Counseling and Educational Research 4th Edition Houser Test Bank
Test Bank for Counseling and Educational Research Evaluation and Application 4th Edition By Rick A. Houser, ISBN: 9781544305066, ISBN: 9781544399836
Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction to the Research Process
Chapter 1. Science and the Research Process
Chapter 2. Ethics and Research
Chapter 3. Quantitative Research Designs
Chapter 4. Qualitative Research Methods
Chapter 5. Mixed Methods Research
Chapter 6. Single-Case or Single-Subject Research
Chapter 7. Basics of Statistical Methods
Chapter 8. Basics of Qualitative Research Data Analysis
Section II: Evaluating Articles in the Professional Literature
Chapter 9. Evaluating the Literature Review
Chapter 10. Evaluating the Purpose Statement and Hypotheses
Chapter 11. Evaluating the Methods Section—Sampling Methods
Chapter 12. Evaluating the Methods Section—Instruments
Chapter 13. Evaluating the Methods Section—Procedures
Chapter 14. Evaluating the Results Section
Chapter 15. Evaluating the Discussion Section
Section III: The Application of Research and Evaluation
Chapter 16. Evidence-Based Research and Application
Chapter 17. Conducting Research: Cultural Issues
Chapter 18. Developing a Research Proposal and Conducting Research in Practice
Chapter 19. Development and Application of Program Evaluation Research
Chapter 20. Advances in Technology and Research
Chapter 21. Current and Future Issues in Counseling and Educational Research
Chapter 1: Science and the Research Process
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Knowledge with a focus on assessment is referred to as ______.
A. predictive
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Knowledge with a focus on identified outcomes is referred to as ______.
A. predictive
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Knowledge designed to determine the effectiveness of interventions is referred to as ______.
A. predictive
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. What type of research knowledge may be the broadest of all and subsumes all the others?
A. predictive
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Most recently, counseling and psychology influenced by medicine has introduced the use of ______.
A. managed care practices
B. solution-focused practices
C. evidenced-based practices
D. practice-based evidence
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relevance of Using and Applying Skills in Evaluating Research
Difficulty Level: Easy
