St.
Isidore Academy of Trinidad, Bohol
Poblacion, Trinidad, Bohol 6324
Member: Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines
Bohol Association of Catholic Schools
MIDTERM EXAM
PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2
NAME: _____________________________________________ Date: ______________
YEAR AND SEC.: _____________________________________ Score: _____________
I. MATCHING TYPE. Match item in COLUMN A with those of COLUMN B by placing the letter of the correct answers in the
space provided in column A from among the choices in column B.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
__1. the posttest of the treated groups is compared with that of an untreated group. A. Normative
__2. a test of children in school is used to assess the effectiveness of teaching or the B. Survey
deployment of a curriculum C. Census
__3. useful when the objective of the study is to see general picture of the population D. Evaluative
under investigation in terms of their social and economic characteristics, opinions, and E. Comparative
their knowledge about the behavior towards a certain phenomenon F. Ex-post facto
__4. conducting a research on the study habits of the high school students you are to use G. Descriptive
the range of score to describe the level of their study habits H. Correlational
__5. discusses why and how a phenomenon occurs I. Bivariate Correlational
__6. selecting groups, upon which a variable is tested, without any random pre-selection J. Prediction
processes K. Multiple Regression
__7. uses correlation coefficient to show how one variable (the predictor variable) L. Pre-Experimental
predicts another (the criterion variable) M. Quasi Experimental
__8. employs both treated and control groups to deal with time-related rival explanations N. True Experimental
__9. it obtains score from two variables for each subject, and then uses them to calculate
a correlation coefficient
__10. term that seems synonymous to survey research
II. Directions: Read and answer the questions carefully. Write your answer before the number.
1. Which of the following BEST defines quantitative research?
A. It is an exploration associated with libraries, books and journals.
B. It is an activity concerned with finding new truth in education.
C. It is a systematic process obtaining numerical information about the world.
D. It is an activity of producing or proving a theorem.
2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of quantitative research?
A. Data are gathered before proposing a conclusion or solution to a problem.
B. Quantitative methods can be repeated to verify findings in another setting, thus strengthen and reinforcing validity of findings
eliminating the possibility of spurious conclusions.
C. Figures, tables or graphs showcase summarized data collection in order to show trends, relationships or differences among
variables. In sum, the charts and tables allow you to see the evidence collected.
D. It seeks to gather a more comprehensive understanding of activities related to human behavior and the attributes that rule such
behavior.
3. Which of the following describes the characteristics of research where data are in form of statistics?
A. Objective B. Numerical Data C. Replication D. Large Sample Size
4. Which research design seeks to describe “what is”?
A. Correlational C. Experimental
B. Descriptive D. Evaluation
5. In this type of research, the investigator tries to probe the significance of relationship between two or more factors or characteristics
A. Correlational C. Ex-post facto
B. Experimental D. Survey
III. ESSAY. Discuss briefly what is asked below. Write your explanation at the back.
1. How quantitative research is related or important to different field of discipline?
