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Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify what type of Qualitative Research is the topic:

Mangyan Courtship Dance: A Lost Tradition

a)

Biography

b)

Phenomenological

c)

Grounded Theory

d)

Ethnography

e)

Case Study

2.

Identify what type of Qualitative Research is the topic:

Battered Husbands: a new form of slavery?

a)

Phenomenological

b)

Ground theory

c)

Ethnography

d)

Case Study

e)

Biography

3.

Identify what type of Qualitative Research is the topic:

Marital failures for underage couples.

a)

Phenomenological

b)

Biography

c)

Ground Theory

d)

Ethnographic

e)

Case Study

4.

Identify what type of Qualitative Research is the topic:

Proving multiple intelligence theory on selected STEM students

a)

Case Study

b)

Ground Theory

c)

Phenomenological

d)

Ethnographic

e)

Biography

5.

Identify what type of Qualitative Research is the topic:

Autism spectrum disorder: what makes them unique?

a)

Phenomenological

b)

Case Study

c)

Ground Theory

d)

Ethnographic

e)

Biography

6.

Identify what type of Qualitative Research is the topic:

General Luna: A worthy Leader

a)

Phenomenological

b)

Ethnographic

c)

Ground Theory

d)

Case Study

e)

Biography

7.

Identify what type of Qualitative Research is the topic:

Sibling Rivalry for Maternal and Paternal Attention

a)

Phenomenological

b)

Ground Theory

c)

Case study

d)

Ethnography

e)

Biography

8.

Identify what type of Qualitative Research is the topic:

Cancer Patients’ Struggles: Survival for Life

a)

Phenomenological

b)

Case Study

c)

Ethnographic

d)

Ground Theory

e)

Biography

9.

Identify what type of Qualitative Research is the topic:

Child rearing practices of Bajao

a)

Phenomenological

b)

Ethnographic

c)

Ground Theory

d)

Case Study

e)

Biography

10.

Identify what type of Qualitative Research is the topic:

Dewey’s Self-Reflective Model

a)

Phenomenological

b)

Case Study

c)

Ground Theory

d)

Biography

e)

Ethnographic

11.

An investigation on basic principles and reasons for occurrence of a particular event or process or phenomenon

a)

Basic Research

b)

Applied Research

c)

Quantitative Research

d)

Qualitative Research

12.

It uses correlations to study relationships between dimensions or characteristics of individuals, groups, situations, or events.

a)

Exploratory Research

b)

Longitudinal Research

c)

Explanatory Research (Causal Research)

d)

Qualitative Research

13.

It is numerical, non-descriptive, applies statistics or mathematics and uses numbers.

a)

Applied Research

b)

Mixed Research

c)

Qualitative Research

d)

Quantitative Research

14.

In an applied research one solves certain problems employing well known and accepted theories and principles.

a)

Qualitative Research

b)

Quantitative Research

c)

Basic Research

d)

Applied Research

15.

It aims is to get the meaning, feeling and describe the situation.

a)

Quantitative Research

b)

Qualitative Research

c)

Mixed Research

d)

Applied Research

16.

The exploration of new phenomena in this way may help the researcher’s need for better understanding, may test the feasibility of a more extensive study, or determine the best methods to be used in a subsequent study.

a)

Exploratory Research

b)

Explanatory Research

c)

Descriptive Research

d)

Action Research

17.

A method of systematic enquiry that teachers undertake as researchers of their own practice

a)

Applied Research

b)

Basic Research

c)

Action Research

d)

Descriptive Research

18.

To identify similarities and differences between units at all levels

a)

Policy-oriented Research

b)

Descriptive Research

c)

Comparative Research

d)

Explanatory Research

19.

Reports employing this type of research focus on the question ‘How can problem ‘X’ be solved or prevented ?’

a)

Policy-oriented Research

b)

Longitudinal Research

c)

Exploratory Research

d)

Explanatory Research

20.

To identify similarities and differences between units at all levels

a)

Policy-oriented Research

b)

Descriptive Research

c)

Comparative Research

d)

Explanatory Research

21.

Of the following, which is most likely a survey research topic?

a)

Is there a gender difference in science achievement on The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)?

b)

Do parents believe that the new middle school science club is worth the funds the district spent?

c)

What are the experience of ten-year-old students at the summer science day camp held at the university?

d)

Is there a relationship between science self-efficacy and students’ science grades in eleventh grade?

22.

Survey data are often collected via which of the following?

a)

standardized tests.

b)

ability measures.

c)

questionnaires.

d)

observations.

23.

Of the following, all are examples of difficulties faced by survey researchers as noted in your text EXCEPT

a)

surveys aren’t often used in educational research

b)

development of a questionnaire is difficult.

c)

response rates are often low.

d)

people don’t like to complete surveys.

24.

Correlational studies are used primarily to

a)

examine relationships among variables.

b)

examine if differences between groups exist.

c)

determine causal relationships.

d)

determine if experimental treatments work.

25.

Correlation studies must include

a)

two or more levels of independent variable.

b)

two or more variables and one group.

c)

three or more variables and two groups.

d)

one independent variable and two dependent variables

26.

Of the following research topics, which is most likely to represent a correlation study?

a)

The mathematics activities found in a sixth-grade math class.

b)

The teaching philosophy of a new mathematics teacher.

c)

The predictive ability of mathematics grades in later math class enrollment

d)

The differences in mathematics grades based upon parents’ educational level.

27.

Ex post facto research is a term generally used to describe ________ research.

a)

descriptive

b)

correlational

c)

causal-comparative

d)

experimental

28.

Compared to all other types of research, experimental research

a)

requires greater number of participants.

b)

provides evidence concerning cause-effect relationships.

c)

measures dependent and independent variables.

d)

collects samples to generalize to populations.

