BAED-RSCH2111 Practical Research 1

OED EXAM ANSWERS (GRADE 11)

Created by: An Ice Tea Enthusiast (ifykyk)

The more time people spend in social media, the less they read books. The independent variable is:

 Time people spend in social media

The following are characteristics of Quantative Research, except:

 Unknown reliability and validity

What purpose of research is shown? : Lead them to make their own judgment based on the data
presented in your study.

 To convince

Determine the ethical dillema of research being describe: Researchers must be responsible and polite to
ask permission from their research informants or participants before they collect data from them.

 Informed consent

These are strengths of Qualitative Research, except:

 Qualitative method is not focused on the authentic experiences of the participants and their
critical voices

These are characteristics of Pure Research, except:

 Immediate solution

It derives meaning from data of multiple sources.

 Importance of meaning
It is a philosophical movement originating in the 20th century, the primary objective of which is the direct
investigation and description of phenomena as consciously experienced, without theories about their
causal explanation and as free as possible from unexamined preconceptions and presuppositions.

 Phenomenology

Determine the ethics of research being describe: The investigator must ensure that the subject has
received a full disclosure of the nature of the study, the risks, benefits and alternatives, with an
extended opportunity to ask questions.

 Respect for persons

The more one eats, the less hunger one will have. The dependent variable is:

 The less hunger will have

Although it might be said that an absolute truth is intangible in all forms of research, the interactive,
personal and interpretive approach in qualitative inquiry extinguishes the notion that the outcomes
represent an absolute truth.

 Absence of absolute “truth”

A comprehension test was given to students after they had studied textbook material either in silence or
with the television turned on. The dependent variable is:

 Comprehension test given to students

These are impotance of Qualitative Research across fields, except:

 A conceptual audacity is a tool that enables us to see new and perhaps surprising aspects of the
everyday lives that we lead. This may in turn generate new forms of human action

An example of Quantitative Research.

 ‘On average, respondents rate their grocery store a 3.5 out of 5’

The ______ embodies substantive words or keywords or phrases that describe one’s research study. The
______ must also reflect the variables under study.
  Title

It analyzes the trends that are developing, as well as the current situations.

 Descriptive Research

It examines the personal side of research and how the researcher manages the research difficulties.

 Emotional Aspect of Research

Which of these characteristics is a Qualitative research?

 Smaller sample

It refers to the areas which the researcher does not intend to include in the study.

 Delimitation

______ variables are factors affected or changed by the ______ variable(s)

 Dependent – Independent

What purpose of research is shown? : Allow people to decide and act on the results of the research

 To discuss

Exploring the relationship between exam scores and the time spent studying. The dependent variable is:

 Exam score

______ variables are factors or stimuli that directly affect or cause changes to the ______ variables.

 Independent – Dependent

The ______ relates to the growth of knowledge, to the verification or validation of existing knowledge or
practice to the development of new knowledge.

 Significance
It shows the relationships between two or more variables.

 Correlational Research

Drinking energy drink makes people more aggressive. The independent variable is:

 Drinking energy drink

It pertains to the restrictions identified by the researcher that may affect the outcome of the study but
over which he/she has little or no control, but are anticipated.

 Limitation

Qualitative research places the researcher at the center of the data-gathering phase, and indeed the
researcher ultimately is the “instrument” by which information is collected.

 Researcher as the data gathering instrument

Determine the ethics of research being describe: The investigator should give forethought to the
maximization of benefits and the reduction of risk that might occur from the research.

 Maximize possible benefits and minimize possible harms

It is a process that demands planning, forethought, commitment and persistence. And like any journey,
it needs to be managed, navigated, and negotiated from early conception to final destination.

 Research Adventure

It focuses on how different people perceive and event, behavior or activity.

 Perspective Taking

What purpose of research is shown? : Determining the causes and effects or the nature of the condition

 To analyze
Determine the ethics of research being describe: It occurs when some benefit to which a person is
entitled is denied without good reason or when some burden is imposed unduly.

 Observe justice

The research subject is commonly based on the researcher’s background and interests. As a researcher,
you usually choose a research theme that is close to your heart, belief or well-being.

 Researcher’s Involvement

This section identifies the people or institution who will benefit from the findings of the study.

 Significance of the Study

Which of these characteristics is a Quantitative research?

