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Identify the following variables as qualitative or quantitative
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1. test scores
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2. field notes
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3. students’ journal
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4. conversations
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5. diagnostic tests
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6. reading comprehension result
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Which of the following is TRUE about features of quasi-experimental research
design?
o
A.
Manipulation. control group, randomization
o
B.
Manipulation, but no control group or randomization
o
C.
No manipulation of independent variable
o
D.
Use of correlational approach
1. Which research paradigm is most concerned about generalizing its findings?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Quantitative research
Qualitative research
Mixed-methods research
All of the above
2. A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
An intervening variable
A dependent variable
An independent variable
A numerical variable
10. In an experiment, the group that does not receive the intervention is called:
a. The experimental group
b. The participant group
c. The control group
d. The treatment group
13. What do we call data that are used for a new study but which were collected by an earlier
researcher for a different set of research questions?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Secondary data
Field notes
Qualitative data
Primary data
14. When each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected, this is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
A snowball sample
A stratified sample
A random probability sample
A non-random sample
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
1.
Which sampling technique is most desirable in quantitative research?
random sample
convenience sample
purposeful sample
criterion-based sample
3.
When studying the effect of maternal alcohol use and disruptive behavior
in children, the child’s disruptive behavior is considered
m. The independent variable
n. The dependent variable
o. Unrelated to maternal alcohol use
p. Qualitative data
q. 4.
r. A systematic investigation which involves collecting, analyzing, and
interpreting information in a sequential manner in order to increase our
understanding of the phenomenon of interest is also known as
s. Statistics
t. Analysis
u. Research
v. Methodology
w. 7.
x. When a researcher is interested in linking or making an association
between two or more phenomena, the design that should be used is
y. Descriptive
z. Exploratory
aa. Correlational
bb. Grounded theory
cc. SHOW ANSWER
PART A: PRINCIPLES AND PLANNING FOR RESEARCH
1. Which of the following should not be a criterion for a good research project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Demonstrates the abilities of the researcher
Is dependent on the completion of other projects
Demonstrates the integration of different fields of knowledge
Develops the skills of the researcher
3. Research that seeks to examine the findings of a study by using the same design but a different
sample is which of the following?
a.
b.
c.
d.
An exploratory study
A replication study
An empirical study
Hypothesis testing
8. How much confidence should you place in a single research study?
a.
b.
c.
d.
You should trust research findings after different researchers have replicated the findings
You should completely trust a single research study
Neither a nor b
Both a and b
0. Which of the following is a good research question?
a. To produce a report on student job searching behaviours
b. To identify the relationship between self-efficacy and student job searching behaviours
c. Students with higher levels of self-efficacy will demonstrate more active job searching
behaviours
d. Do students with high levels of self-efficacy demonstrate more active job searching
behaviours?
11. A review of the literature prior to formulating research questions allows the researcher to :
a.
b.
c.
d.
Provide an up-to-date understanding of the subject, its significance, and structure
Guide the development of research questions
Present the kinds of research methodologies used in previous studies
All of the above
4. Research that uses qualitative methods for one phase and quantitative methods for the next
phase is known as:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Action research
Mixed-method research
Quantitative research
Pragmatic research