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WorksheetsData Gathering Instruments
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
This method of research aims to accurately and systematically describe a population, situation or phenomenon. It can answer what, when, where and how questions but not why questions.
Descriptive Research
Historical Research
Explanatory Research
Exploratory Research
It is used to collect demographic data about people’s behavior, practices, intentions, beliefs, attitudes, opinions, judgments, interest, perceptions and the like and then such data are analyzed, organized and interpreted.
Interview
Observation
Survey
Case Study
Give at least 5 types of survey.
It is a technique of gathering data whereby you personally watch, interact, or communicate with the subjects of your research.
Survey
Observation
Interview
Research
This type of observation completely detaches you from the target of your observation.
Mediated Observation
Direct Observation
Participant Observation
Structured Observation
Types of research based on application of research method (2)
In this type of interview, the respondents answer the questions based on what they personally think and feel about it.
Structured Interview
Unstructured Interview
Semi-structured Interview
Interview
It is a measuring device for determining an individual’s personal characteristics such as his emotional adjustment or tendencies toward introversion or extroversion; may be arranged for self-rating or for rating other persons.
Personality Test
Rating Scale
Aptitude Test
Personality Inventory
This is a composite test made of parts to correlate with some practical measure of intellectual ability such as success in school.
Educational Test
Personality Test
Intelligence Test
Psychological Test
This is an achievement test which aims to measure a person’s knowledge, skill, ability, understanding and other outcomes in subjects taught in school.
Educational Test
Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Aptitude Test
This observation method makes you see or listen to everything that happens in the area of observation.
Participant Observation
Observation
Indirect Observation
Direct Observation
Characteristics of a good test (3)
It is a process of understanding data or known facts or assumptions serving as the basis of any claims or conclusions you have about something.
Data Matrix
Data Analysis
Research Design
Dig Deeper
It is a research technique that deals with documentary materials that are already existing and available.
Descriptive Research
Content Analysis
Case Study
Normative Survey
This refers to a table of responses that consists of table of cases and their associated variables.
Data Analysis
Table of Contents
Data Matrix
Matrix
This research approach directs you to deal with qualitative data that speak of how people behave toward their surroundings. These are non-numerical data that express truths about the way people perceive or understand the world.
This kind of questionnaire makes you ask the questions either in person or through phone; then you will be writing the interviewee’s answers on a piece of paper.
This is a test that measures an individual’s ability or personality as developed by general experience.
