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| Amy is studying the factors that contribute to getting good grades in her research class. She wants to know whether her biological factors are a greater contributor to obtaining her gradfes than her poor study habits. Which type of research question is Amy using? |
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| You are formulating a research question about whether or not ethnic minorities have a more difficult time accessing social service members of the ethnic minority. In order to better formulate your research question you should: |
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| Conduct a literature review to find relevant articles pertaining to ethnic minorities and their use of social services to decide whether your research question should be on the continuum of knowledge |
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| Richard wants to write a research proposal. The subject he is interested in does not have a lot of preexisting knowledge surrounding it. Thus he will be asking basic questions to research participants. What kind of research approach will he be likey taking? |
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| Mary has decided that she would like to conduct a research study on which Presedential candidate people plan to vote for in the next election. She then wants to compare the polls to determine the outcome. Using the knowledge-level continuum she determines the research study is |
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| descriptive, using a quantitative approach |
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| Jordan is completing a research study for his social work class. He is interested in how many children are taken out of abusive homes anually. In order to complement his study and generate more useful knowledge for out profession, what kind of research knowledge should Jordan take? |
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| Research studies that test a hypothesis, examine a causal relationship, are experimental or quasi experimental, provide evidence to support or refute an explanantion are: |
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| What factors must we consider when evaluating a good research question? |
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| relevance, researchability, feasability, ethical and cultural acceptability |
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| The literature review draws mainly on primary sources |
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| The literature review can have a variety of purposes: |
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| help you identify a suitable topic for study, help identify relevant literature for study, help get an idea of what the main debates are on your topic area, help understand the issues involved, help inform your own ideas about your research problem area, gain familiarity with the accepted research approaches and methods in our profession, and to become critica co-conversant in the "academic conversation" |
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| The literature review is a continuous process which begins before a research question is finalized and continues to the end. |
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| The literature review should be well-written, coherent product, appropriate to the purpose for which you need it. |
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| A problem with tradition and authority as data sources is that they: |
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| Can be based on inacurate data |
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| Is it important to follow tradition especially when you are new on the job? |
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| Yes you should follow tradition because you are new and your co-workers will become hostile and be unreceptive to any future ideas if you try to change things right away. After you have been on the job a while, its a good idea to challenge tradition if it has no basis in evidence |
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| In social work there is a scientific inquiry process that allows you to research any assumptions you may have. Within this inquiry there are four phases that should be followed is NOT one of these phases? |
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| Contiually replicating your research study |
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| Which choice is an example of knowledge from authority |
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| Your agency says to do it this way |
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| "I feel I had failed the exam, but got an A" This shows the flaw with using what source of knowledge? |
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| Which choice shows the first two steps in the research process? |
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| observations and/or measurements, make assumptions |
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| Which choice shows the last two steps in the research process? |
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| Test assumption, revise assumptions |
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| respectively what the general steps of the research process |
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| observations and or measurements, make assumption, test assumption, revise assumption |
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