Introduction to Research in Education, 9th Edition by Donald Ary – Test Bank

Chapter 11—Experimental Research Design

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Every subject receives every treatment in the
a. counterbalanced design.
b. randomized Solomon four-group design.
c. randomized subjects pretest-posttest, control group design.
d. randomized subjects posttest-only, control group design.
e. nonrandomized control group pretest-posttest design.

ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: WWW

2. To investigate the interaction effect of several independent variables, a researcher would use a(n) _____ experimental design.
a. ABAB
b. factorial
c. Solomon four-group
d. single-subject
e. static group comparison

ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: WWW

3. Which of the following is an advantage of the factorial design? It
a. provides an opportunity to observe interaction.
b. accomplishes what might take many separate experiments.
c. provides a more powerful test of the hypothesis.
d. All of these are true.

ANS: D PTS: 1

4. Which design can most easily be used with intact classes?
a. Solomon
b. Factorial
c. Randomized subjects posttest only
d. Counterbalanced
e. Randomized subjects pretest-posttest

ANS: D PTS: 1

5. In a preexperimental design specific events may occur between the pretest and the posttest, which cause changes that are measured on the posttest. This represents a failure to control
a. randomization.
b. maturation.
c. pretest sensitivity.
d. reactivity.
e. history.

ANS: E PTS: 1

6. There is a need to be concerned with a carry-over effect when the design is a
a. times series design.
b. counterbalanced design.
c. randomized Solomon four-group design.
d. randomized control-group, posttest only design.

ANS: B PTS: 1

7. Consider the following designs: (1)Nonrandomized pretest-posttest design; (2) Solomon three-group design; (3) two-group static design; (4) one-group pretest-posttest design; (5) counterbalanced design. Which of these would you recommend for use in the ordinary classroom setting?
a. 1 and 3
b. 1 and 5
c. 2 and 3
d. 3 and 4
e. 4 and 5

ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: WWW

Exhibit 11.1: In the following items, select the experimental design that best fits the descriptive statement.
Exhibit

8. Refer to Exhibit 11-1. All subjects are entered into all experimental treatments.
a. One-group, pretest-posttest design
b. Randomized subjects, posttest only, control-group design
c. Randomized subjects, pretest-posttest design control-group
d. Randomized Solomon four-group design
e. Counterbalanced design

ANS: E PTS: 1

9. Refer to Exhibit 11-1. Recommended design unless there is some question relative to the randomness of the assignment of subjects.
a. One-group, pretest-posttest design
b. Randomized subjects, posttest only, control-group design
c. Randomized subjects, pretest-posttest design control-group
d. Randomized Solomon four-group design
e. Counterbalanced design

ANS: B PTS: 1

10. Refer to Exhibit 11-1. Includes more than one control group with one group receiving neither pretest nor treatment.
a. One-group, pretest-posttest design
b. Randomized subjects, posttest only, control-group design
c. Randomized subjects, pretest-posttest, control-group design
d. Randomized Solomon four-group design
e. Counterbalanced design

ANS: D PTS: 1