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Research paradigms

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Name the following paradigm

a)

Critical

b)

Pragmatic

c)

Art-based or Aesthetic

d)

Transformative

2.

Define the research paradigm of positivism.

a)

A school of thought which advocates that reality is objective and measurable.

b)

A school of thought which believes that reality is subjective and that there is no universal truth.

c)

A school of thought which takes a practical approach to research advocating the use of mixed methods.

d)

Beliefs about the nature of being and the characteristics of reality.

3.

Name the following paradigm:

Emphasizes people's subjective experiences which are grounded in social-historical contexts (Hesse-Biber & Leavy, 2011)

a)

Critical

b)

Constructivist

c)

Transformative

d)

Pragmatic

4.

Define epistemology

a)

Beliefs about the nature of knowledge and how knowledge is acquired.

b)

Beliefs about the nature of being and the characteristics of reality.

c)

A school of thought which takes a practical approach to research advocating the use of mixed methods.

d)

A school of thought which believes that reality is subjective and that there is no universal truth.

5.

Name the following paradigm:

Holds no allegiance to a particular set of rules and theories but rather suggests that different tools maybe useful in different research context.

a)

Critical

b)

Art-based or Aesthetic

c)

Pragmatic

d)

Transformative

6.

Define ontology.

a)

Beliefs about the nature of knowledge and how knowledge is acquired.

b)

Beliefs about the nature of being and the characteristics of reality.

c)

A school of thought which takes a practical approach to research advocating the use of mixed methods.

d)

A school of thought which believes that reality is subjective and that there is no universal truth

7.

Name the following paradigm:

Emphasizes power-rich contexts, dominant discourses, and social justice issues (Hesse-Biber & Leavy, 2011; Klein, 2000; Leavy, 2011)

a)

Critical

b)

Transformative

c)

Constructivist

d)

Pragmatic

8.

Define the research paradigm of interpretivism.

a)

Beliefs about the nature of being and the characteristics of reality.

b)

A school of thought which takes a practical approach to research advocating the use of mixed methods.

c)

A school of thought which believes that reality is subjective and that there is no universal truth.

d)

A school of thought which advocates that reality is objective and measurable.

9.

Name the following paradigm:

The arts are able to access that which is otherwise out of reach. Researchers value preverbal ways of knowing, including sensory, emotional, perceptual, kinesthetic, and imaginal knowledge (Chilton, Gerber, & Scotti 2015; Conrad & Beck, 2015; Cooper, Lamarque & Sartwell, 1997)

a)

Critical

b)

Pragmatic

c)

Art-based or Aesthetic

d)

Constructivist