Aurora National High School

Senior High School Department

MIDTERM EXAM
Practical Research 2

Mr. Hermon V. Abaya January 12 -13, 2018

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General Instructions. Read and analyze carefully the following items. For clarifications and questions feel free to
approach your teacher/proctor.

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose and encircle the letter that best corresponds on your answer. 2 points
each.

1. The following are importance of research in our daily life EXCEPT:

a. It is a tool for building knowledge and efficient learning
b. It is an aid to business success and job search
c. It helps us in understanding issues
d. It is a way to improve and support lies
2. The following are characteristics of research EXCEPT:
a. Empirical
b. Logical
c. Cyclical
d. Invalid
3. Which is a characteristic of a Quantitative research?
a. Text-based
b. No statistical tests
c. Less generalizable
d. Fixed response option
4. Which is an attribute of Quantitative research?
a. Number-based
b. Fixed response options
c. More generalizable
d. Less generalizable
5. Which is an attribute of Quantitative research?
a. More in-depth information on a few cases
b. No statistical tests
c. Less generalizable
d. More generalizable

6. Look at the reference below. What type of publication is it?

Grimalt, J.O,Catalan, J., Fernandez, P., Pina, B., & Munthe, J.(2010). Distribution of persistent organic
pollutants and mercy in freshwater ecosystems under changing climate conditions. In M. Kernan, R.W.
Batterbee & B. Moss (Eds.).Climate change impacts on freshwater ecosystems (pp- 180- 2010). Hobolen,
NJ: Wiley Blackwell.

a. Book Chapter
b. Journal Article
c. Website
d. Book
7. Look at the reference below. What is European physical education view?
Petrie, K. (2010). Creating confident, motivated teachers of physical education in primary
schools. European physical education review, 16 (1), 47- 64.
a. Journal name
b. Book title
c. Article title
d. Chapter title
8. Match the following referencing styles (1) Author-Date, (2) Footnote, and (3) Numbered with
citation examples below.
a. Some aid advocates argue that gender should be considered when planning
development programs (Chant, 2008, p. 173)
b. Some aid advocates argue that gender should be considered when planning
development programs (1)
c. Some aid advocates argue that gender should be considered when planning
development programs 1
d. Some aid advocates argue that gender should be considered when planning
development programs 1
9. Zainab embed a video clip of a jet in flight into her oral presentation slides to demonstrate
turbulent flow. The clip came from an engineering website and was posted on the Learning
Management System (LMS) by her lecturer.
Does Zainab need to cite the original source of the clip?
a. Yes, she should treat the clip as she would any other published material
b. No, because it was provided by the lecturer
c. No, but she should ask her lecturer for permission to use it
d. No, because the clip is non-sense
10. When using information from another source in your assignments, you must include:
a. An in-text citation and a reference list of biography
b. An in-text citation and quotation marks
c. A reference list and bibliography
d. An in-text citation and a footnote
11. If you do not acknowledge your sources correctly you will lose marks because: Select all the
correct answers.
a. Your marker has no assurance your work is based on valid research
b. It will not be possible to locate the source of your information
c. You have presented the work of others as if it were your own
d. Your assignment will be too short without a reference list
12. Select the example which best illustrates “ in-text citation”
 a. The French Revolution, although political, functioned in some ways as a religious one [1].
b. Arasse, D. (1987). The Guillotine and the Terror. London: The Penguin Press.
c. The French Revolution, although political, “functioned in some ways as a religious one”.
d. None of the above.
13. Which of the following is not required in a reference list or bibliography entry?
a. Call number
b. Place of publication
c. Author’s names
d. Publisher
14. Mandy is required to submit a list of only the sources she used in her assignment .What should
she submit in her assignment?
a. A reference list
b. A bibliography
c. A citations database list
d. A review of related literature
15. Joanne finds a photograph on the web which would be perfect for the title page of her biology
report. Can he use the image?
a. Yes, a long as she provides a full citation of the website including the photographer’s
name if available
b. No, the photograph was taken by another person
c. Yes, as long as she provides the unit of the website
d. Yes, because it is only an illustration for the title page
16. Below are four sentences from various student assignments. Select the sentences that need
citations.
a. Melbourne’s reservoirs have a combined capacity of 1, 812,175 ML.
b. The results of two recent studies suggest that the brain may have greater capacity to
repair itself than previously thought.
c. Climate change is an issue of increasing concern to both the developing and
industrialized world.
d. It is likely, therefore, that Shakespeare intended the character if Bolton to provide more
than comic relief.

