Test I Multiple Choice

Directions: Answer what is being asked by shading the circle that corresponds to the letter of
the correct answer on your answer sheet. ERASURE AND ANY ALTERATIION OF ANSWER
MEANS WRONG.

1. This serves as a blueprint or a skeletal framework of a research study.

a. Conceptual framework c. Statement of the Problem
b. Research design d. Data analysis2.

2. A research study aims to find out what is the most preferred shampoo brand in Isabela.
What is the most appropriate research design to use?
a. Descriptive Evaluative study c. Descriptive Comparative Study
b. Correlational Research Study d. Descriptive Normative study.

3. Researcher A is conducting an experiment on the effectiveness of a certain teaching strategy.

Her respondents only include 30 students who happen to be her class advisee. What is the
most appropriate research design she can use?

a. Single group Pre-test Post Test Design c. Solomon Four Group Design
b. pre-test Post-test Control Group Design d. Experimental Group Design

4. During the conduct of an experiment, one respondent suddenly got sick and hospitalized.
Because of this, he was unable to participate in the experiment anymore. What factor could
possibly affect the researcher’s experimental plan?

a. Hawthorne Effect c. John Henrey Effect

b. Maturation d. Mortality

5. Researcher B wanted to eliminate factors such as Hawthorne effect, maturation and attrition
that could affect the result of his experiment. What research design should he use?

a. Correlational Research Design c. Solomon Four Group Design

b. Pre-test Post-test Control Group Design D. Single Group Pre-test Post
Test Design.

6. During the conduct of the experiment, the control group found out that they are going to be
compared to an experimental group. What could possibly happen to the result of the
experiment?

a. The experimental group will perform better that their usual performance.
b. The experimental group will outperform the control group.
c. The control group will be demotivated.
D. The control group will outperform the experimental group.

7. The Head of the school personnel wanted to determine how effective the implementation of
phone ban in their school is. What research design should he use?

a. Descriptive Evaluative Study c. Correlational Research Study

b. Descriptive Normative Study d. Assessment/ Evaluation Studies.
8. Mr. Molina wants to measure if his students’ age is associated with their mathematical
achievement. What is the most appropriate research design to use?

a. Descriptive Evaluative Study c. Correlational Research Study

b. Descriptive Normative Study d. Assessment/ Evaluation Studies

9. What experimental research design/s is/are threatened by maturity, test-wiseness and

natural attrition?

a. Solomon Four Group Design and Pre-test Post-test Control Group design
b. Solomon Four Group Design and Single Group Pre-test Post Test Design
c. Pre-test Post-test Control Group Design and Single Group Pre-test Post-test Designed.
d. Solomon Four Group Design

10.This research design establishes cause-and-effect relationships among a group of variables

that make up a study.

a. Descriptive Research Design c. Experimental Research Design

b. Correlational Research Design d. Historical Research Design.

11. This sampling technique divides its population in a subgroup and then takes the
percentage of each subgroup to complete the sample size. It is done by first identifying the
sample size and then identifying the percentage foreach subgroup.

a. Simple Random Sampling. c. Stratified Random Sampling

b. Systematic Random Sampling d. Cluster Sampling.

12. Ms Arcala’s research involves studying 10,000 teachers all over Region 2. There are 1,000
schools in Region 2that she needs to consider. What is the most appropriate Probability
sampling she should use?

a. Simple Random Sampling c. Systematic Random Sampling

b. Cluster Sampling d. Multi-stage Sampling.

13. Which of the following statements is true about cluster sampling?

a. It does not account for differences in the population.

b. It can be imprecise and inefficient if the population being sampled is heterogeneous.
c.It uses several stages in getting sample from the population.
d.The sample taken is least representation of the population.

14. Which of the following Random Sampling technique is best used when the population is
heterogeneous?

a. Cluster Sampling c. Systematic Random Sampling

b. Stratified Sampling d. Simple Random Sampling.

15.What is the sample size of a population of 20,000 with an error of tolerance of .02?

a. n= 400 c. n= 2,500
b. n= 450 d. n= 2, 22216.
15. The schools Supreme Student Government conducted a survey on the reactions of the
students regarding the phone ban. They posted a poll on Facebook and wait for the students’
responses. What sampling technique was used in this research?

a. Snowball Sampling c. Quota Sampling

b. Convenience Sampling d. Voluntary Sampling

16. Ms. Centeno’s group is studying the perception of the students regarding same sex
marriage. They interviewed students staying in the school pergolas, canteen and those
students who do not have classes. What sampling technique was used in this research?

a. Snowball Sampling c. Voluntary Sampling

b. Availability Sampling d. Quota Sampling.

18. Which of the following is a characteristic of non-probability sampling?

a. All members of the population are given the same opportunity to be part of the sample.
b. It relies purely on chances.
c. Respondents are chosen based on the purpose of the study.
d. It is capable of representing the whole population.

19.Mr Sanchez’s research studies the habits and rituals of the indigenous people groups in
Region 2. What is the most appropriate non-probability sampling technique he must use?

a. Quota Sampling c. Snowball Sampling

b. Purposive/ Judgmental Sampling d. Voluntary Sampling.

20. Mr. Valerio is going to study teenagers who are drug dependent and drug addict. What is
the most appropriate sampling technique he needs to use?

a. Purposive/ Judgmental Sampling c. Convenience Sampling

b. Snowball Sampling d. Availability Sampling.

21. Ms Junio’s group is studying the different experiences of bullied students inside the
campus. Which data collection method is most appropriate to use?

a. Survey questionnaire c. Observation

b. Tests d. Interview.

