Research Methodology Quiz

What kind of study examines specific populations such as those who play a part in a natural role evolution, in order to understand how their attitudes have changed over time?

• Longitudinal study

• Cross-sectional study

• Cohort study

• Case study

Which research strategy is applied when there is a need for a control group to gather data on cause and effect?

• Experiment

• Action research

• Survey

• Field research

What methodology is used for research on political and social issues by pollsters such as SWS and Pulse Asia?

• Field research

• Survey

• Case study

• Experiment

What is the tentative answer to a research problem called?

• Presumption

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

• Introduction

What kind of research sampling is employed when case correspondents are hard to find, for example, migrants?

• Snowball sampling

• Quota sampling

• Purposive sampling

• Stratified sampling

In scientific research, how is empirical truth achieved through inductive inquiry?

• By organizing data for implications

• By validating theoretical paradigms

• By testing the validity of assumptions

• By generating theory from data

Of the following, which is the most significant goal of sociological research in educational systems?

• To guide policies or programs along scientific understanding of educational systems

• To support social research in diverse fields

• To install research as a pillar of education

• To strengthen major institutions in education

An example of qualitative research is when a group of teenagers are asked how they feel about a film.

• True

• False

What does an anthropologist do when he sees things from an insider’s point of view?

• He interprets findings from the viewpoint of the society he studies

• He uses others worldwide to interpret findings

• He asks an insider to interpret research findings

• He analyzes findings against his own background

If you use lived experience as a basis of fact, what research approach is used?

• Case study

• Phenomenology

• Ethnography

• Qualitative