Other Issues in RM

Questionnaire is a research method that includes surveys and other research processes

• TRUE

• FALSE

Survey questions can be...

• Confusing and ambiguous

• Open-ended and Likert-type

• Challenging and interrogative

• Pragmatic and rethoric

Before administering a questionnaire, we must ensure...

• It is contextually appropriate

• Participants have the requisite level of L2 proficiency

• Instructions are clear

• All of the above

Piloting instruments is important because...

• Keeps the aviation industry afloat

• Doesn't require ethical approval

• Enables reviewing/testing with the target group

• Enables a larger sample

We should review the following questions in questionnaires:

• Biased

• Double-negatives

• Leading/Prestige

• All of the above

The number of items and participants has an impact on the reliability of the results

• False

• True

Quantitative research questions are

• spontaneous, leaving room for surprises

• Formulated before the study

• Hard to answer in most cases

• irrelevant to the topic

Quantitative research questions have an underlying hypothesis that can be answered

• True

• False

Which one is a Quant RQ?

• Why does group work increase willingness to speak?

• How do participants perceive group tasks?

• To what extent do group tasks increase willingness to communicate as measured by...?

• What type of groups tasks are seen positively based on student comments?

Which one is a qualitative RQ?

• Is there a difference between the enjoyment levels of the study and control group...?

• What is the relationship between participants' fluency and accuracy in the L2?

• Do the quantitative and qualitative findings converge?

• Why do more experienced teachers employ more traditional methods?