17. Process in quantitative research is seen as

a. Too hard to study
b. An unfortunate complication
c. Of major importance
d. Impossible to clarify
18. In quantitative research, differences among types of purposive sample have to do with
a. Representativeness
b. Timing during the study
c. Individual variability
d. All of the above
19. Data analysis in quantitative research, as contrasted with qualitative research, is generally
a. Theatrical rather than applied
b. Applied rather than theatrical
 c. Deductive rather than inductive
d. Inductive rather than deductive
20. Quantitative researchers view changes in procedures during a study as
a. A weakness
b. Frustrating
c. A good thing
d. To be avoided
21. Which of the following is not a general feature that characterizes most quantitative research
a. Inflexible design
b. Naturalistic inquiry
c. Holistic perspective
d. Personal contact and insight
22. Which of the following is not a philosophical assumption of quantitative researchers?
a. Facts and values are distinct from another
b. The proper design of research investigations will lead to accurate conclusions about the
nature of the world
c. Values are an integral part of the research process
d. Facts stand independent of the knower and can be known in an undistorted way
23. Which of the following is not a philosophical assumption of quantitative researchers?
a. The initial ambiguity that occurs in a study is desirable.
b. The purpose of educational research is to explain and be able to predict relationships.
The ultimate of laws that make prediction possible.
c. Research investigations procedure alternative visions of what the world is like.
d. It is impossible of the researchers to stand apart from the individuals he or she is
studying.
24. Conclusions from quantitative research are
a. less certain than from quantitative research
b. of little practical use
c. seldom defensible
d. of descriptive value only
25. Which is not a criticism of quantitative research made by qualitative researchers?
a. is not creative
b. over simplifies
c. treats people as objects
d. cant see the forest for the trees
26. Suppose that a researcher studies one gifted student in order to better understand how this
student’s school day differs from that of more typical students. This type of study is certainly a
(n).
a. Simulation
b. Case study
c. Ethnographic study
d. Naturalistic study
27. Why is it important to read original articles when you are reviewing the literature?
a. To examine the validity of the conclusions
b. To look for flaws in the method
c. To obtain an overview of methods and procedures
d. All of these
28. You are about to do a literature search, what would be the first stage?
a. Ask your lecturer for some articles
b. Do a literature search online
c. Read introductory textbook
d. Order some inter-library loan
29. Which section of a journal article is provided in most online electronic databases?
a. Introduction
b. Conclusion
c. Results
d. Abstract
30. If you require a journal article not stocked by your library, what could you use?
a. Email the author
b. The inter-library loans system
c. Another library
d. Any of these
31. What is an ethical dilemma?
a. It is a conflict between the different principles of immoral conduct.
b. It is a conflict between different principles or moral conduct.
c. It is an agreement of the different principles of immoral conduct
d. It is an agreement f the different principles of moral conduct
32. Who is responsible for ethical behavior?
a. Lecturers and supervisors
b. The participant
c. The psychologist
d. The psychological community
33. Who do the newest APA ethical standards apply to
a. Members
b. Members and student affiliates
c. Student affiliates
d. Participants
34. What is the purpose of informed consent?
a. To make sure that participants know exactly what to expect from the research and
communicate their right to withdraw at any stage
b. To ensure that participants are not lied to about the time commitment involved in their
participation
c. In order that the participant can make an informed choice about their participation and
not undertake to do something which they may otherwise have declined to do
d. All of these
35. What should happen if a participant withdraws from your research?
a. Contract the participant for a follow-up interview to see why they want to withdraw
from the study.
b. If you have already analyzed the data, keep the participant’s information in the study
c. All information contributed by that participant up to that date should be destroyed, or
turned over to the participant for their disposal
d. All of these
36. What is a major ethical drawback of offering financial incentive for participation?
a. It may mean that people who are wealthy are less likely to participate
b. It can be coercive
c. It can be expensive
d. None of these
37. How important are ethical issues to your project?
a. They are somewhat important and can be considered at the final stages of the project.
b. They are important to my project but are not something I need to consider until I have
finished collecting my data.
c. They are very important at many stages of the research process. They have implications
for what and who can be researched and for how research can be conducted.
d. They are of little importance to the topic I plan to study.
38. A literature review is an important part of the research process because
a. It is a summary of what literature is available on your topic.
b. It allows you to identify and read key books and articles by some of the main figures who
have written in the field.
c. My supervisor likes to create more reading for me.
d. I like to visit the library and read generally around my topic.
39. Having no research questions or poorly formulated research questions will lead to poor research
because
a. I will only consider epistemological queries
b. Marks are allocated for having a research question and without them my project will be
penalized
c. I wont know what data analysis method to use
d. The research is likely to be unfocused and I am likely to be unsure what data to collect
40. Of all the steps in the research process, the one that typically takes the most time is
 a. Data collection
b. Selecting a research method
c. Developing a hypothesis
d. Formulating the problem

Test II. Synthesis. In a drawing, show the importance of research in our daily life. Give a 100 word
explanation. 15 points.