PRETEST IN PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

This refers to the part of research process where the conclusion and learning are drawn through the use of analyzed data.

• 1. Settings of the Study

• 1. Evaluation and Report writing

• 1. Collecting, Analyzing and Interpreting data

• 1. Community Application and Utilization of Research

This is the first step in research writing.

• 1. Literature review

• 1. Evaluation and Report writing

• 1. Identification of the problem 

• 1. Community Application and Utilization of Research

Which of the following is NOT a method of quantitative research?

• 1. Grounded Theory Research

• 1. Correlational Research

• 1. Quasi-Experimental Research

• 1. Experimental Research

Which of the following is a qualitative research design where lived experiences of individuals are examined in their "lifeworld"?

• Ethnography

• Etiology

• Phenomenology

• 1. Grounded theory

Which of the following qualitative methods focuses on the description and interpretation of cultural behavior?

• Phenomenology

• Grounded theory

• Ethnography

• Symbolic interactionism

Which of the following characteristics is essential for a researcher?

• Age

• 1. The resources at his disposal

• 1. Gender (male/female)

• Education

The area of inquiry in the grounded theory approach is _____.

• The holistic view of culture

• 1. Lived experiences

• 1. The behavior is observed over time in a natural context

• 1. Social structural processes within a social setting

8. The most basic distinction between types of data is that some data are quantitative while other data are qualitative. Quantitative data generally consists of ___.

• Numbers

• 1. Open-ended responses

• 1. Survey and questionnaire data

• 1. Any data can be considered quantitative.

Generally, qualitative data can include ___.

• Only written material that respondents provide in response to open-ended items.

• Any sort of data that can be summarized with numbers.

• Text, pictures, videos, sound recordings.

• Survey and questionnaire data.

The most fundamental difference between qualitative data and quantitative data is that ___.

• The type of judgment that is used to make meaning of the data, and how the data are manipulated.

• The research questions can be addressed using each of the types of data.

• The topics about which the data are being collected.

• The respondents provided the data.