PRACTICAL RESEARCH I

It includes recordable spoken or written words and also observable body language, actions and interactions.

• a. direct data

• b. secondhand data

• c. indirect data

• d. secondary data

A type of interview that uses an interview guide to provide a set of questions for discussion is_________.

• a. structured interview

• b. funneling

• c. probing

• d. semi-structured

The researcher actively participates in the activities being carried out by the community they are monitoring.

• a. Focus group observations

• b. non naturalistic

• c. naturalistic

• d. Participative

Interview, observation, open-ended questionnaire, journaling, and diary accounts are examples of__________.

• a. direct data

• b. secondhand data

• c. indirect data

• d. secondary data

This is a method of examining data by organizing it into themes.

• a. Data collection

• b. Thematic analysis

• c. Content analysis

• d. Data analysis

The interview that begins with general and broad (non-threatening) opening questions and then narrows down to topic specifics as the interview progresses is called_________.

• a. funneling

• b. direct observation

• c. observation

• d. observation

This phase entails the creation of concise labels (codes) that identify key data characteristics that may be relevant to answering the research query.

• a. Coding

• b. Searching for themes

• c. Writing up

• d. Familiarization with data

This type of questionnaire leaves a blank space for the respondents to give their point of view about a specific question.

• a. closed-ended

• b. open-ended

• c. combination

• d. multiple choice

A qualitative researcher knows it is not useful to collect further data when….

• a. they sense that this is the case.

• b. the participants say that they have nothing more to say.

• c. data saturation/redundancy of data is reached.

• d. data overload is reached.

This step entails establishing a detailed analysis of each subject, determining the scope and focus of each theme, and determining the 'story' of each. It also entails deciding on an informative label for each subject.

• a. Reviewing themes

• b. defining and naming themes

• c. coding

• d. writing up