22. What data collection method is most appropriate to use when there is a large number of
respondents?
A. Survey questionnaire c. Observation
b. Tests d. Interview

23. Ms Amahido needs raw data for the study she is conducting. Where can she possibly get
these data?
a. Search the internet for related material to give her the needed data.
b. Proceed to the library and read researches to gather her data.
c. Interview people who are knowledgeable about her topic.
d. None of these.
24.The following are found in the writing of the methodology EXCEPT
a. Problem c. Instruments
b. Participants d. Research design and procedure.
 
25. Researcher A is conducting an experiment on the effectiveness of a certain teaching
strategy. Her respondents only include 30 students who happen to be her class advisee. What
is the most appropriate research design she can use?

a. Single group Pre-test Post Test Design  c. Solomon Four Group Design
 b. Pre-test Post-test Control Group Design  d. Experimental Group Design.
 
26. During the conduct of an experiment, one respondent suddenly got sick and hospitalized.
Because of this, he was unable to participate in the experiment anymore. What factor could
possibly affect the researcher’s experimental plan
a. Hawthorne Effect  c. John Henry Effect
 b. Maturation   d. Mortality
 
27. Researcher B wanted to eliminate factors such as Hawthorne effect, maturation and
attrition that could affect the result of his experiment. What research design should he use?
a. Correlational Research Design 
b. Pre-test Post-test Control Group Design
c. Solomon Four Group Design 
d. Single Group Pre-test Post TestDesign6.
 
28. During the conduct of the experiment, the control group found out that they are going to be
compared to an experimental group. What could possibly happen to the result of the
experiment?
a. The experimental group will perform better that their usual performance.
b. The experimental group will outperform the control group.
c. The control group will be demotivated.
d.The control group will outperform the experimental group.
 
29. Researcher L is conducting a study regarding the standard amount of mobile data usage
per day per person. He sent out questionnaires to his friends via email. What data collection
method did he use?
a. Self-administered questionnaire c. paper and pencil questionnaire 
b. Web-based questionnaire  d. Computer-Assisted questionnaire
30. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a non-probability sampling?
a. It disregards random selection. 
b. The subjects are chosen based on the availability of the purpose of the study.
c.It is not a scientific way of selecting respondents.
d. There is an equal chance of participation in the selection process
Which of the following designs is characterized by (1) an attempt to provide a solution to an
educator’s problem in his/her own school and
31. Which of the following designs is characterized by (1) an attempt to provide a solution to an
educator’s problem in his/her own school and (2) the fact that the educator is the researcher?
a. Ethnography
b. Action Research
c. Applied Research
d. Basic Research

32. When selecting a sample, you should:

a. Avoid costs
b. Always include all your friends
c. Avoid bias
d. Use less than 10 participants for a quantitative study

33. If a researcher was studying the use of various instructional approaches to the “multiple
intelligences of his students, he is likely to be conducting which type of research?
a. Ethnography
b. Action Research
c. Applied Research
d. Basic Research

34. Ms. Turner is thinking about changing her instructional approach to a more mastery-
learning
orientation. She is interested in knowing more about her topic as well as its effectiveness when
working with senior high school students. On which source should she rely for such
information?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Research
d. Personal Experience

35. Quantitative research is to explanation of data as qualitative research is to .

a. Exploration
b. Evaluation
c. Experimental Design
d. Scientific and Disciplined Inquiry

36. Which of the following purposes is most aligned with a quantitative approach?
a. Comparing test results across groups to understand the effects of a particular instructional
approach.
b. Developing a theory grounded in the beliefs of the group being studied.
c. Understanding the stared beliefs and practices of teachers in the school.
d. Understanding historical perspective for an educational topic.

37. Which of the following BEST characterizes the difference between quantitative and
qualitative
studies?
a. Quantitative researchers’ structure and control the context while qualitative researchers do
not interfere with the natural context.
b. Quantitative studies involve many, many variables while qualitative studies involve only one
or two variables.
c. Quantitative problems are stated as questions while qualitative problems are stated as
hypotheses.
d. Quantitative problems are researchable while qualitative ones are not.

38. The process that a researcher uses to verify that the contents of a document are accurate is
known as
a. Internal criticism
b. External criticism
c. Internal validity
d. External validity

39. Which of the following is most likely to be a secondary source?

a. A frontier family photograph
b. A soldier’s letter home during the Korean War.
c. A book about educational theory in the early 1900s.
d. Minutes from a university faculty meeting held in 1892

40. The following are found in the writing of the methodology EXCEPT.

a. Problem c. Instruments
b participants d. Research design and procedure.

41. What data do quantitative methods use to primarily collect?

A. Descriptive c. Numerical
b. Visual d. Narrative.

42. Which describes all the steps in conducting the research study?
a. Design c. Instruments
b. Procedure d. Method

Test II True of False. Write true if the statement is true otherwise False.
43.Quantitative research gathers data that are quantifiable. _____true_________
44. A descriptive research design must only use inferential statistics in analyzing the data.
__False_______.
45.In using structured interview, the interviewer must be knowledgeable in computer
programming and skilled in typing. _____False______
46.Note taking skill is very important in conducting an interview. ____True______
47.One of the drawbacks of web-based questionnaire is that majority of those who are given
the questionnaire don’t return it. _____True_______
48.An advantage of face-to-face interview is its response rate. ____True______
49.In describing the research design, discuss the research questions so that the readers will
have a basis of understanding the design. _____True______
50.Methodology should only include the steps undertaken during data gathering and not the
statistical tool used. ________False______

Note:
Computation for test item # 15
Sample size n= N/1+ Ne^2
= 20,000 / 1+ (20,000) (0.00004)
= 20,000 / 9
Sample Size = 2,222