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Research Instrument and Its Validity

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Prompts or probes that remind the interviewer about topics to discuss. Enables the researcher to produce a wealth of valuable data / insight, but requires skill.

a)

Structured or semi-structured format

b)

Focused interview

c)

Unstructured format

d)

Open-Ended Questions on Questionnaires

2.

It is the instrument for collecting the primary data.

a)

Primary data

b)

Questionnaire

c)

Survey

d)

Interview

3.

It is the process by which the researcher collects data through a questionnaire.

a)

Data Collection

b)

Interview

c)

Surveying

d)

Polls

4.

A procedure udertaken specifically and systematically to make a discovery and test hypothesis.

a)

Experiment

b)

Interview

c)

Survey

d)

Questionnaire

5.

These are tools used to gather data on a specific topic of interest.

a)

Research Instruments

b)

Surveys

c)

Questionnaire

d)

Observation

6.

It is a data that would not otherwise exist if it were not for the research process and is collected through both questionnaires or interviews

a)

Primary data

b)

Surveying

c)

Questionnaire

d)

Interview

7.

This allows the description of behavior in a naturalistic laboratory setting. Usually, this instrument is used to cross-validate the result of other instruments.

a)

Survey

b)

Observation

c)

Interview

d)

Focus Group

8.

It is typically a face-to-face conversation between a researcher and a participant involving a transfer of information to the interviewer.

a)

Surveying

b)

Discourse

c)

Interview

d)

Dialogue

9.

A type of interview that can be easy and fast, but usually only a small number of questions can be asked.

a)

Telephone

b)

Sequential

c)

E-Mail

d)

Panel Interview

10.

A type of interview which is easy to complete and allows questions and answers to be well thought out.

a)

Telephone

b)

Formal Interview

c)

Group Interview

d)

E-Mail

11.

This involve prepared sheets that allow the interviewee to choose from existing responses, resulting in a set of responses that are easy to analyse.

a)

Unstructured format

b)

Open-Ended Questions on Questionnaires

c)

Structured or semi-structured format

12.

The following are the qualities an interviewer must have before the interview except:

a)

Gentle

b)

Captious

c)

Knowledgeable

d)

Steering