 On-line & Postal surveys

Eating breakfast in the morning increases the ability to learn in school. The independent variable is:

 Eating breakfast in the morning

It is an in-depth investigation focused on one social unit or an individual. It may use interviews,
observations and review of records or other documents describing the different angles of the group or a
person in a natural environment.

 Case Study

The participants and the researcher share the “research space” in which certain conventions for
communication (knowingly or not) may be formed that in turn shape the reality the researcher is
capturing in the data

 Participant-researcher relationship

The following are characteristics of Quantative Research, except:

 Conducted in natural setting

 Contexts

These are characteristics of Applied Research, except:

 None of the above

Which Process of Research order of sequence is correct?

Analyze the data

Do the library search

Determine (recognize) the problem

Determine the implications and conclusions from the findings

Collecting the data

Design the study

Form a hypothesis

Making recommendations for further research

Develop the instruments for collecting data

 III, VII, II, VI, IX, V, I , IV, VIII

It governs the entire study. It is usually in a statement form that introduces the general problem of the
research.

 Major problem

The data and the researcher’s interpretation of the data – hinge greatly on the contexts from which the
data are obtained.

 Importance of context

Determining if gender has an effect on % body fat of male and female students in the class. The
dependent variable is:

 Effect on % body fat of male and female students in the class

 Independent – Dependent

Students watched a cartoon either alone or with others and rated how funny the cartoon is. The
independent variable is:

 Students watched a cartoon either alone or with others

The following are characteristics of Qualitative Research, except:

 Numerical data

Taking a nap in the afternoon makes people more focused for the rest of the day. The independent
variable is:

 Taking a nap in the afternoon

This is essential in the process of research. It is consider in terms of emotions, the biography of the
researcher, researcher identity and insights that the research “adventure” can bring in relation to the
researcher’s self.

 Research Experience

It is designed to portray a complete and accurate description of historical events.

 Historical Research

It is uniquely suited to address research issues or questions that might be difficult, if not impossible, to
investigate.

 Types of issues or questions effectively addressed by qualitative research

It is designed to match the dynamics of the evolving research process (Klenke, 2008). It can be modified
or changed depending on the need to measure the issue or the phenomenon under study.

 Flexible design

An example of Qualitative Research.

What purpose of research is shown? : Show interventions done to treat the affected data in order to see
other outcomes

 To explain

The research is focused on exploring a personal or extraordinary experience of a person or group.

 Individual experiences

Measuring temperatures of young adults and seniors to see if there is a difference based on age. The
dependent variable is:

 Difference based on age

It must contribute to development of the whole research problem or topic. It must give precise answers
that will determine the difference or relationship, or implication of the variables under study.

 Specific questions

These are characteristics of Applied Research, except:

 Develop or refine theories

Determine the ethical dillema of research being describe: Data collected must not be altered,
manipulated or favored. Researchers must be honest and accurate in recording the data gathered.

 Misconduct in research

Spending time with a family dog decreases the amount of stress a person is feeling. The independent
variable is:

 Spending time with a family dog

The following are characteristics of Qualitative Research, except:

 Known reliability and validity

 To get high grades

The following are characteristics of Qualitative Research, except:

 Clarity based on interpreting umerical data

Qualitative research requires the researcher’s skills that go beyond the usual qualities of organization,
attention to detail, and analytical abilities that are necessary for all researchers.

 Skill set required of the researcher

Determine the ethical dillema of research being describe: Misrepresentation of any form is wrong in
scientific research. Authorship requires “significant intellectual contribution”

 Authorship

The are characteristics of research, except:

 Research begins with already answered problem or question.

Determine the ethical dillema of research being describe: It is generally recommended that the
investigator should not participate as a research subject in his or her study.

 Conflicts of interest

It is define as an orderly process of inquiry that involves purposeful and systematic analysis and
interpretation of data (units of information) to gain new knowledge or to verify already existing
knowledge.

 Research

These are characteristics of Pure Research, except:

 Apply theories

The following are characteristics of Quantative Research, except:

The analysis of qualitative research is multilayered involving process that continually builds upon itself
until a meaningful and verifiable interpretation is achieved.

 Messy analysis and inductive approach

It offer unique enhancements to qualitative research designs. The opportunity to select the time and
place for participation empowers these participants. It can also enrich their responses by attaching files,
images, links to websites, and voice response.

 Unique capabilities of online and mobile qualitative research

It identifies the possibilities to which to which the study becomes manageable in terms of issues,
respondents, and time.

 Scope

These are characteristics of research, except:

 Research begins with already answered problem or question.