Ed.D. Doctor of Education Doctor of Education Research Methodology 3

Question 1

When a researcher's own professional role as a school administrator influences how they interpret interview data from teachers, the researcher should document this through:

Accepted Answer

Reflexive journaling

Answer

Reflexive journaling documents the researcher's positionality and potential biases, enhancing transparency and credibility in qualitative research.

Question 2

A principal component analysis (PCA) is best used in educational research to:

Accepted Answer

Reduce a large number of correlated variables into fewer components

Answer

PCA reduces dimensionality by transforming correlated variables into a smaller set of uncorrelated principal components.

Question 3

Which philosophical worldview aligns most closely with action research conducted by educator-practitioners?

Accepted Answer

Pragmatism

Answer

Pragmatism focuses on what works in practice and is the philosophical foundation most associated with action research and mixed-methods approaches.

Question 4

In survey research, response bias is reduced most effectively by:

Accepted Answer

Pilot testing the instrument and ensuring anonymity

Answer

Pilot testing identifies problematic items and ensuring anonymity reduces social desirability bias, both of which reduce overall response bias.

Question 5

A researcher finds a Cronbach's alpha of .62 for a newly developed 10-item scale. The most appropriate next step is to:

Accepted Answer

Examine item-total correlations to identify and revise weak items

Answer

Examining item-total correlations identifies items that lower internal consistency, guiding targeted revisions to improve the scale's reliability.

Ed.D. Doctor of Education Practice Test

Ed.D. Doctor of Education Practice Test

Ed.D. Doctor of Education Doctor of Education Research Methodology 3