Research Methodology Quiz 1 (10%)

Knowledge that derived by reasoning from point A to point B is also called a ...................

• intuitive knowledge

• logical knowledge

• authoritative knowledge

• scientific knoeledge

Literature reviews support the research by........

• Giving the reader more detailed information about the topic.

• Including sources that were used in the research.

• Supporting the work of other researchers.

• Providing background and supportive material for research.

One purpose for citing a source is to __________________.

• show readers from where your information came from.

• to add length to a paper.

• to stress out students.

• to prove information in the paper is true.

Student A is trying to conduct a research on Mobile Application for UNIMAS students. What should he do next?

• Find the most downloadable mobile apps by UNIMAS students.

• Download journal articles from Petary on UNIMAS Mobile Apps.

• Interview students on the best Mobile Apps that can ease their process of learning in UNIMAS.

• Investigate the current problems and issues that most UNIMAS students face during their studies in UNIMAS.

Below are the main key points of literature review benefits EXCEPT:

• Identification of key questions about a topic that needs further research. 

• Determination of methodologies used in past studies of the same or similar topics.

• Assessment of the current state of research on a topic.

• Identification of the authors that are famous in the area of creative design.

Which of the following is the correct 7th APA style for citing a reference from an online journal article? 

• Creswell, John W., and Cheryl N. Poth. Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches. SAGE Publications, 2016.

• Creswell, J. W., & Poth, C. N. (2016). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches. SAGE Publications.

• Creswell, John W., and Cheryl N. Poth. Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2016.

• Creswell, John  W., and Cheryl N. Poth. “Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches”. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2016.

______________ to do with our beliefs about how one might discover knowledge about the world.

• ontology

• methodology

• epistemology

• scientology

The most common citation style used in writing the literature review is ________.

• APA

• MLA

• Refwork

• Chicago

When reading journal articles, the most relevant content that can help other researchers to come out with ideas for their research are:

• introduction

• literature review

• procedures and methods

• results

Good research ______________________, being derived by practices that are conducted professionally, that can be used reliably for many purposes. ​

• generates dependable data

• increase amount of data

• consists of independent variables

• reduces the untrusted sources