Amanda Must Complete a Research Proposal for Educational Research Class

question 22

Multiple Choice

Amanda must complete a research proposal for educational research class and does not yet have a research topic. She asks you for advice about how to 'figure out' her topic. Which of the following strategies, based upon your text, would you suggest?

• A) Ask other students in the class what they are doing their topics on and pick one of those.
• B) Go to the library and look through journals until you come up with a good one.
• C) Consider what interests you related to educational practice and start there.
• D) Search the internet with a keyword search 'education' until you get a topic.

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Definitions:

Parallel Circuit

An electrical circuit configuration where components are connected across common points or junctions, leading to the same voltage across all components but different currents through each.

Resonance

A phenomenon in which a system's natural frequency of oscillation is excited by another oscillating system, leading to a significant increase in amplitude at certain frequencies.

Power Factor

A ratio indicating the efficiency with which an electrical system converts electrical power into useful work output, particularly in AC circuits.

RLC Parallel Circuit

An electrical circuit consisting of resistors (R), inductors (L), and capacitors (C) all connected in parallel, which can filter or resonate at certain frequencies.