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• 1) RESEARCHERS CONDUCT IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS OR SMALL GROUPS.
• A. TESTING METHOD
• B. CASE-STUDY METHOD
• C. LONGITUDINAL METHOD
• D. CROSS-SECTIONAL METHOD
• 2) A GROUP OF PARTICIPANTS IS OBSERVED OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
• TESTING METHOD
• CASE-STUDY METHOD
• LONGITUDINAL METHOD
• CROSS-SECTIONAL METHOD
•
3) RESEARCHERS COMPARE THE DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES OF AMONG DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN
DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AT A GIVEN TIME.
• TESTING METHOD
• CASE-STUDY METHOD
• LONGITUDINAL METHOD
• CROSS-SECTIONAL METHOD
• 4) MR. S. HAS 120 STUDENTS TOTAL. MR. S. WANTS TO KNOW HOW STUDENTS FEEL ABOUT THE
INTEREST IN THE CLASS SO FAR. WHICH RESEARCH METHOD WOULD MOST EFFECTIVELY INVESTIGATE
THE QUESTION?
• NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
• SURVEY
• EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
• CASE STUDY
• 5) A STUDENT JUST GOT SUSPENDED FOR DEFIANT BEHAVIOR. THE DEAN RESEARCHED THE STUDENTS
BACKGROUND AND FOUND THAT THEY HAD BEEN SUSPENDED MULTIPLE TIMESFOR SIMILAR ISSUES IN
MIDDLE SCHOOL. WHAT KIND OF METHOD DID THE DEAN USE?
• NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
• SURVEY
• EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
• CASE STUDY
• 6) AN INVESTIGATION ON BASIC PRINCIPLES AND REASONS FOR OCCURRENCE OF A PARTICULAR EVENT
OR PROCESS OR PHENOMENON
• BASIC RESEARCH
• APPLIED RESEARCH
• QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
• QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
• 7) IT USES CORRELATIONS TO STUDY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIMENSIONS OR CHARACTERISTICS OF
INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, SITUATIONS, OR EVENTS.
• EXPLORATORY RESEARCH
• LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH
• EXPLANATORY (CAUSAL RESEARCH)
• QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
• 8) 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.
• EXPLORATORY RESEARCH
• EXPLANATORY RESEARCH
• DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH
• ACTION RESEARCH
• 9) IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD STUDYING “WHAT”
• ACTION RESEARCH
• LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH
• EXPLANATORY RESEARCH
• DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH
• 10) TO IDENTIFY SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN UNITS AT ALL LEVELS
• POLICY-ORIENTED RESEARCH
• DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH
• COMPARATIVE RESEARCH
• EXPLANATORY RESEARCH
• 11) EPISTEMOLOGY REFERS TO _____________.
• THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESEARCHERS AND KNOWLEDGE
• RESEARCHER’S BELIEFS AND ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE
• HOW A RESEARCHER GOES ABOUT FINDING KNOWLEDGE
•
12) ONTOLOGY REFERS TO _____________.
• THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESEARCHERS AND KNOWLEDGE
• RESEARCHER’S BELIEFS AND ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE
• HOW A RESEARCHER GOES ABOUT FINDING KNOWLEDGE
•
ACCORDING TO PRAGMATISTS, REALITY IS _______________
•
SOCIALLY CO-CONSTRUCTED AND DEPENDS ON CONTEXT AND KNOWER’S MIND
• SOMETHING OUT THERE AND CAN BE MEASURED
• UNDERSTOOD BY THE USE OF THE BEST RESEARCH METHODS AND THEORIES
• ACCORDING TO CONSTRUCTIVISTS, REALITY ________
• IS INDEPENDENT OF KNOWER
• IS DEPENDENT OF KNOWER’S MIND
• EXISTS IN SOCIAL SETTINGS
• ACCORDING TO POSITIVISTS, REALITY_________________
• IS INDEPENDENT OF KNOWER
• IS DEPENDENT OF KNOWER’S MIND
• EXISTS IN SOCIAL SETTINGS

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Research methods and tools quiz.pptx

  • 1.
