Question 1

Match each of the following methods for synthesizing the findings of quantitative studies included in a literature review with its distinctive features.
-Chi-square method

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A)   Calculates a statistic called effect size to assess the overall magnitude of the differences between groups of research participants on each variable of interest.
B)   Focuses on the sample size and magnitude of the effects in each study.
C)   Provides a subjective summary of selected research, theory, and opinion on a particular topic.
D)   Classifies studies included in the review into categories based on the direction and statistical significance of the findings.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Describe two of the steps that should be included in a thorough review of the literature after you have defined your research problem and identified key terms related to the problem.

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1. Search preliminary sources that index...

Question 3

In a search of a preliminary source, use of an or connector between two terms will most likely

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A)   increase the number of citations retrieved.
B)   decrease the number of citations retrieved.
C)   produce only citations that are highly relevant to your topic.
D)   produce only citations that are coded by both the terms you specified.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

The most serious shortcoming of traditional narrative reviews of the education literature is that they

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A)   paid insufficient attention to the better studies.
B)   relied too much on the reviewer's subjective judgment.
C)   ignored the statistical significance of the results of quantitative analyses.
D)   ignored the expertise and reputation of the researchers whose studies were reviewed.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Suppose that you plan to do research that involves designing and evaluating a high school course about career planning. Describe two purposes of doing a literature review concerning your topic.

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1. To determine the various types of pro...

Question 6

State four types of documents that are likely to be included in a preliminary source.

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Answer : 1. Bibliographies
2. Book revie...

Question 7

A presentation of the use of appropriate statistical techniques in a correct fashion should be included in the_______ ____ _ section of a research report.

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A)   Introduction
B)   Research Procedures
C)   Research Results
D)   Discussion of ResultsE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

It is important to conduct a review of literature before starting a research project in order to

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A)   gain insight into the research methods used by other investigators.
B)   select tried-and-true approaches.
C)   broaden the research problem.
D)   compare preliminary sources.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Studies of the quality of published reports of educational research studies found that

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A)   about half the studies should not have been published or should have been extensively revised.
B)   about half of the studies were literal replications of previous research.
C)   most of the studies were of high quality.
D)   nearly all the studies incorporated too few variables in the research design.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

A good first step in conducting a literature review for a research study is to

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A)   finalize your problem statement before reading any primary sources.
B)   do a thorough search of each preliminary source that indexes the literature relevant to your problem.
C)   read selected secondary sources to get an overview of the literature relevant to your problem.
D)   read the references in various primary sources to generate a list of other primary sources.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Downloading your citations with bibliographic software like Endnote or ProCite

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A)   allows you to put each citation into a standard format.
B)   provides fields in which you can type notes about each citation.
C)   allows you to import citations directly into your research report.
D)   all of the above.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Match the following purposes of a literature review with the example that illustrates that purpose.
-Identifying recommendations for further research

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A)   A researcher identifies attempted programs that were unsuccessful in reducing dropout rates.
B)   A researcher explores suggestions that other researchers have posed to determine the best ways to keep students in school until graduation.
C)   A researcher identifies all the major lines of inquiry that have been pursued in the field of dropout prevention.
D)   A researcher develops a conceptual model to explain his discovery that dropouts tend to leave school because they had a compelling, time-intensive interest in some out-of-school activity.
E)   A researcher speculates about the possible value of an approach to dropout prevention that has not been previously tried.F)  A researcher examines the literature on dropout prevention programs to determine how student satisfaction with such programs was measured.G) A) and E)
H) All of the above

Question 13

The most used preliminary source indexing the literature on education is

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A)   Education Abstracts.
B)   Dissertation Abstracts.
C)   ERIC.
D)   Google Scholar.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The best basis for classifying primary source documents in preparation for writing a literature review usually is by

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A)   the questions, objectives, or hypotheses in one's study to which the document pertains.
B)   a code classifying each document as primarily concerned with research, theory, or opinion.
C)   the year of publication.
D)   the quality of the study's methodology.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Mark a P in front of the sources listed below that most likely are primary sources and an S in front of those that most likely are secondary sources
-An annual review of the literature on various topics of current interest

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A)   S
B)   PC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 16

A researcher wishes to explore whether children's conceptions of learning vary depending on their gender and social class. In what situation should the researcher collect data before reviewing the literature?

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A)   The researcher intends to develop grounded theory about how social class and gender affect children's conceptions of learning.
B)   The researcher intends to develop a new measure of conceptions of learning.
C)   The researcher plans to study a population of children that he thinks has not been studied previously.
D)   The researcher plans to test hypotheses derived from a theory of intellectual development.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Describe one of the flaws that are commonly found in the literature review section of a primary source.

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1. It stands alone from other parts of t...

Question 18

Suppose you have collected and read a substantial number of journal articles, dissertation abstracts, conference papers, and books relating to your research problem. What would be the next reasonable step as you proceed to write a literature review synthesizing this literature?

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Develop a classification scheme to deter...

Question 19

A shortcoming of the vote-counting method of synthesizing research studies on a particular topic is that it ignores

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A)   the statistical significance of the findings.
B)   the hypotheses that were tested.
C)   whether the experimental or the control group was more effective.
D)   the magnitude of the difference between the experimental and control group on each outcome measure..E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Mark a P in front of the sources listed below that most likely are primary sources and an S in front of those that most likely are secondary sources
-A summary of the findings of several experiments that the author helped conduct.

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A)   S
B)   PC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Exam 4: Reviewing the Literature

Match the following purposes of a literature review with the example that illustrates that purpose. -Identifying recommendations for further research

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