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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