Describing Research Design, Methodology And Preparing The Instrument

Question 1

What are the elements of research?

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Focus, treatment, data form, instrument, participants, data collection

Question 2

Quantitative Research: testing theories and hypothesis
Qualitative Research: exploring ideas and forming theories

Answer 2

Focus

Question 3

Quantitative Research: statistical analysis
Qualitative Research: summarization, categorization, and interpretation

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Treatment

Question 4

Quantitative Research: numbers, graphs, and tables
Qualitative Research: words and paragraphs

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Data form

Question 5

Quantitative Research: fixed objective questions
Qualitative Research: open ended questions

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Instrument

Question 6

Quantitative Research: large samples
Qualitative Research: small sample

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Participants

Question 7

Quantitative Research: survey, experiments, observations
Qualitative Research: interviews, focus groups, ethnography, literature review

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Data collection

Question 8

Process of structuring techniques and strategies that help researcher solve their problems or answer their questions

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Research design

Question 9

9 types of research design

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1. Action research design
2. Case study design
3. Causal design
4. Cross sectional design
5. Descriptive design
6. Experimental design
7. Exploratory design
8. Historical design
9. Mixed method design

Question 10

A collaborative and adaptive research design that focuses on socially and solution driven outcomes

Answer 10

Action research design

Question 11

The sign is widely used by social scientists since it aims to examine contemporary situations that are happening in real life

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Case study design

Question 12

Measure differences between or from among a diverse set of participants, subjects, or phenomena

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Cross sectional designs

Question 13

This design answers the question who, what, when, where, and how of a research problem

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Descriptive design

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This design involves an experimented group and a control group wherein the independent variable is applied to the experimental group while maintaining the control group

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Experimental design

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This is often administered to understand the process in order to proceed in different studying of an issue

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Exploratory design

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Collecting, verifying, and synthesizing evidences from the significant past or the aim of this research design

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Historical design

Question 17

Combination of quantitative and qualitative methods

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Mixed method design

Question 18

Is the entire group of people that share similar features and characteristics which are of high relevance to the research

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Population

Question 19

Refers to members of a certain population

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Sample

Question 20

Pertains to the specific manner of selecting the sample

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Sample technique

Question 21

• simple random
• systematic random
• stratified
• multi-stage cluster

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Probability sample

Question 22

• convenience
• snowball
• quota
• theoretical

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Non-probability samples

Question 23

What are the two research instruments or tools?

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1. Mechanical devices
2. Clerical tools

Question 24

Include almost all tools available in different laboratories and various disciplines and areas

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Mechanical devices

Question 25

Usually used in the study of perceptions, emotions, feelings, attitudes, and judgements
1. The questionnaire method
2. The interview method
3. The testing method
4. The experimental method
5. The library method

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Clerical tools

Question 26

What are the five characteristics of good data collection instrument?

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1. Brief and effective
2. Systematically sequential
3. Researcher and sample friendly
4. Valid and reliable
5. Efficient

Question 27

What are the four common data collection instruments?

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1. Documentary review
2. Interview
3. Observation
4. Questionnaire checklist

Question 28

This is the process of obtaining information from relevant documents

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Documentary review

Question 29

• structured interview
• unstructured interview
• semi structured interview

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Interview

Question 30

Tracking physical behavioral and other aspects from the target sample over a period of time

1. Naturalistic observation
2. Participative observation
3. Non-naturalistic observation

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Observation

Question 31

This is one of the commonly used data collection instruments among other. These are easy to administer and efficient and gathering large volume of data.

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Questionnaire checklist

Question 32

This questions or answerable by yes or no

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Tag questions

Question 33

This is the usual way of getting answer from the respondents basically by giving a question and options to choose from

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Multiple choice

Question 34

These are subjective questions that require short answers

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Short responses questions

Question 35

The combination of different form of questions in a single questionnaire

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Combination

Question 36

Techniques under questionnaire checklist

Answer 36

1. Tag questions
2. Multiple choice
3. Open ended questions
4. Coding or ranking
5. Short responses questions
6. Combination