Exam

1. First Quarter Summative Test
Practical Research 2
Name: ____________________________________ Grade/Strand/Section___________________ Score: _________
I. Nature of Research
A. Quantitative Research. Identify the quantitative research define in the statement. Write the answer on the
space provided.
1. This research is concerned with describing the nature, characteristics and components of the population or a
phenomenon. ______________________
2. It is the systematic investigation of the nature of relationships, or associations between and among variables without
necessarily investigating into causal reasons underlying them. _______________
3. It uses the scientific method to establish the cause-effect relationship among a group of variables where the
independent variable is manipulated.
4. It identifies a cause and effect relationship between dependent and independent variable where the independent
variable is not manipulated.
Identify the type of Quantitative research appropriate for each topic.
5. A hospital introduces a new order-entry system and wishes to study the impact of this intervention on the number of
medication-related adverse events before and after the intervention.____________________
6. Effect of personalized instruction vs. traditional instruction on computational skill. ________________
7. The covariance of smoking and lung disease. ________________________
8. Attitude of scientists towards global warming. _____________________
B. Characteristics, Strengths and Weaknesses of Quantitative Research.
True or False. Write true if the statement is correct and write false is the statement is wrong.
_____9. The data is gathered using structured questionnaire.
_____10. The results are based on small sample sizes that are representative of the population.
_____11. The research study cannot be replicated or repeated, given its high reliability.
_____12. Quantitative research is relatively easy to analyze.
_____13. Data can be very consistent, precise and reliable in Quantitative research.
C. Research across different field. Identify what discipline the given research topic is related to.
(Education, Anthropology, Communication, Psychology, Business, STEM, Medicine)
14. Assessment on the effectivity of different vaccines for COVID-19 in the Philippines._________________
15. Impact of pandemic to mental health. __________________
16. A study of linguistic use among different people in the same country. ______________________
17. Significance of cultural diversity in the study of human evolution. ___________________
18. Impact of pandemic to economy of the country and coping strategy. __________________
D. Variables. Match column A with column B. Write the letter of the answer on the space provided.
Column A Column B
19. The presumed cause in an experimental study. All other variables that may
impact the dependent variable are controlled. ____
a. Criterion
20. The presumed “cause” on a nonexperimental study. b. Categorical/Nominal Variable
21. The presumed effect in a nonexperimental study. _____ d. Binary/Dichotomous
22. The presumed effect in an experimental study. _____ e. Continuous/Interval
23. Yes/No; True/False f. Dependent Variable
24. extremely like, like, dislike, extremely dislike g. Predictor
25. elementary graduate, high school graduate, college graduate h. Independent
26. age in years i. Ordinal
E. Identification. Choose the answer from the pool of choices.
____________27. It stresses the importance of the study by emphasizing the specific sectors of society that would benefit
from the present study.
____________28. It enumerates the different problems that will be solved in the present study.

2. ____________29. It provides a brief overview of the study as it relates to the needs of the literature and its intended goals
and contributions.
____________30. It provides clarification of technical terms used in the present study.
____________31. It sets boundaries and parameters of the problem inquiry and narrows down the scope of the inquiry.
____________32. States the predictions about what the research will find
____________33. Type of reviews that provide a broad overview of a research topic with no clear methodological
approach. Information is collected and interpreted unsystematically with subjective summaries of
findings.
____________34. Type of reviews that are overviews of the literature undertaken by identifying, critically appraising and
synthesizing results of primary research studies using an explicit, methodological approach.
____________35. The systematic identification, location, and analysis of documents containing information related to the
research problem.
____________36. A foundational review of existing theories that serves as a roadmap for developing the arguments
researchers use in their work.
____________37. A citation style used by Education, Psychology, and Sciences.
____________38. Citations that are inserted in the text of the research paper to briefly document the source of information.
____________39. Illustrates the expected relationship between the variables.
____________40. A review of all the studies around a particular research problem.
Review of related studies, Review of related literature, Theoretical Framework, Conceptual Framework, Introduction,
Scope and Limitation, Statement of the Problem, Systematic review, Definition of terms, Significance of the study, In
text citation, APA, Hypothesis, Traditional Review,