Methodology: Data Collection

What is qualitative data?

• A study of an individual or a group over a long period of time

• A small scale study done prior to the actual study

• Data collected in written/descriptive form

• Data collected in numeric form

Which of these is NOT a qualitative data collection methods?

• Interview

• Observation

• Document Analysis

• Survey

This qualitative data collection method involves asking open-ended questions to converse with respondents and collect data about a subject.

• Interview

• Observation

• Survey

• Document Analysis

This qualitative data collection method involves studying the behavior of the individual in a certain setting or place in which they are analyzed.

• Document Analysis

• Focus Group

• Observation

• Interview

Complete the sentence:

Focus groups...

• are group based interviews where the group interaction is an essential aspect of data collection

• are when an interviewer follow a guidance of questions but allows scope for probing further

• that start with a question and then a conversation follows

• are guided by set questions that you adhere to without making any changes based upon the participants responses

There are three types of interview: structured, unstructured and semi-structured.

• True

• False

Which type of interview allows for a researcher to start with a predetermined list of questions, but also allows for unanticipated follow-up questions?

• Structured Interview

• Interview Guide Approach (Semi-Structured Interview)

• Informal Conversational Interview (Unstructured Interview)

Document analysis is a data collection method that makes use of multiple sources of evidence, such as books, journals, lesson plans and related materials, to seek convergence and corroboration.

• True

• False

Introducing a stimulus to a group of respondents to react to and observing their reactions is called natural observation.

• True

• False

Triangulation is the process:

• of creating a theory

• of creating a hypothesis

• through which a single source is used to answer a research question

• through which multiple sources are used to answer a research question