identify contradictory findings

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LITERATURE REVIEW

• When you write your literature review, you
• T F Include detailed life history of the
  authors.
• False
• T F Integrate your articles together, keeping
  in focus your specific research question.
• True

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LITERATURE REVIEW

• When you write your literature review, you
• T F Use subheadings to organize your writing.
• True
• T F Collect your studies AFTER conducting your
  research study.
• False

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Short Answer Items

• When given a phrase, be able to write a
  researchable question.
• When given a research question, be able to write
  all three possible hypotheses.
• Be able to identify three rules under each APA
  heading in your study guide typing, citations,
  references page, and general information.
• Be able to describe how you would conduct a
  literature search, using ERIC or the web.

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Short Answer Items

• Be familiar with the following CIJE, RIE, MMY,
  Education Index, Psy Abstracts, SSCI, and the
  Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors.