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WorksheetsResearch methods
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is primary research?
Collecting data from primary schools.
The first research you have ever done in your life.
Using data that has already been collated and published by another researcher.
Creating a method for a specific purpose to collect original data.
What is a closed question?
A question where the answer is limited to yes or no.
A question that finishes with a full-stop.
A question that allows someone to express their own viewpoint.
A question put to a focus group, and closed to the public.
Which method provides the most detailed insight into the researched subject?
Survey.
Documents.
Case study.
None of these.
Is a survey a primary or secondary research method?
Primary.
Secondary.
Neither.
Both.
What does the research process involve? Tick all that apply.
Analysis of information.
Identification of information.
Organisation of information.
Collection of information.
What does triangulation mean, with regard to research?
Incorporating a variety of triangles into your work.
Using mathematical triangles to depict analaytical data.
Combining methods to identify their strengths and weaknesses.
Combining methods to view the subject from different perspectives.
Is an experiment a primary or secondary research method?
Both.
Neither.
Secondary.
Primary.
What are the main steps in conducting research? Tick all that apply?
Specification of the research project.
Duplicating the work of other researchers and accepting credit for it.
Review the relevant literature.
Choosing a methodology.
Which of these are primary research methods? Tick all that apply.
Using film archives.
Focus groups.
Case studies.
Reading academic journals.
How many participants are usual in a focus group?
1
6 -12
15 - 30
Unlimited, in order to incorporate the maximum available expertise.
Which environment is a researcher least able to control, when conducting an experiment?
Classroom.
Field.
Natural.
Laboratory.
The Library.
Which ONE is not applicable as an interview method?
Focus group discussion.
Reviewing an interview article in an academic journal.
Email conversation.
Face-to-face conversation.
