Research Paradigms Quiz

What is a research paradigm?

• A type of research instrument

• A worldview or model for conducting investigation

• A kind of data analysis

• A science experiment

Which of the following is a characteristic of Positivism?

• Subjective knowledge

• Uses interviews and open-ended questions

• Believes in one objective reality

• Studies power and inequality

Which paradigm seeks transformation and social justice?

• Positivism

• Constructivism

• Critical Theory

• Post-Positivism

What type of data is most often used in Constructivism?

• Numbers and statistics

• Surveys with closed answers

• Qualitative data like interviews and observations

• Randomized experiments

In Post-Positivism, the researcher believes that…

• Reality is created by people

• All research is biased

• Reality exists, but we can only know it imperfectly

• Science cannot find any truth

Which paradigm would most likely use a questionnaire with numerical ratings?

• Constructivism

• Positivism

• Critical Theory

• None of the above

Which of the following best describes ontology in a paradigm?

• Tools used to collect data

• The study of how we know what we know

• The researcher's personal opinion

• The view of what is real or exists

Which paradigm fits this example: “A study asking workers how they feel about their labor conditions.”

• Positivism

• Constructivism

• Critical Theory

• Post-Positivism

Which paradigm focuses on building theory from people’s experiences and meanings?

• Positivism

• Constructivism

• Post-Positivism

• Pragmatism

Match the Paradigm with its Classification: “Positivism = ?”

• Qualitative

• Interpretative

• Quantitative

• Subjective