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True or false
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Research is a systematic way to investigate a question using evidence.
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20 questions
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Written response
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A researcher is interested in urban transportation generally, before identifying any specific uncertainty to investigate. What is this broad subject area called?
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A researcher has used initial reading to identify an uncertainty in an area of interest. Which step in the typical research process comes next?
- A
Interpret and communicate findings
- B
Choose an area of interest
- C
Develop a research question
- D
Gather and analyze evidence
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Fill in the blank
1 point
Within a broad topic, a specific uncertainty or need that makes inquiry necessary is called a .
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True or false
1 point
Once a researcher has planned an investigation, later evidence or practical constraints may justify revising the plan.
- A
True
- B
False
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Written response
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What quality of a research question concerns whether the researcher has sufficient time, access, resources, and appropriate skills to investigate it?
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Which research question is most neutral because it does not assume a particular result?
- A
Why does online learning harm every student?
- B
How do students describe the effects of recorded lectures on their review of course material?
- C
Why are recorded lectures the best way to learn?
- D
How can online learning be made to improve every student's grades?
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A researcher wants to narrow a broad topic into a more focused question. Select all four kinds of boundaries that may help define its scope.
- A
The people or cases being investigated
- B
The place where the investigation takes place
- C
The researcher's preferred conclusion
- D
The period the investigation covers
- E
The outcome, experience, relationship, or aspect being studied
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In a course, students report different participation levels, but an instructor does not know how participation relates to students’ access to recorded lectures. Which part of this situation explains why inquiry is needed?
- A
The topic, because it names the broad subject area
- B
The research problem, because it identifies a specific uncertainty or need
- C
The research question, because it specifies what the investigation will answer
- D
The findings, because they communicate what the evidence supports
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Fill in the blank
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Complete the statement with one common opening for an open-ended research question: “ do first-year students describe their experiences with recorded lectures?”
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A student is checking whether a draft research question is strong. Select all the qualities the student should look for.
- A
A reader can tell exactly what is being asked
- B
The project can investigate it within its required length and scope
- C
The wording assumes the researcher's preferred conclusion
- D
Relevant evidence is available and can support an answer
- E
The researcher has sufficient time, access, resources, and skills
- F
The evidence, rather than the wording, determines the answer
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Open ended
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A student proposes the broad question, “Does online learning harm students?” Explain how to revise it into a more focused, neutral research question and identify one practical issue that would affect whether the revised question is feasible.
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A researcher is assessing whether a proposed question about student participation can be investigated. Which condition most directly makes the question researchable?
- A
It asks what the researcher personally believes about the topic
- B
It speculates about a result without identifying evidence
- C
It can be answered using relevant evidence the researcher can access
- D
It requires an answer that is certain before evidence is collected
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A researcher has access to lateness and commute-time data for employees at one downtown branch during the spring term. Which research question makes the best use of that evidence while setting clear boundaries?
- A
How does commuting affect people?
- B
Among employees at the downtown branch, how is commute time associated with lateness during the spring term?
- C
Why do some people make poor commuting choices?
- D
Will commuting always cause employees to be late?
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Written response
1 point
What term describes a specific uncertainty or need within a broad subject area that calls for investigation?
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True or false
1 point
True or false: During a research investigation, evidence may lead a researcher to revise the research question or plan.
- A
True
- B
False
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Choose one
1 point
A student can interview classmates in two course sections but has no access to institution-wide records. Which question is most clearly researchable with evidence the student can access?
- A
Which type of online learning do people like best?
- B
Is online learning obviously worse than classroom learning?
- C
How do students in two accessible course sections describe their use of recorded lectures?
- D
What is the single best way for every student to learn?
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Written response
1 point
What quality describes a research question that can be investigated within the project's required length and scope?
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Which question is worded neutrally, allowing the evidence to determine whether recorded lectures help, harm, or have no effect on students' review?
- A
How do recorded lectures improve students' review habits?
- B
How do students describe the ways recorded lectures affect their review of course material?
- C
Why do recorded lectures fail to help students review?
- D
How much do students benefit from the recorded lectures they prefer?
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1 point
A researcher has limited time and can interview only one local organization. Which principle should guide the choice of research question?
- A
Choose a question that can be investigated with the time, access, and resources available.
- B
Choose the question with the broadest possible population, regardless of access.
- C
Choose a question that requires evidence unavailable to the researcher.
- D
Choose a question first and assume that any needed resources will become available.