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Narrative Approaches

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who says that narratives are stories about ourselves?

a)

a) Dewey

b)

b) Geertz

c)

c) Bruner

d)

d) Martin

2.

What does narrative researcher focus on?

a)

a) Collecting data about people’s lives

b)

b) Collecting data about people’s emotions

c)

c) Collecting data about people’s opinions

d)

d) Collecting data about people’s perceptions

3.

Narrative research has a long history in various disciplines such as …

a)

a)  literature, history, art, film, theology

b)

b) literature, art, mathematics, music

c)

c) literature, film, theology, music

d)

d)  film, history, art, mathematics

4.

Which of the following characteristics of narrative approaches mentions: metaphors, images and other literary constructs are used to convey complex meanings.

a)

a) Focus on the individual

b)

b) Use of stories

c)

c) Flexibility

d)

a) Focus on writing

5.

Which of the following characteristics of narrative approaches mentions: participants' stories and meanings change in the telling. Thus, the research questions and purposes may change as the investigation progresses?

a)

a) Focus on the individual

b)

b) Use of stories

c)

c) Flexibility

d)

d) Focus on writing

6.

"It is the way in which researchers conceive, capture and convey the stories and experiences of individuals" The definition belongs to:

a)

a) Narrative approach

b)

b) Human experiences

c)

c) Life course research

d)

d) Digital storytelling

7.

What does “period effect” make reference to?

a)

To the changes that occur as a result of advancing age

b)

To the exploration of someone’s life history

c)

To the Impact of a historical effect on a society

d)

To the people born at the same historical time who experience given changes within a culture.

8.

A biography is:

a)

The history of a real person which is narrated by themselves.

b)

The history of a real person which is narrated by another individual.

c)

The link between the personal and the social world.

d)

The approach that does not explore in depth personal and social views and values.

9.

A “life history” approach is seen as:

a)

A link between the personal and the social world.

b)

A detailed description

c)

Approach that ignores the whole context

d)

The impact of a historical effect on a society

10.

What is the name of the software that we can use to create our own digital storytelling?

a)

ACMI Generator

b)

Microsoft Photo Story

c)

Bubblr

d)

ZooBurst

11.

Who is the author and what is the year that used this software to explore the participatory cultural studies

a)

Dewey (1938)

b)

Bruner (1986)

c)

Burgess (2006)

d)

Geertz (1973)

12.

According to this: Researcher has to develop a statement as general knowledge about the collection of stories. Choose the correct answer

a)

Analysis of narrative

b)

Narrative Analysis

c)

Life history

d)

Digital Storytelling

13.

What is the first step in planning and conducting narrative research?

a)

Identify an individual who can help you learn about the phenomenon.

b)

Develop initial narrative research questions.

c)

Identify the purpose of the research study

d)

Develop data collection methods

14.

Write the word that corresponds to the definition.

Critical issue in narrative research. Researchers place particular emphasis on respect of individuals and transparency of process.

(a)  

15.

What is a key characteristic of narrative research?

a)

It is constructed around the question “And then are you finished?”

b)

It is a restoration as a technique for defining the narrative.

c)

It focuses on the experiences of individuals.

d)

It focuses on the construction of stories created based on data collected through interviews.

16.

What is a narrative research technique?

a)

Survey

b)

Storytelling

c)

Probability sampling

d)

Document review

17.

Which of the following statements is a characteristic of Restorying?

a)

The researcher organizes the story into a chronological sequence

b)

The researcher creates a survey to obtain the data.

c)

The researcher only listens.

d)

The researcher takes notes on things that are not important.

18.

Engaging a participant in constructing or collaboratively constructing a life history. It refers to:

a)

Autobiographical  and Biographical Writing.

b)

Storytelling.

c)

Letter writing.

d)

Email exchage.

19.

 Which of the following aspects is an advantage of narrative approaches?

a)

Satisfying needs.

b)

Relatively easy to encourage people to tell stories.

c)

Stories can be easy to interpret.

d)

It is impossible to gain in-depth meaning and reflection.

20.

Which of the following aspects is a challenge of narrative approach?

a)

Researchers must be prepared to protect the research.

b)

A researcher must make decisions about story ownership.

c)

The negotiation of data interpretation and presentation is easy.

d)

Disagreement between researcher and the content.