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How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education Book Cover
How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education, 5/e
Jack R. Fraenkel, San Francisco State University
Norman E. Wallen, San Francisco State University

Nature of Educational Research

Problem Sheet

Problem Sheet 1: Type of Research

  1. A possible topic or problem I am thinking of researching is: _______________________
  2. _____________________________________________________________________

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  3. The type of research that seems most appropriate to this topic or problem is: (circle one)
    1. An experiment
    2. A correlational study
    3. A causal-comparative study
    4. A survey using a written questionnaire
    5. A survey using interviews of several individuals
    6. An ethnographic study
    7. A case study
    8. A content analysis
    9. A historical study
  1. What questions (if any) might a critical researcher raise with regard to your study?
  2. _____________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________

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