RESEARCH 100 PRE-TEST 2021

What do we call a qualitative research design that focuses on human experiences, emotions, and coping mechanisms?

• Narrative

• Ethnography

• Phenomenology

• Grounded Theory

Which part of qualitative research should tell why the reader should find the paper interesting, explains why the author/s carried out the research, and gives the background the reader needs to understand?

• Theoretical Lens

• Review of Literature

• Significance of the Study

• Background of the Study

Which section in qualitative research identifies the beneficiaries of the proposed study and the specific benefits which can be derived from it?

• Theoretical Lens

• Review of Literature

• Significance of the Study

• Background of the Study

Which section identifies the parameters upon which the study will operate and also discusses discuss potential weaknesses under the control of the researchers?

• Participants

• Theoretical Lens

• The intent of the Study

• Scope and Delimitation

This pertains to the collection of academic journal articles relevant to a study.

• Citation

• References

• Research gap

• Related literature

When people are readily available, volunteer, or are easily recruited to the sample, this is called:

• Random sampling

• Snowball sampling

• Purposive sampling

• Convenience sampling

Which research design uses numbers to explain and justify results?

• Qualitative research design

• Quantitative research design

• Experimental research design

• Non-experimental research design

Why is research important to life?

• Research has the potential for providing a quality life.

• Research helps professionals deliver quality education services.

• Gain and understand knowledge to determine means by which a recognized and specific need may be met

• All of the Above

Citations are used within the body of your paper to indicate information that has come from another source. Select the answer that best describes which information must always be cited within the text.

• Written or media content that you have paraphrased or summarized

• Quotations from a video, blog, website, or journal article

• Personal opinions and ideas written in your own words

• Quotations paraphrased and summarized content

Citations: At the End of a Sentence for Paraphrased/Summarized Content.

Select the sample below that best demonstrates how to incorporate a citation directly within a sentence for information that has been summarized or paraphrased.

• In examining the philosophies of education, the challenges associated with... (Carter & Glick).

• Adult students are frequently motivated to return to school... (Alex, Marks, & Jones, 2005).

• After returning from war (Smith, Peters & Ali, 2007), disabled veterans typically face traumatizing...

• Masters indicated there are no more strategies to be considered for... (1997).