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Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Define the research paradigm of positivism.
A school of thought which advocates that reality is objective and measurable.
A school of thought which believes that reality is subjective and that there is no universal truth.
A school of thought which takes a practical approach to research advocating the use of mixed methods.
Beliefs about the nature of being and the characteristics of reality.
Name the following paradigm:
Emphasizes power-rich contexts, dominant discourses, and social justice issues (Hesse-Biber & Leavy, 2011; Klein, 2000; Leavy, 2011)
Critical
Transformative
Constructivist
Positivist
The following statements are TRUE EXCEPT for:
Positivist researcher regards research as value free and unbiased
Naturalistic researcher acknowledges his or her values and biases
Methodological assumptions deals with finding out researcher's beliefs of what can be known, based on prior axiological assumptions
Researcher's ontological assumptions concern how he/she views the nature of structure, humans, and causality (natural and social).
Name the following paradigm:
Emphasizes people's subjective experiences which are grounded in social-historical contexts (Hesse-Biber & Leavy, 2011)
Critical
Constructivist (Interpretivist)
Post Positivist
Positivist
The followings represent positivist research EXCEPT for:
Can be described by measurable properties which are independent of the observer (researcher) and his/ her instruments
Attempts to predict phenomena
Involves hypothesis testing
Does not predefine dependent and independent variables,
An example of interpretive research is...
Experimental
Critical
Phenomenology
Survey
The followings reflect Habermas' Theory of Knowledge Constitutive Interests, about human's interests EXCEPT...
To predict
To understand
To liberate
To obey
Research paradigm ....
is a set of beliefs and agreements shared between researchers, about how problems should be understood and addressed
singularly deals with how a researcher understands a problem or views society
is solely concerned with the researcher's values
determines how a researcher views the world
