Question 1

In research done in school settings, it generally is wise for the researcher to

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Ensuring that the study provides direct benefits to the school can help gain cooperation and support from school personnel and align the research with the school's goals.

Question 2

An investigator conducts a study of the effects of large vitamin doses on college students' problem-solving ability. When he describes the study to his philosophy class, all the students agree to participate. A week later a student tells the professor she does not want to finish the project because she feels she is taking too many vitamins. The investigator points out that the doses are well within safe limits established by the medical profession. The student still wishes to drop out. Because the student was fully informed before the study and volunteered, would it be ethical for the professor to penalize the student by giving her a lower grade in the class? Explain your answer.

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Question 3

Describe three unethical practices involving the reporting of research that researchers should avoid.

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Question 4

Describe one of the topics that are covered by the Ethical Standards of the American Educational Research Association.

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Question 5

Explain how the risk-benefit ratio is used in the review of a research proposal.

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Question 6

The use of deception in a research study requires the researcher to ask herself several questions, such as whether the potential benefits of the study justify the use of deception. Briefly describe two other questions the researcher should consider before using deception.

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Question 7

Some research projects require desensitization of research participants. Explain desensitization, and give an example of a type of study in which it would be necessary.

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Question 8

Describe one of the tasks typically performed by an institutional review board.

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Question 9

Give one example of a prospective research sample that would fit the definition of a vulnerable population.

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Question 10

Describe one ethical issue that researchers need to consider when administering tests or self-report measures to individuals.

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Question 11

One of the steps required to protect the rights of research participants is to give each participant a letter of informed consent. Briefly describe three types of information that such a letter should cover.

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Question 12

Name one approach researchers can take to ensure that their research is well designed and thus sensitive to the needs of the research participants.

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Question 13

Describe three steps that can be taken to protect the privacy of individuals who are to serve as participants in a research project.

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Question 14

Briefly describe three strategies that can be used to maintain the confidentiality of information gathered on research participants.

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Question 15

Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of conducting one's dissertation research project at the institution where one is employed.

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Question 16

If members of the community protest a research study, what are three things the researcher can communicate publicly to reduce possible resistance to the study?

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Question 17

"Many educational practitioners do not understand the nature of educational research. Therefore, the researcher only needs to inform administrators and teachers about the general purpose of his research project. They need not be informed of specifics, such as tests to be administered, number of students to be involved, how the results will be reported, etc."Is this a sound position to take? Support your answer.

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Question 18

You are meeting with the district superintendent to explain a research project you wish to conduct that involves giving personality tests to high school students and teachers. The superintendent asks, "What steps are you taking to protect the rights of the teachers and students who will be in your experiment?"Describe the steps that you could mention.

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Question 19

The text describes three criteria that educators should consider in deciding whether to agree to have their institution participate in a research study. The criteria are (a) the conceptual soundness of the research, (b) the feasibility of the research, and (c) whether the research is ethically designed. Say that a high school has been asked to participate in research comparing a standard, in-class career education unit with an innovative program in which students are placed in work sites for part of the school day. Give an example of a concern that might arise in relation to each criterion.

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Question 20

In a study of truthfulness, you set up research conditions that make it possible to detect certain lies that research participants are likely to make, which could not be detected under normal conditions. At the end of the study, several participants appear to be very upset when they discover that they have been caught in lies. As the investigator, suggest the steps you could take to meet your responsibility to the research participants.

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Quiz 3: Ethics and Site Relations in Educational Research