Education Questions and Answers - Set 31 | Education MCQs

1 A researcher is studying the effect of reinforcement on students’ achievement with appropriate controls imposed in practical situation. What is the type of research in this situation ?

1 Fundamental research

2 Applied research

3 Action research

4 Both applied and action research

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Answer: Applied research

2 The dimensional sampling procedure is the same as :

1 A further reinforcement of quota sampling

2 Stage sampling

3 Cluster sampling

4 Purposive sampling

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Answer:A further reinforcement of quota sampling

3 Interview is considered as the best tool in analysing the problem of a client because :

1 It is very easy to conduct

2 It will give first-hand information

3 It will help for counselling

4 It can be recorded easily

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Answer: It will give first-hand information

4 Triangulation is a method which involves the use of :

1 Two research tools of identical types

2 Two research tools yielding different outcomes

3 Three research tools measuring different aspects

4 Two or more than two research tools

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Answer: Two or more than two research tools

5 Identify the correct order from the following steps involved in phenomenological approach of research.

1 Illumination, explication, incubation, creative synthesis, immersion

2 Explication, immersion, creative synthesis, incubation, illumination

3 Incubation, illumination, immersion, creative synthesis, explication

4 Immersion, incubation, illumination, explication, creative synthesis

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Answer: Immersion, incubation, illumination, explication, creative synthesis

6 An investigator intends to establish the relationship between educational status of mothers and academic achievement of students for coastal areas. Which of the following methods will be helpful in terms of research design ?

1 Historical method

2 Experimental method

3 Survey method

4 Ex Post Facto method

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Answer: Survey method

7 If in educational research, the average results of many similar studies are considered for explaining and summarizing, the procedure is known as :

1 Ethnomethodology

2 Meta analysis

3 Evaluation study

4 Analytical research

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Answer: Meta analysis

8 For estimating coefficient of correlation, in which of the following techniques, characteristics of both the variables are assumed to be essentially on a nominal scale with genuine dichotomy ?

1 Bi - serial coefficient

2 Point - Bi - serial coefficient

3 Tetrachoric coefficient

4 Phi – coefficient

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Answer: Phi – coefficient

9 An educational researcher wants to study the relationship between academic performance and motivation by keeping the effect of a third variable such as socio - economic status neutral. Which of the following technique of correlation will be appropriate in such a situation ?

1 Contingency coefficient

2 Eta coefficient

3 Multiple correlation

4 Partial correlation

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