  • 2. • 1) RESEARCHERS CONDUCT IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS OR SMALL GROUPS. • A. TESTING METHOD • B. CASE-STUDY METHOD • C. LONGITUDINAL METHOD • D. CROSS-SECTIONAL METHOD
  • 3. • 2) A GROUP OF PARTICIPANTS IS OBSERVED OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. • TESTING METHOD • CASE-STUDY METHOD • LONGITUDINAL METHOD • CROSS-SECTIONAL METHOD
  • 4. • 3) RESEARCHERS COMPARE THE DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES OF AMONG DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AT A GIVEN TIME. • TESTING METHOD • CASE-STUDY METHOD • LONGITUDINAL METHOD • CROSS-SECTIONAL METHOD
  • 5. • 4) MR. S. HAS 120 STUDENTS TOTAL. MR. S. WANTS TO KNOW HOW STUDENTS FEEL ABOUT THE INTEREST IN THE CLASS SO FAR. WHICH RESEARCH METHOD WOULD MOST EFFECTIVELY INVESTIGATE THE QUESTION? • NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION • SURVEY • EXPERIMENTAL STUDY • CASE STUDY
  • 6. • 5) A STUDENT JUST GOT SUSPENDED FOR DEFIANT BEHAVIOR. THE DEAN RESEARCHED THE STUDENTS BACKGROUND AND FOUND THAT THEY HAD BEEN SUSPENDED MULTIPLE TIMESFOR SIMILAR ISSUES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. WHAT KIND OF METHOD DID THE DEAN USE? • NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION • SURVEY • EXPERIMENTAL STUDY • CASE STUDY
  • 7. • 6) AN INVESTIGATION ON BASIC PRINCIPLES AND REASONS FOR OCCURRENCE OF A PARTICULAR EVENT OR PROCESS OR PHENOMENON • BASIC RESEARCH • APPLIED RESEARCH • QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH • QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
  • 8. • 7) IT USES CORRELATIONS TO STUDY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIMENSIONS OR CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, SITUATIONS, OR EVENTS. • EXPLORATORY RESEARCH • LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH • EXPLANATORY (CAUSAL RESEARCH) • QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
  • 9. • 8) 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. • EXPLORATORY RESEARCH • EXPLANATORY RESEARCH • DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH • ACTION RESEARCH
  • 10. • 9) IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD STUDYING “WHAT” • ACTION RESEARCH • LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH • EXPLANATORY RESEARCH • DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH
  • 11. • 10) TO IDENTIFY SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN UNITS AT ALL LEVELS • POLICY-ORIENTED RESEARCH • DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH • COMPARATIVE RESEARCH • EXPLANATORY RESEARCH
  • 12. • 11) EPISTEMOLOGY REFERS TO _____________. • THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESEARCHERS AND KNOWLEDGE • RESEARCHER’S BELIEFS AND ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE • HOW A RESEARCHER GOES ABOUT FINDING KNOWLEDGE
  • 13. • 12) ONTOLOGY REFERS TO _____________. • THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESEARCHERS AND KNOWLEDGE • RESEARCHER’S BELIEFS AND ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE • HOW A RESEARCHER GOES ABOUT FINDING KNOWLEDGE
  • 14. • ACCORDING TO PRAGMATISTS, REALITY IS _______________ • SOCIALLY CO-CONSTRUCTED AND DEPENDS ON CONTEXT AND KNOWER’S MIND • SOMETHING OUT THERE AND CAN BE MEASURED • UNDERSTOOD BY THE USE OF THE BEST RESEARCH METHODS AND THEORIES
  • 15. • ACCORDING TO CONSTRUCTIVISTS, REALITY ________ • IS INDEPENDENT OF KNOWER • IS DEPENDENT OF KNOWER’S MIND • EXISTS IN SOCIAL SETTINGS
  • 16. • ACCORDING TO POSITIVISTS, REALITY_________________ • IS INDEPENDENT OF KNOWER • IS DEPENDENT OF KNOWER’S MIND • EXISTS IN SOCIAL SETTINGS