Chapter 5 Terms Flashcards
What is meant by Mixed Methods Research?
It utilizes strength and incorporates multiple forms of data collection strategies associated with both Qualitative and Quantitative data collection methods.
Qualitative data collection methods include observations, anecdotal notes, interviews, journals, and focus groups, among others.
Quantitative data collection methods include surveys, questionnaires, attitude, rating scales, and artifacts/ tests records (Putman & Rock, 2018).
Define reliability.
consistent / same/ similar measurements across multiple instances of some variable (Putman & Rock, 2018).
Define validity.
It measures what it is intended to (Putman & Rock, 2018).
What is inter-rater reliability?
Referred to as referred to as interobserver reliability,
A situation where observers measure the same/ similar level of agreement / codes / themes within the analysis of qualitative sources of data (Putman & Rock, 2018).
what is test–retest reliability?
when a respondent consistently produces similar scores/ results over a period of time (Putman & Rock, 2018).
What is construct validity?
this is when an instrument measures an intended construct (Putman & Rock, 2018).
What is content validity?
an instrument / test measures intended subject matter or behavior in question as well as and consider all aspects of a situation (Putman & Rock, 2018).
What is criterion validity?
Test validation.
When one measure predicts an outcome for another.
Correlation of scores on a similar instrument measuring the same (Putman & Rock, 2018).
What is face validity?
determine if an instrument measures what it is supposed to (Putman & Rock, 2018).
Define observations.
looking with a purpose and recording what you witnessed occurred in a specific context and timeframe (Putman & Rock, 2018).
What are surveys and questionnaires?
Quantitative Data Sources.
Tools for systematic data collection.
No Face-to-face contact with the participants (Putman & Rock, 2018).
What are attitude / rating scales?
tools used to collect measurable data on participants’ feelings, attitudes, or evaluations (Putman & Rock, 2018).
What is nominal data?
information is categorized and frequency of cases is counted according to a certain category (Putman & Rock, 2018).
What is ordinal data?
Measurement on a continuum.
Data is classified and ordered (Putman & Rock, 2018).
What is ratio data?
“Absolute zero”. Differences between measurements,
Quantitative Data
Continuous intervals
Most effective measurement (Putman & Rock, 2018).
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