CAFS - Research Methodology

What is the focus of research?

• Smartphones impact on relationships.

• To advance knowledge and gather information.

• To answer a topic developed by the student.

• Developing a question or hypothesis for the research.

Sampling is used in research to.......

• Represent the population being investigated.

• Test out what is being offered.

• Answer the focus question or to prove/disprove hypothesis.

• Decrease the bias in research.

Secondary data can be best described as:

• Research completed by high school students.

• Research completed after primary research.

• Research gathered through investigations done by others.

• Research that supports the primary research investigated.

What is the best description of quantitative data?

• Non-numerical data in the form of opinions and feelings.

• Closed questions that are used in questionnaires.

• Types of primary data that use observations and interviews.

• Types of primary data that use numbers and statistics.

Have can reliability be enhanced?

• Avoiding bias and personal judgments.

• Accurately reflecting what is intended to be measured.

• Using an appropriate sampling method, size and group.

• Repeating the research under different conditions.

What are the four components of ethical behaviour? (fundamentals of research)

• The accurate recording of all research data.

• Bias, integrity, respect, privacy.

• Confidentiality, bias, ethics, crediting.

• Privacy, integrity, ethics, acknowledging sources.

Questionnaires can be suitable for highly sensitive topics because:

• The questions asked can be clarified by the researcher.

• They are easy to collect.

• They can include both open and closed questions.

• Answers can be anonymous.

Literature reviews support the research by:

• Giving the reader more detailed information about the topic.

• Including sources that were used in the research.

• Providing background and supportive material for research.

• Supporting the work of other researchers.

What is the purpose of a research proposal?

• To provide the researcher an opportunity to develop a plan.

• It is part of the IRP process.

• To increase reliability and validity of research.

• To support the research conducted.

Analysing research results includes:

• Looking over the secondary data for issues in research.

• Examining the graphs and statistics that were used.

• Comparing key findings from primary and secondary data.

• Having a discussion with the respondents about the topic.