Q.1 Which of the sets of activities best indicates the cyclic Nature of action research strategy?
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16%
Reflect observe plan Act
30%
Observe act reflect plan
21%
Act plan observe reflect
33%
Plan Act observe reflect
Q.2 The problem of research ethics is concerned with which aspect of research activities??
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14%
Following the prescribed formet of a thesis
53%
Data analysis through qualitative or quantitative techniques
15%
Defining the population of reseach
18%
Evidence based reseach reporting
Q.3 In which of the following activities potential for nurturing creative and critical thinking is relatively greater?
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18%
Preparing research summary
20%
Presenting a seminar paper
39%
Participation in research conference
23%
Participation in a workshop
Q.4 Which of the following research types focuses on ameliorating the prevailing situation?
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21%
Fundamental research
27%
Applied research
32%
Action research
20%
Experimental research
Q.5 In which of the following arrangements a wider spectrum of ideas and issues may be made possible?
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17%
Research article
34%
Workshop mode
36%
Conference
13%
Symposium
Q.6 In finalizing a thesis writing format which of the following would form part of supplementary pages?
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18%
List of tables and figures
25%
Table of contents
25%
Conclusions of the study
32%
Bibliography and appendices
Q.7 Which of the following is susceptible to the issue of research ethics?
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40%
Inaccurate application of statistical techniques
22%
Faculty research design
20%
Choice of sampling techniques
18%
Reporting or research findings
Q.8 Which of the following is an initial mandatory requirement for pursuing research ?
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19%
Developing a research design
26%
Formulating a research question
33%
Deciding about the data analysis procedure
22%
Formulating a research hypothesis
Q.9 The format of thesis writing is the same as in
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29%
Preparation of a research paper/article
14%
Writing of seminar presentation
45%
A research dissertation
13%
Presenting a workshop/conference paper
Q.10 Which of the following statement is not true in the context of participatory research?
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13%
It recognizes knowledge as power
25%
It emphasis on people as expert
27%
It is a collective process of enquiry
36%
It's sole purpose is production of knowledge
Q.1 Participation in action research can vary from
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19%
providing information to analyzing data.
25%
analyzing data to reviewing interpretations.
29%
analyzing data to reviewing interpretations.
27%
providing information to designing the study.
Q.2 Of the following questions, which one does not lend itself to action research in schools?
Anonymous Quiz
30%
How can academic content be presented so as to maximize understanding?
30%
How can teachers encourage students to think about important issues?
16%
How can parents become more involved in their child’s education?
24%
How did students in the nineteenth century travel to school?
Q.3 Which of the following is not an advantage of action research?
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13%
It can improve educational practice
27%
The results are widely generalizable.
29%
It can be carried out by an individual teacher in a classroom.
31%
It can build up a small community of research-oriented individuals within a school.
Q.4 Which of the following is not one of the four steps in action research?
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11%
identifying the research problem
32%
obtaining the necessary information to answer the question
20%
developing a plan of action
37%
developing a professional measurement instrument
Q.5 Which of the following assumptions does not underlie action research?
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21%
Teachers and other education professionals have authority to make decisions.
25%
Teachers and other education professionals want to improve their practice.
32%
education professionals will engage in systematic research only if they are given adequate time
21%
Teachers and other education professionals are committed to continued professional development.
Q.6 Which of the following is a similarity between action research and formal quantitative and qualitative research?
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32%
Little formal training is required to conduct these studies
22%
Intent is to investigate larger issues
23%
They are very rigorous.
23%
Systematic inquiry is utilized
Q.7 What are the two main types of action research?
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24%
practical and participatory
27%
survey and participatory
38%
practical and content analysis
11%
historical and ethnographic
Q.8 Of all threats to internal validity that researchers must be mindful of protecting against, which threat should action researchers especially be aware of?
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24%
instrumentation decay
45%
data-collector bias
22%
maturation threat
9%
history
Q.9 Which of the following is an advantage of action research?
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13%
It has to be conducted by skilled professional researchers.
34%
It does not help teachers or professionals develop more effective ways to practice their craft.
43%
It can help teachers identify problems and issues systematically.
10%
It is not generalizable.
Q.10 Which of the following is an advantage of action research?
Anonymous Quiz
16%
requires little skill or knowledge
20%
The results are widely generalizable.
22%
can contribute to basic knowledge
43%
It can build up a small community of research-oriented individuals within a school.