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How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education, 5/e

Jack R. Fraenkel, San Francisco State University
Norman E. Wallen, San Francisco State University

The Nature of Qualitative

Multiple Choice Quiz


1	An important criticism of positivism relates to
		A)	validity of data.
		B)	ethics.
		C)	spirituality.
		D)	the meaning of reality.


2	"Process", in qualitative research, is seen as
		A)	too hard to study.
		B)	an unfortunate complication.
		C)	of major importance.
		D)	impossible to clarify.


3	In qualitative research, differences among types of purposive sample have to do with
		A)	representativeness.
		B)	timing during the study.
		C)	individual variability.
		D)	all of the above.


4	Data analysis in qualitative research, as contrasted with quantitative research, is
		A)	theatrical rather than applied.
		B)	applied rather than theatrical.
		C)	deductive rather than inductive.
		D)	inductive rather than deductive.


5	Qualitative researchers view changes in procedures during a study as
		A)	a weakness.
		B)	frustrating.
		C)	a good thing.
		D)	to be avoided.


6	Which of the following is not a general feature that characterizes most qualitative research?
		A)	inflexible design
		B)	naturalistic inquiry
		C)	holistic perspective
		D)	personal contact and insight


7	Which of the following is a philosophical assumption of qualitative researchers?
		A)	Facts and values are distinct from one another.
		B)	The proper design of research investigations will lead to accurate conclusions about the nature of the world.
		C)	Values are an integral part of the research process.
		D)	Facts stand independent of the knower and can be known in an undistorted way.


8	Which of the following is a philosophical assumption of quantitative researchers?
		A)	The initial ambiguity that occurs in a study is desirable.
		B)	The purpose of educational research is to explain and be able to predict relationships. The ultimate goal is the development of laws that make prediction possible.
		C)	Research investigations produce alternative visions of what the world is like.
		D)	It is impossible for the researcher to stand apart from the individuals he or she is studying.


9	In which approach to qualitative research do the researchers intend to generate a theory that is grounded in data systematically gathered and analyzed?
		A)	phenomenology
		B)	biography
		C)	grounded theory
		D)	case study


10	Conclusions from qualitative research are
		A)	less certain than from quantitative research.
		B)	of little practical use.
		C)	seldom defensible.
		D)	of descriptive value.


11	Researchers study just one individual, classroom, school, or program in which approach to qualitative research?
		A)	case study
		B)	ethnography
		C)	biography
		D)	phenomenology


12	Researchers who study various reactions to or perceptions of a particular phenomenon take which approach to qualitative research?
		A)	grounded
		B)	biography
		C)	phenomenology
		D)	case study


13	The study of a single individual and his or her experiences as told to the researcher or found in documents and archival material describes which approach to qualitative research?
		A)	biography
		B)	case study
		C)	phenomenology
		D)	grounded


14	Which is not a criticism of quantitative research made by qualitative researchers?
		A)	is not creative.
		B)	oversimplifies.
		C)	treats people as objects.
		D)	can't see the forest for the trees.


15	Mixed-method designs
		A)	are almost impossible to carry out.
		B)	combine quantitative and qualitative methods.
		C)	are philosophically unjustified.
		D)	result in contradictory findings.


16	Suppose that a researcher studies one gifted student in order to better understand how this student's school day differs from that of more typical students. This type of study is certainly a(n)
		A)	simulation.
		B)	case study.
		C)	ethnographic study.
		D)	naturalistic study.

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