Name: ____________________________

Section: ___________________________
Score: ____________________________

Directions: Identify the term being described by the following statements. Write the letter of
the correct answers in your answer sheets.
1. It is a set of exclusive attributes. Examples are sex, age, and employment status.
a. Element c. Statistics
b. Sample d. Variable

2. This refers to the research design (paradigm as well as statistics and analysis) as well as the
approximate timeline for completion of the study).
a. Element c. Observation Unit
b. Research Methodology d. Variable

3. An example of this is the mean income of all the families of a city.

a. Hypothesis c. Parameter
b. Observation Unit d. Statistics

4. It is an educated guess about the answer to a specific question.

a. Hypothesis c. Sample
b. Population d. Statistics

5. It is the summary description of a given variable in a sample. An example of this can be the
mean income computed from a sample and the age distribution of a sample.
a. Hypothesis c. Parameter
b. Observation Unit d. Statistics

6. It is the theoretically specific aggregation of the elements. This is also called universe.
a. Hypothesis c. Parameter
b. Null Hypothesis d. Population

7. It is the representation of another author’s thoughts, ideas, concepts and principles.

a. APA c. Sample
b. Plagiarism d. Statistics

8. It is the documentation style used by American Psychological Association. This style followed
in writing research studies is used primarily in the field of education.
a. APA c. Sample
b. Plagiarism d. Statistics
9. It is the actual list of sampling units from which the sample, or some stage of the sample, is
selected.
a. Element c. Sampling frame
b. Sample d. Sampling unit

10. This refers to the members of the population.

a. Element c. Sampling frame
b. Sample d. Sampling unit

11. This refers to the aspect of explaining or describing any technical terms or terminology.
a. Formal definition c. Technical definition
b. Operational definition d. Webster’s definition

12. It is different from the dictionary definition, which is often conceptual, descriptive, and
consequently imprecise.
a. Formal definition c. Technical definition
b. Operational definition d. Webster’s definition

13. In giving extended definitions, it means explaining origin of the word itself.
a. Denotation c. History
b. Etymology d. Synonym

14. In giving extended definitions, it is explaining by comparing two dissimilar topics, where
the second is familiar to the audience.
a. Connotation c. Etymology
b. Comparison d. Synonym

15. In giving extended definitions, it means defining a term by explaining what the concept is
not.
a. Analogy c. Negation
b. Illustration d. Synonym

16. In giving extended definitions, it means creating a visual image to explain or prove a
concept.
a. Cause and Effect c. Negation
b. Illustration d. Synonym

17. The following is an example of what type of definition? “An arbiter is like a referee–he or
she listens to both sides and makes a decision as to who is at fault, without the intervention of
outside parties.”
a. Analogy c. Negation
b. Cause and Effect d. Synonym
18. The following is an example of what type of definition? “The word “democracy” has its
origins in the Greek language. It combines two shorter words: 'demos' meaning whole citizen
living within a particular city-state and 'kratos' meaning power or rule.”
a. Analogy c. Etymology
b. Comparison d. Examples

19. Given the following information, what is the best way to define asynchronous instruction
Class: approach
Distinguishing Features: a delay between the presentation of content and the student
response
Author: Wicks Year of Publication: 2010

a. Wicks (2010) defines asynchronous instruction as an approach in which there is a delay

between the presentation of content and the student response.

b. Wicks defines asynchronous instruction as an approach in which there is a delay between

the presentation of content and the student response.

c. Wicks defines asynchronous instruction as an approach in which there is a delay between

the presentation of content and the student response. (2010)

d. (2010) Wicks defines asynchronous instruction as an approach in which there is a delay

between the presentation of content and the student response.

20. Given the following information, what is the best way to define distance learning.
Class: one of the online learning modes
Distinguishing Features: does not necessarily require face-to-face meetings
Author: Jegede. Year of Publication: 2016

a. According to the definition provided by (2016) Jegede, distance learning is one of the
online learning modes that does not necessarily require face-to-face meetings.

b. According to the definition provided by Jegede, distance learning is one of the online
learning modes that does not necessarily require face-to-face meetings.

c. According to the definition provided by Jegede (2016), distance learning is one of the
online learning modes that does not necessarily require face-to-face meetings.

d. Distance learning is one of the online learning modes that does not necessarily require face-
to-face meetings, according to Jegede.