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WGU C224 research literature - Answer- is the set of published research studies on a particular topic various studies with the same result = CONFIDENCE **Don't trust a single research study as the final word on a topic!** AERA - Answer- American Educational Research Association - largest and most prestigious research association in the field of education abstract - Answer- a brief summary of what is included in the article. provides a concise breakdown of article goals, method...

WGU-Research Foundations (C224) Q1. What is the purpose of evidence in research? - Answer- Support theories Q2. A team of educational researchers plan to conduct a local study in the community in order to resolve a critical problem at hand. What variety of research does this represent? - Answer- Action Q3. What is the name of the process where one determines the truth of a conclusion by determining the truth of the underlying premises? - Answer- Deductive reasoning Q4. On a resear...

C224 Objective Assessment What is the purpose of evidence in research? - Answer- Support Theories What is the primary objective of education research that studies a phenomenon of which little is known? - Answer- To understand What is a variable in educational research? - Answer- A measurable characteristic Which type of qualitative data analysis places a high priority on being true to, respecting, and capturing the details of individual situations? - Answer- Unique Case Orientation ...

WGU Research Foundations C224 Research Literature - Answer- the set of published research studies on a particular topic Abstract - Answer- a brief summary of what is included in the article. *provide a concise breakdown of article goals, methods, and tentative results. Understanding - Answer- attempting to learn about and generate ideas about specific and unique phenomena. *important in early stages of research *little previously known *without preconceived notions *"discover" im...

ENWC 201 - Final Exam Ecological Succession - Answer- Primary succession: occurs where no community previously existed (volcanic island) ~ secondary succession: occurs where there are remnants of a previous community ~ pioneer community: the first step in succession ~ climax community: the final step in succession Niche - Answer- The functional role of an organism considered in the environment in which it lives; it's "job." ~ A niche is multidimensional Ethics and Values - Answer- Or...

ENWC exam 1 McCarthy When wildlife biologists first began studying wildlife what did they start with and what did they shift their focus to? - Answer- At first wildlife biologists wanted to figure out how to increase populations of game species but as time went on other species came into focus _____ can have a broad array of meanings and it really depends on context of conversation. A broad definition is all non-domesticated plants, animal, and other organisms. The Merriam-webster definit...

ENWC 201 - Exam 1 Ecology = - Answer- Home study Examples of Vertebrates in the animal kingdom - Answer- Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians What characteristics separate mammals from birds, reptiles, and amphibians? - Answer- Mammals have hair, mammary glands and three ear bones Capybara = - Answer- Largest rodent Pygmy Jerboa = - Answer- smallest known rodent 1-2 inches long can jump over 9 feet What characteristic best describes why a species is classified as Carnivora? ...

ENWC 201 Exam 1 What is wildlife? - Answer- Free-living, wild animals (excluding feral or exotic species) of major significance to humans; includes associated plants and lower animals (micro-organisms) What is the difference between active and passive management? - Answer- Active management= does something to the population (such as increasing or decreasing its size) in a direct manner through strategies like translocations or hunting Passive management= no active management occurs, but t...

ENWC201 Exam 1 UD What is wildlife? - Answer- Wikipedia: "Wildlife includes all non‐domesticated plants, animals and other organisms." Merriam‐Webster: "Living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor domesticated" Bolen and Robinson: "Wildlife is a hard term to define, but birds and mammals receive the most attention..." Gifford Pinchot - Answer- x Preservation x Protection Conservator -> together guard Conservation Conservation - A...

ENWC 201 EXAM 1 wildlife - Answer- includes all nondomesticated plants, animals, and other organisms; living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor domesticated; birds and mammals receive most attention conservation - Answer- an ethic of resource use, allocation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world: its fisheries, habitats, and biological diversity; planned managment of a natural resource to prevent expl...