Question 1

List the six major methods of data collection.

Accepted Answer

The six major methods of data collection

Question 2

The overall design and strategy that the researcher will use is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Event sampling 
B)  Observational frame 
C)  Research method 
D)  Method of data collection 
A)  Event sampling 
B)  Observational frame 
C)  Research method 
D)  Method of data collection

Question 3

We describe objects or data produced by participants during a research study as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Visual data 
B)  Personal documents 
C)  Constructed data 
D)  Physical data 
A)  Visual data 
B)  Personal documents 
C)  Constructed data 
D)  Physical data

Question 4

The use of two or more methods of data collection in a research study is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Intramethod mixing 
B)  Intermethod mixing 
C)  The fundamental principle of mixed research. 
D)  Quantitative observation 
A)  Intramethod mixing 
B)  Intermethod mixing 
C)  The fundamental principle of mixed research. 
D)  Quantitative observation

Question 5

Explain how the fundamental principle of mixed research can be applied to methods of data collection and provide an example.

Accepted Answer

The fundamental principle of mixed resea

Question 6

Describe the four roles the researcher can take in qualitative interviewing.

Accepted Answer

The researcher can take on four differen

Question 7

Define the fundamental principle of mixed research and using an example, explain how it can be applied to methods of data collection.

Accepted Answer

The fundamental principle of mixed resea

Question 8

When a researcher is a complete participant in a qualitative study, he or she:

Accepted Answer

A)  Participates without revealing his or her identity to other participants in the setting 
B)  Does not participate, but only observes the activities of the other participants 
C)  Tells the other participants that he or she is a researcher 
D)  Participates in the setting, but tells others he or she is a researcher 
A)  Participates without revealing his or her identity to other participants in the setting 
B)  Does not participate, but only observes the activities of the other participants 
C)  Tells the other participants that he or she is a researcher 
D)  Participates in the setting, but tells others he or she is a researcher

Question 9

State the two "cardinal rules" of educational research mentioned in this chapter.

Accepted Answer

The chapter does not provide s

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of intramethod mixing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Time-interval sampling and interviewing teachers about student behaviors. 
B)  Interviews and focus groups with teachers about effective teaching strategies. 
C)  Tests and questionnaires that assess student learning. 
D)  Counting the frequencies of children's reaction and rating the positivity of the interactions from videotapes of children's interactions. 
A)  Time-interval sampling and interviewing teachers about student behaviors. 
B)  Interviews and focus groups with teachers about effective teaching strategies. 
C)  Tests and questionnaires that assess student learning. 
D)  Counting the frequencies of children's reaction and rating the positivity of the interactions from videotapes of children's interactions.

Question 11

A researcher is examining the following items to understand life at a specific community in the past: journal entries, ship manifests, records from religious archives, suits of armor. The major method of data collection used here is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Secondary or existing data 
B)  Personal documents 
C)  Official documents 
D)  Physical data 
A)  Secondary or existing data 
B)  Personal documents 
C)  Official documents 
D)  Physical data

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of secondary/existing data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Results of a questionnaire developed for a study 
B)  Results of a standardized tests from your study 
C)  Personal documents 
D)  Achievement scores from your experimental study 
A)  Results of a questionnaire developed for a study 
B)  Results of a standardized tests from your study 
C)  Personal documents 
D)  Achievement scores from your experimental study

Question 13

The optimal number of people who should participate in a focus group is 20.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

As part of his graduate assistantship Brian is in a classroom counting the number of times the teacher praises students' behavior. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Naturalistic observation 
B)  Laboratory observation 
C)  Time sampling 
D)  Qualitative observation 
A)  Naturalistic observation 
B)  Laboratory observation 
C)  Time sampling 
D)  Qualitative observation

Question 15

Which of the following is a research method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnography 
B)  Observations 
C)  Focus Groups 
D)  Tests 
A)  Ethnography 
B)  Observations 
C)  Focus Groups 
D)  Tests

Question 16

Describe the two "cardinal rules" of education research mentioned in this chapter and how they influence the research methods and methods of data collection chosen by a researcher.

Accepted Answer

The cardinal rules are: Provide multiple

Question 17

Explain the differences between method of data collection and research method.

Accepted Answer

We use research method to describe the r

Question 18

Interviews where the question and response categories are determined ahead of time are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Standardized open-ended interviews 
B)  Closed quantitative interviews 
C)  The interview guide approach 
D)  The informal conversational interviews 
A)  Standardized open-ended interviews 
B)  Closed quantitative interviews 
C)  The interview guide approach 
D)  The informal conversational interviews

Question 19

Describe the roles taken on by interviewers conducting qualitative interviews.

Accepted Answer

In conducting qualitative interviews, in

Question 20

When interviewers say almost the same things to all interviewees, we say that there was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Standardization 
B)  Parity 
C)  Intermethod mixing 
D)  Naturalistic observation 
A)  Standardization 
B)  Parity 
C)  Intermethod mixing 
D)  Naturalistic observation

Exam 9: Methods of Data Collection

List the six major methods of data collection.

The overall design and strategy that the researcher will use is known as the:

We describe objects or data produced by participants during a research study as:

The use of two or more methods of data collection in a research study is known as:

Explain how the fundamental principle of mixed research can be applied to methods of data collection and provide an example.

Describe the four roles the researcher can take in qualitative interviewing.

Define the fundamental principle of mixed research and using an example, explain how it can be applied to methods of data collection.

When a researcher is a complete participant in a qualitative study, he or she:

State the two "cardinal rules" of educational research mentioned in this chapter.

Which of the following is an example of intramethod mixing?

A researcher is examining the following items to understand life at a specific community in the past: journal entries, ship manifests, records from religious archives, suits of armor. The major method of data collection used here is called:

Which of the following is an example of secondary/existing data?

The optimal number of people who should participate in a focus group is 20.

As part of his graduate assistantship Brian is in a classroom counting the number of times the teacher praises students' behavior. This is an example of:

Which of the following is a research method?

Describe the two "cardinal rules" of education research mentioned in this chapter and how they influence the research methods and methods of data collection chosen by a researcher.

Explain the differences between method of data collection and research method.

Interviews where the question and response categories are determined ahead of time are called:

Describe the roles taken on by interviewers conducting qualitative interviews.

When interviewers say almost the same things to all interviewees, we say that there was:

Introduction to Educational Research

Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research

Action Research for Lifelong Learning

How to Review the Literature and Develop Research Questions

How to Write a Research Proposal

Research Ethics

Standardized Measurement and Assessment

How to Construct a Questionnaire

Sampling in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research

Validity of Research Results in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research

Experimental Research: Weak and Strong Designs

Experimental Research: Quasi and Single-Case Designs

Nonexperimental Quantitative Research

Narrative Inquiry and Case Study Research

Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Grounded Theory

Mixed Research

Descriptive Statistics

Inferential Statistics

Data Analysis in Qualitative and Mixed Research

How to Prepare a Research Report and Use Apa Style Guidelines

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