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WorksheetsTEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Qualitative researchers study:
Participant's experience of everyday life
How participants make sense of their experiences
Participant's feelings and emotions
All of the above
Identify the limitation of Qualitative Research
Rich data is generated
People can be studied in their own environment
Identifies and evaluate ways to help solve complex problems
Data may be difficult to analyze
Identify the strength of Qualitative Research Methods
It is time consuming
It can explain phenomena
There is a lot of data that is difficult to analyze
Data analysis is objective
Qualitative Research is not concerned with which of the following?
Running a statistical test for significance
To describe and explain events
Create suggestions to overcome problems
Study people in their own environment
We collect date in Qualitative Research in all these ways EXCEPT
Interviews
Case Studies
Controlled Experiments
Observations
What is Ethnographic research?
Census collecting data
Survey data collection
The study of people in their own environment
Communicative research
Which research design is concerned with one's lived experiences?
Critical Theory
Grounded Theory
Phenomenology
Ethnography
What is Grounded theory methodology?
Is inductive, gathering enough information to form a theory
is a theory based on lived experiences
In inclusive, where all researchers make a hypothesis
Is a theory based on the culture of a group
Which of the following are typically true of qualitative research?
Little contact with participants, numerical data analysis
Little contact with participants, narrative data analysis
Lots of contact with participants, numerical data analysis
Lots of contact with participants, narrative data analysis
Lived experiences of parents caring for a child with a life time condition in Australia: A qualitative study. Which methodology would best fit this title?
Grounded theory
Ethnography
Phenomenology
Case Study
Which research design focuses on the social definitions & meanings of a behavior or culture?
Grounded theory
Action research
Phenomenology
Ethnography
Which of the following is an example of informed consent?
Collecting data without participants' knowledge
Providing participants with information about the research purpose and procedures
Manipulating participants' responses to achieve desired outcomes
Witholding research findings from participants
Results can be clearly communicated through statistics and numbers
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Which of the following is an example of a quantitative research method?
Case Study
Focus group
Survey
Ethnography
What is the purpose of a control group in experimental research?
To compare the experimental group with a non-intervention group
To ensure random assignment of participants
To measure the dependent variable before and after an intervention
What is the purpose of a pilot study in quantitative research?
To recruit participants for the study
To obtain preliminary data and assess the feasibility of the study
To test the statistical assumptions of the research design
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of quantitative research?
Focuses on numerical data
Uses statistical analysis
Seeks to understand meanings and experiences
Emphasizes objectivity
Which of the following is an example of a closed ended question?
"How do you feel about the product?"
"Describe your experience in detail"
"On a scale of 1 - 5, rate your satisfaction"
"Tell me about your childhood memories"
What is the final step in conducting quantitative research?
Literature review
Data collection
Data analysis and Discussion
Hypothesis formulation
A small data sample collected can be analysed quantitatively as it allows for rigorous and valid statistical analysis results.
False
True
