{"id":87,"date":"2020-04-01T13:33:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T13:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/?p=87"},"modified":"2020-04-01T13:33:34","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T13:33:34","slug":"preparation-of-the-research-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/?p=87","title":{"rendered":"Preparation of the Research Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. When a citation includes more than ____ authors, only the surname of the first author is cited followed by et al.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 3
b.\u00a0 4
c.\u00a0 5
d.\u00a0 6<\/p>\n

2. When referencing other works you have cited within the text of the report you should<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 State the first and last name of the author
b.\u00a0 Use the author, date citation method
c.\u00a0 Use an asterisk and a footnote
d.\u00a0 Insert the complete citation in parenthesis<\/p>\n

3. Which of the following abbreviations can be used in a research report?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0\u00a0 IQ
b.\u00a0\u00a0 sec. for second
c.\u00a0\u00a0 yr. for year
d.\u00a0 mo. for month<\/p>\n

4. Editorial style specifies that ______ should be used infrequently or sparingly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0\u00a0 Italics
b.\u00a0\u00a0 Abbreviations
c.\u00a0\u00a0 Headings
d.\u00a0\u00a0 Both a and b<\/p>\n

5. The factor that should determine whether you decide to prepare a research report of you study for a conference or for publication is<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0\u00a0 Whether the study is free from flaws
b.\u00a0\u00a0 Whether the study is important enough to justify presentation or publication
c.\u00a0\u00a0 Whether others would be interested in the work
d.\u00a0\u00a0 All of the above<\/p>\n

6. Which of the following is not true about the use of language in research reports?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 You should choose accurate and clear words that are free from bias.
b.\u00a0 You should avoid labeling people whenever possible
c.\u00a0 You should avoid using the term \u0393\u00c7\u00a3subjects\u0393\u00c7\u00a5 whenever possible
d.\u00a0 All of the above are true according to the APA Guidelines<\/p>\n

7. Regarding disabilities, writers should \u0393\u00c7\u00a3avoid equating people with their disabilities\u0393\u00c7\u00a5 such as in mentally retarded people.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 True
b.\u00a0 False
\u00a0
8. You should avoid the use of sexist language in research reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 True
b.\u00a0 False<\/p>\n

9. Which is more appropriate when referring to someone with a disability?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 A stroke victim
b.\u00a0 A person who has had a stroke<\/p>\n

10. You should try to use italics frequently when writing a report.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 True
b.\u00a0 False<\/p>\n

11. You should try to use abbreviations sparingly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 True
b.\u00a0 False<\/p>\n

12. Use words for numbers that begin a sentence and for numbers that are below ten.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 True
b.\u00a0 False<\/p>\n

13. You should double space all material in the manuscript.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 True
b.\u00a0 False<\/p>\n

14. Which of the following is not one of the seven major parts to the research report?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 Results
b.\u00a0 Abstract
c.\u00a0 Method
d.\u00a0 Footnotes<\/p>\n

15. The Introduction section should not be labeled.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 True
b.\u00a0 False<\/p>\n

16. The abstract should be about how many words?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 50
b.\u00a0 75
c.\u00a0 120
d.\u00a0 300<\/p>\n

17. The Method section should start on a separate page in a manuscript.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. True
b. False<\/p>\n

18. It is in this section that you fully interpret and evaluate your results.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 Introduction
b.\u00a0 Method
c.\u00a0 Results
d.\u00a0 Discussion<\/p>\n

19. Where do you provide a step-by-step account of what the researcher and participants did during the research study?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 Introduction
b.\u00a0 Abstract
c.\u00a0 Procedure
d.\u00a0 Design<\/p>\n

20. References should be single spaced.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 True
b.\u00a0 False<\/p>\n

21. Qualitative research reports do not need a Method section.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. True
b. False<\/p>\n

22. When writing the qualitative results section, an overriding concern should be to provide sufficient and convincing evidence to back up your assertions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 True
b.\u00a0 False<\/p>\n

23. When writing the qualitative results section, you will need to find an appropriate balance between description and interpretation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 True
b.\u00a0 False<\/p>\n

24. Diagrams, matrices, tables, and figures should never be used in qualitative research reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 True
b.\u00a0 False<\/p>\n

25. Your textbook authors argued that in qualitative research it is important to fit the research findings back into the relevant research literature even if the study is exploratory.<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 True
b.\u00a0 False
\u00a0
Answers:<\/p>\n

1. d 2. b 3. a 4. d 5. d 6. d 7. a 8. a 9. b 10. b 11. a 12. a 13. a 14. d 15. a 16. c 17. b 18. d 19. c 20. b 21. b 22. a 23. a 24. b 25. a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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