Research Methodology - Chapter 2

Which on the following is not a basic skills required of every researcher?

• The ability to be apply any type of methodology in any field of research

• The ability to develop good and useful, properly compiled bibliographies

• The ability to develop good and useful, properly compiled bibliographies

• The ability to generate ideas for research projects

• The ability to write well, to be able to communicate clearly, thoroughly and simply through writing

Which one the following aspect is not considered in the test of researchability?

• Time

• Motivation

• Money

• Access to data

The .... is simply the research statement or question re-state.

• Research statement

• Research aim

• Research problem

• Research scope

The ... is contained in the research statement or question, or in the research hypothesis

• Theoretical framework

• Analytical framework

• Conceptual framework

• Methodological framework

The ... specify how the researcher intends to accomplish this aim.

• Research aim

• Research plan

• Research question

• Research objectives

Which of the following regarding appendices are not true?

• It is important not to pad appendices

• Appendices appear just before the list of references in the thesis or the report of the research

• Appendices are used to detail any document or artefact relevant to the research but not detailed in the body of the work.

• Copies of data gathering methods used are placed there

• Copies of letters written for the research project are placed there

Reliably refers to the accuracy of the measure or the extent to which a score truthfully represents a concept.

• True

• False

The … is contained/incorporated in the literature review.

• Conceptual framework

• Theoretical framework

• Analytical framework

• Methodological framework

Plagiarism is...

• Acknowledging another person's work or ideas when you use it in your writings, speeches and other scholarly efforts

• Not a most serious offense

• The use and/or presentation of somebody else’s work or ideas as your own

• A direct quote that cites the source so that readers know who the quote is from

A …. is  predicted or expected answer to a research question  as a formal statement of an unproven proposition that is empirically testable.  

• Thesis statement

• Rule of thumb

• Appendix

• Hypothesis