Pedagogy MCQS

Which scientific method is a bottom-up or generative approach to research?

A. Deductive method
B. Inductive method
C. Hypothesis method
D. Pattern method
Correct answer is: B. Inductive method

What are the conditions in which Type-I error occurs?

A. The null hypotheses get accepted even if it is false
B. The null hypotheses get rejected even if it is true
C. Both the null hypotheses as well as alternative hypotheses are rejected
D. None of the above
Correct answer is: B. The null hypotheses get rejected even if it is true

A condition or characteristic that can take on different values or categories is called

A. constant
B. variable
C. cause-and-effect relationship
D. descriptive relationship
Correct answer is: B. variable

What is the key defining characteristic of experimental research?

A. Extraneous variables are never present
B. A positive correlation usually exists
C. A negative correlation usually exists
D. Manipulation of the independent variable
Correct answer is: D. Manipulation of the independent variable

A positive correlation is present when

A. Two variables move in opposite directions.
B. Two variables move in the same direction.
C. One variable goes up and one goes down
D. Several variables never change.
Correct answer is: A. Two variables move in opposite directions.

Research in which the researcher uses the qualitative paradigm for one phase and the quantitative paradigm for another phase is known as

A. Action research
B. Basic research
C. Quantitative research
D. Mixed method research
Correct answer is: D. Mixed method research

Research that is done to understand an event from the past is known as _____?

A. Experimental research
B. Historical research
C. Basic
D. Casual comparative
Correct answer is: B. Historical research

The development of a solid foundation of reliable knowledge typically is built from Which type of research?

A. Basic research
B. Action research
C. Evaluation research
D.
Correct answer is: B. Action research

Which “scientific method” follows these steps: 1) observation/data, 2) patterns, 3) Theory?

A. Inductive
B. Deductive
C. Basic
D. None of these
Correct answer is: A. Inductive
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