ELR301_REVIEW of Chapters1-3

Which of the following is NOT one of the three research approaches discussed in the text?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• Mixed methods

• Action research

Which type of research approach resides in the middle of the continuum?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative     

• Mixed methods

• None of the above

What type of research is framed in terms of using closed-ended questions?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative     

• Mixed methods

• None of the above

What is the natural setting in qualitative research?

• A laboratory

• A classroom

• The participant's setting

• Any of the above

What is the process of analyzing data in qualitative research?

• Inductively building from particulars to general themes

• Testing a hypothesis

• Observing participants in a lab

• All of the above

What is the structure of a qualitative research report?

• Flexible

• Predetermined

• Rigid

• None of the above

What is the process of testing objective theories in quantitative research?

• Gathering open-ended responses from participants

• Examining the relationship among variables

• Using a flexible structure for the study

• All of the above

What is the structure of a quantitative research report?

• Flexible structure

• No structure

• A structure determined by the participant

• Set structure

What type of data is collected in mixed-methods research?

• Only qualitative

• Only quantitative

• Both qualitative and quantitative

• Neither qualitative nor quantitative

Which of the following is NOT one of the four worldviews discussed in the text?

•  Postpositivism

• Constructivism

• Transformative

• Pragmatism

• Realism