Final Examination in Practical Research 1

Which of the following is NOT a type of qualitative research question?

• Understanding and interpretations

• Influencing factors

• Language practice

• Practices

Which of the following is a good source of research problems?

• Friends

• Family members

• Politicians

• Real life experiences

What type of data is used in qualitative research?

• Numbers

• Percentages

• Words

• Statistics

What visual records do qualitative researchers scrutinize to discover patterns or themes?

• handwritten letters

• diaries and journal entries

• e-mail correspondences

• photographs

What is meant by the term "grounded theory"?

• Theories should be tested by rigorous scientific experiments

• Theoretical ideas and concepts should emerge from the data

• As a social researcher, it is important to keep your feet on the ground

• Theories should be grounded in political values and biases

To collect data about online classrooms, Sisa facilitated a discussion on the topic among seven high school students. What qualitative research method did Sisa use?

• In-depth interviewing

• Focus group interviewing

• Small group discussion

• Participant group interviewing

Which research design manipulates conditions/variables and studies its effects?

• Correlational

• Descriptive

• Exploratory

• Experimental

Annie wants to find out about the lived experiences of OFWs. What type of research should she do?

• Ethnography

• Grounded theory

• Narrative research

• Phenomenology

Which of the following is the focus of the case study in qualitative research?

• Exploring the life of an individual

• Developing an in-depth analysis of a case

• Developing a theory from the field

• Understanding the essence of the experience

Which of the following is a component of ethnographic research?

• immersion in a social group or setting

• axial coding

• restorying

• all of the above