Research Quiz

For your assessment you must create a research proposal, but what is a research proposal?

• A summary of previous studies

• A summary of the findings of your research study

• A document outlining the plan for a proposed study

• The published results of a study

What, above all else, do you need to effectively guide your whole study?

• An interpretivist epistemological stance

• A good laptop to write notes and record data

• A good research question

• A good research assistant

What is the purpose of a literature review in research?

• To summarise and synthesise findings from previous studies

• To provide context to the focus of your own study

• To possibly identify gaps in the current literature

• All of the previous answers

Jamal plans to analyse a range of statistics from the UK census to analyse population change. He is doing ​ (a)   research using ​ (b)   data.

• secondary
• quantitative
• primary
• qualitative

Ana plans to do interviews with recent migrants to the UK to explore their experiences of settling into the country. She is doing ​ (a)   research using ​ (b)   data.

• primary
• qualitative
• quantitative
• secondary

What is the difference between ontology and epistemology?

• Ontology is the study of how knowledge is acquired, while epistemology is the study of the nature of reality.

• Ontology is the study of the nature of reality, while epistemology is the study of how knowledge is acquired.

• Ontology and epistemology are the same thing.

What is positivism?

• A research philosophy that emphasizes the importance of personal experience in research

• A research philosophy that emphasizes the importance of historical analysis in research

• A research philosophy that emphasizes the use of scientific methods to study the world

• A philosophy about having an optimistic attitude

What is a research method?

• Techniques and tools used to select research participants

• Techniques and tools used to collect data for a study

• Techniques and tools used to analyse data collected

• This refers to a researcher's epistemological stance

What is reflexivity?

• The process of examining one's own biases and assumptions as a researcher

• The process of choosing a research methodology

• The process of selecting research participants

• The process of analysing research data

What is sampling in research?

• The process of analysing data

• The process of collecting data

• The process of selecting research participants

• The process of choosing a research topic