{"id":84,"date":"2020-04-01T13:32:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T13:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/?p=84"},"modified":"2020-04-01T13:32:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T13:32:21","slug":"methods-of-data-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/?p=84","title":{"rendered":"Methods of Data Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1. According to your text, how many points should a rating scale have?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Five<br \/> b. Four<br \/> c. Ten<br \/> d. Somewhere from 4 to 11 points<\/p>\n<p> <strong>2. What is the problem(s) with this set of response categories to the question \u0393\u00c7\u00a3What is your current age?\u0393\u00c7\u00a5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> 1-5<br \/> 5-10<br \/> 10-20<br \/> 20-30<br \/> 30-40<br \/> a. The categories are not mutually exclusive<br \/> b. The categories are not exhaustive<br \/> c. Both a and b are problems<br \/> d. There is no problem with the above set of response categories<\/p>\n<p> <strong>3. You should mix methods in a way that provides complementary strengths and nonoverlapping weaknesses. This is known as the fundamental principle of mixed research.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. True<br \/> b. False<\/p>\n<p> <strong>4. According to the text, questionnaires can address events and characteristics taking place when?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. In the past (retrospective questions)<br \/> b. In the present (current time questions)<br \/> c. In the future (prospective questions)<br \/> d. All of the above<\/p>\n<p> <strong>5. Which of the following are principles of questionnaire construction?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Consider using multiple methods when measuring abstract constructs<br \/> b. Use multiple items to measure abstract constructs<br \/> c. Avoid double-barreled questions<br \/> d. All of the above<br \/> e. Only\u00a0 b and c<\/p>\n<p> <strong>6. Which of these is not a method of data collection.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Questionnaires<br \/> b. Interviews<br \/> c. Experiments<br \/> d. Observations<\/p>\n<p> <strong>7. Secondary\/existing data may include which of the following?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Official documents<br \/> b. Personal documents<br \/> c. Archived research data<br \/> d. All of the above<\/p>\n<p> <strong>8. An item that directs participants to different follow-up questions depending on their response is called a ____________.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Response set<br \/> b. Probe<br \/> c. Semantic differential<br \/> d. Contingency question<\/p>\n<p> <strong>9. Which of the following terms best describes data that were originally collected at an earlier time by a different person for a different purpose?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Primary data<br \/> b. Secondary data<br \/> c. Experimental data<br \/> d. Field notes<\/p>\n<p> <strong>10. Researchers use both open-ended and closed-ended questions to collect data. Which of the following statements is true?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Open-ended questions directly provide quantitative data based on the researcher\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s predetermined response categories<br \/> b. Closed-ended questions provide quantitative data in the participant\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s own words<br \/> c. Open-ended questions provide qualitative data in the participant\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s own words<br \/> d. Closed-ended questions directly provide qualitative data in the participants\u0393\u00c7\u00d6 own words<\/p>\n<p> <strong>11. Open-ended questions provide primarily ______ data.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a.\u00a0 Confirmatory data<br \/> b.\u00a0 Qualitative data<br \/> c.\u00a0 Predictive data<br \/> d.\u00a0 None of the above<\/p>\n<p> <strong>12. Which of the following is true concerning observation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. It takes less time than self-report approaches<br \/> b. It costs less money than self-report approaches<br \/> c. It is often not possible to determine exactly why the people behave as they do<br \/> d. All of the above<\/p>\n<p> <strong>13. Qualitative observation is usually done for exploratory purposes; it is also called ___________ observation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Structured<br \/> b. Naturalistic<br \/> c. Complete<br \/> d. Probed<\/p>\n<p> <strong>14. As discussed in chapter 6, when constructing a questionnaire it is important to do each of the following except\u00a0 ______.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Use &#8220;leading&#8221; or &#8220;loaded&#8221; questions<br \/> b. Use natural language<br \/> c. Understand your research participants<br \/> d. Pilot your test questionnaire<\/p>\n<p> <strong>15. Another name for a Likert Scale is a(n):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Interview protocol<br \/> b. Event sampling<br \/> c. Summated rating scale<br \/> d. Ranking<\/p>\n<p> <strong>16. Which of the following is not one of the six major methods of data collection that are used by educational researchers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a.\u00a0 Observation<br \/> b.\u00a0 Interviews<br \/> c.\u00a0 Questionnaires<br \/> d.\u00a0 Checklists<\/p>\n<p> <strong>17. The type of interview in which the specific topics are decided in advance but the sequence and wording can be modified during the interview is called:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. The interview guide approach<br \/> b. The informal conversational interview<br \/> c. A closed quantitative interview<br \/> d. The standardized open-ended interview<\/p>\n<p> <strong>18. Which one of the following in not a major method of data collection:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Questionnaires<br \/> b. Interviews<br \/> c. Secondary data<br \/> d. Focus groups<br \/> e. All of the above are methods of data collection<\/p>\n<p> <strong>19. A question during an interview such as \u0393\u00c7\u00a3Why do you feel that way?\u0393\u00c7\u00a5 is known as a:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Probe<br \/> b. Filter question<br \/> c. Response<br \/> d. Pilot<\/p>\n<p> <strong>20. A census taker often collects data through which of the following?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Standardized tests<br \/> b. Interviews<br \/> c. Secondary data<br \/> d. Observations<br \/> \u00a0<br \/> <strong>21. The researcher has secretly placed him or herself (as a member) in the group that is being studied. This researcher may be which of the following?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. A complete participant<br \/> b. An observer-as-participant<br \/> c. A participant-as-observer<br \/> d. None of the above<\/p>\n<p> <strong>22. Which of the following is not a major method of data collection?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Questionnaires<br \/> b. Focus groups<br \/> c. Correlational method<br \/> d. Secondary data<\/p>\n<p> <strong>23. Which type of interview allows the questions to emerge from the immediate context or course of things?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Interview guide approach<br \/> b. Informal conversational interview<br \/> c. Closed quantitative interview<br \/> d. Standardized open-ended interview<\/p>\n<p> <strong>24. When conducting an interview, asking &#8220;Anything else?, What do you mean?, Why do you feel that way?,&#8221; etc, are all forms of:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Contingency questions<br \/> b. Probes<br \/> c. Protocols<br \/> d. Response categories<\/p>\n<p> <strong>25. When constructing a questionnaire, there are 15 principles to which you should adhere. Which of the following is not one of those principles?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> a. Do not use &#8220;leading&#8221; or &#8220;loaded&#8221; questions<br \/> b. Avoid double-barreled questions<br \/> c. Avoid double negatives<br \/> d. Avoid using multiple items to measure a single construct<\/p>\n<p> Answers:<\/p>\n<p> 1. d 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. d 6. c 7. d 8. d 9. b 10. c 11. b 12. c 13. b 14. a 15. c 16. d 17. a 18. e 19. a 20. b 21. a 22. c 23. b 24. b 25. d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. According to your text, how many points should a rating scale have? a. Five b. Four c. Ten d. Somewhere from 4 to 11 points 2. What is the problem(s) with this set of response categories to the question \u0393\u00c7\u00a3What is your current age?\u0393\u00c7\u00a5 1-5 5-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 a. 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