WorksheetsPractical Research 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. ‘Unstructured’ interviews can be referred as ________.
Focused Interviews
Depth or In-depth Interviews
Structured Interview
None of the above
Which of the following is not a strength of an observation?
It can give an insight of a smaller picture
It can give an insight of a smaller picture
It can offer a flavor for what is happening
It can demonstrate sub-group
It has series of broad questions to ask and may have some prompts to help the interviewee.
Structured
Unstructured
Semi-structured
None of the Above
Which of the following is not a form of research misconduct?
Literature with proper attribution
Falsification
Fabrication
Manipulation of Data
The researcher immerses himself/ herself in the setting where his respondents are and keeps a keen eye on the participants and takes down notes.
Process of Observation
Focus Groups
Case Studies
Longitudinal Studies
______________ is a systematic process of gathering observations or measurements.
Observation
Sampling
Research
Data Collection
The interviewer may just go with the aim of discussing a limited number of topics, sometimes as few as just one or two.
Research
Unstructured
Structured
Semi-structured
Before you begin collecting data, you need to consider things EXCEPT:
Aim
Type of Data
Procedures
Analyzing results
After discussing the main points of your argument, you can present the significance of these points by _____________
Connecting the significance
Concluding your thoughts
Inference
Data
What is a technique which identifies themes in qualitative data that can be analyze formally and informally?
Compare and Contrast
Indigenous Categories
Key words in context
Words repetition
What are the steps of Thematic Analysis?
Restate your research topic, restate the thesis, summarize the main points, state the significance
Coding, familiarization with the data, writing up, reviewing themes, searching for themes, defining and naming themes
Word repetitions, Indigenous categories, Compare and Contrast, Key words in context, Social science queries
Coding, familiarization with the data, writing up, reviewing themes, searching for themes, Compare and contrast
What is the first step in writing your conclusion?
Restate the thesis
Restate your research topic
Conclude your thoughts
Summarize the main points of your research
____________ this phase involves reading and re-reading the data, to become immersed and intimately familiar with its content.
Coding
Familiarization with the data
Writing up
Reviewing themes
What phase involves examining the codes and collated data to identify significant broader patterns of meaning?
Searching for themes
Reviewing themes
Defining and naming themes
Coding
David B. Resnik, J.D., Ph. D. (2015) highlighted that ethical norms in research help build public support for research. People are more likely to fund a research project if they can trust the quality and integrity of research.
What ethical consideration is being shown above?
It promotes truthfulness
It protects the study participants.
It helps build trust among peers as well as public support.
None of the above
