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How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education, 5/e
Jack R. Fraenkel, San Francisco State University
Norman E. Wallen, San Francisco State University
Reviewing the Literature
True/False
1
A textbook is a good example of a secondary source of information.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
2
Journal articles and research reports are by far the most common secondary sources used in education.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
3
General references refer to the individuals that researchers contact to find out more information in a particular subject area.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
4
Primary sources are those publications in which researchers report the results of their investigations.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
5
Research found on the World Wide Web is often unreliable.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
6
A meta-analysis is a method researchers use to apply the results of a single study to several related topics.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
7
Summaries of the review as well as conclusions are typically contained in a literature review report.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
8
The five essential points that researchers should record when taking notes on a study are problem, hypotheses, procedures, findings, and conclusions.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
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