29.

In experimental studies, but NOT in other studies,

a)

the researcher manipulates the dependent variables.

b)

the researcher manipulates the independent variables.

c)

the researcher tries to eliminate the effects of extraneous variables.

d)

the researcher examines a priori differences between groups.

30.

One similarity between causal-comparative and correlational research is that both

a)

can determine causal events.

b)

can be treated as a type of descriptive research.

c)

attempt to establish causes.

d)

rely on the same research procedures.

31.

Ex post facto research is a term generally used to describe ________ research.

a)

descriptive

b)

correlational

c)

causal-comparative

d)

experimental

32.

Ex post facto research is a term generally used to describe ________ research.

a)

descriptive

b)

correlational

c)

causal-comparative

d)

experimental

33.

A pilot study is where.....

a)

This is where a large sample of pilots are studied

b)

A pilot study is an initial run-through of the procedures to be used in an investigation. Through this method any flaws in the procedures designed by the researcher can be identified

c)

A pilot study are in-depth investigations of a single person, group, event or community.

d)

A pilot study involves using different groups of people who differ in the variable of interest but share other characteristics, such as socioeconomic status, educational background, and ethnicity

34.

What is a laboratory experiment?

a)

A laboratory experiment is where neither the participant nor the experimenter are aware of which group each participant belongs to.

b)

Laboratory experiments are done in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants.

c)

A laboratory experiment is an experiment conducted under highly controlled conditions, where accurate measurements are possible and uses a standardised procedure

d)

A laboratory is an empirical study in which individuals (or clusters of individuals) are exposed to the experimental and control conditions that are determined by nature or by other factors outside the control of the investigators

35.

What is a Natural experiment?

a)

Natural experiments are conducted in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants, but here the experimenter has no control over the independent variable as it occurs naturally in real life.

b)

Natural experiments are done in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants. The experimenter still manipulates the independent variable, but in a real-life setting (so cannot really control extraneous variables).

c)

A natural experiment is an experiment conducted under highly controlled conditions, where accurate measurements are possible.

d)

A study where everything is 100% natural

36.

What is a Quasi-experiment?

a)

A Quasi-experiment is an experimental procedure in which neither the participant nor the experimenter are aware of which group (i.e., experimental or control) each participant belongs to.

b)

A Quasi-experiment is a specific research procedure in which the researchers (and those involved in the study) do not tell the participants if they are being given a test treatment or a control treatment.

c)

Quasi-experiment research involves the manipulation of an independent variable without the random assignment of participants to conditions or orders of conditions.

d)

Quasi-experiments are done in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants. The experimenter still manipulates the independent variable, but in a real-life setting (so cannot really control extraneous variables).

37.

What are Likert Scales?

a)

Scales that measure how likeable you are

b)

Likert scales are used to describe the data and show a summary of the results.

c)

Likert scales are a type of psychometric scale frequently used in psychology questionnaires, where respondents are asked to rate the level to which they agree with a statement.

d)

Likert scales are the correct rules of conduct necessary when carrying out research.

38.

What is Secondary research?

a)

Secondary research is any type of research that you collect yourself.

b)

Secondary research is information that someone else has collected

c)

Secondary research is research that does not test specific relationships between variables

d)

Secondary research is commonly used in psychology research to collect self-report data from study participants

39.

What is Content Analysis?

a)

Content Analysis is a multivariate statistical technique for data reduction

b)

Content Analysis is a method used to analyse qualitative data (non-numerical data). In its most common form it is a technique that allows a researcher to take qualitative data and to transform it into quantitative data (numerical data)

c)

Content analysis examines the causes and consequences of behavior.

d)

Content Analysis refers to a research strategy where instead of conducting new research with participants, the researchers examine the results of several previous studies.

40.

What is the first stage of the research process?

a)

Collect and analyze the data

b)

Develop and implement the research plan

c)

Report the findings

d)

Define the research problem

41.

Which of the following is a simple statement of researchers’ intention and a crucial element of a research study?

a)

Research Hypothesis

b)

Research Objective

c)

Research Problem

42.

In the formulation of the research problem the researcher needs to give a _________________

a)

Index

b)

Bibliography

c)

Title

d)

Hypothesis

43.

Which of the following types of research attempts to clarify why and how there is a relationship between two aspects of a situation or phenomenon?

a)

Exploratory Research

b)

Action Research

c)

Descriptive Research

d)

Diagnostic Research

44.

The study in which the investigators attempt to find out after effect of intervention is known as:

a)

Ex-post Facto Research

b)

Historical Research

c)

Survey Research

45.

Which among the following variables links the cause and effect relationship of Independent and Dependent Variable

a)

Moderating Variable

b)

Constant Variable

c)

Confounding Variable

46.

Research that uses qualitative methods for one phase and quantitative methods for the next phase is known as:

a)

Action Research

b)

Mixed-Method Research

c)

Rational Research

47.

Cadburys, a manufacturer of chocolates, wants to study the market for their product on the basis of gender. Males have assigned the number 0 and females the number 1 as scales of measurement. What type of scaling method does Cadburys follow?

a)

Interval Measurement

b)

Ratio Measurement

c)

Ordinal Measurement

d)

Nominal Measurement

48.

If the grading of diabetes is classified as mild, moderate and severe the scale of measurement used is

a)

Nominal

b)

Ordinal

c)

Interval

d)

Ratio

49.

Which among the following are the types of Probability Sampling?

a)

Quota Sampling

b)

Stratified Random Sampling

c)

Cluster Sampling

d)

Convenience Sampling

50.

Which of the non-probability sampling technique in which the samples have traits that are rare to find?

a)

Convenience Sampling

b)

Snowball Sampling

c)

Quota Sampling