Mixed-Methods Research Flashcards
Mixed-methods research includes both ____ and ____ research:
Quantitative; qualitative
To conduct mixed-methods research, a researcher only needs to have training in either qualitative OR quantitative methods. True or false?
False
Mixed-methods research is more cost and time-expensive. True or false?
True
Name the 4 key factors of mixed-methods research:
Implementation, priority, integration, theoretical perspective
Implementation in mixed-methods research refers to:
The order in which data is collected (qualitative or quantitative)
If a researcher chooses primarily to use qualitative methods, but factors in quantitative methods as well, then the researcher has established which key factor of mixed-methods research?
Priority
______ perspective refers to the desired implicit or explicit outcome of the research:
Theoretical
Schwarzer & Jerusalem’s (1995) self-efficacy scale is an example of ______ data collection:
Mixed-methods
In Hitaua’s self-efficacy scale, designed by Schwarzer & Jerusalem (1995), _____ methods were used to gather the amount of motivations for study as well as how long students took to answer, and ____ methods were used to gather why these motivations were chosen:
Quantitative; qualitative
If I were to conduct a mixed-methods study and prioritise the quantitative portion of the research, then the study would be:
Sequential explanatory
If I were to conduct a mixed-methods study and prioritise the qualitative portion of the research, then the study would be:
Sequential exploratory
If I were to conduct a mixed-methods study where quantitative & qualitative research were prioritised EQUALLY, with one conducted after the other, then the study would be:
Sequential transformative
If I were to conduct a mixed-methods study where both qualitative & quantitative research were prioritised EQUALLY, and at the SAME TIME, then the study would be:
Concurrent triangulation
If I were to conduct a mixed-methods study where qualitative research was dominate and quantitative research was collected parallel, or “nested within,” then the study would be:
Concurrent nested
If I were to conduct a mixed-methods study where I prioritised qualitative and quantitative research equally, with the desired goal of social change, then the study would be:
Concurrent transformative
What are the 4 criteria for conducting cross-sectional research?
Ability to propose cause & effect; the proposed cause occurs before effect; other explanations can be ruled out; proposed cause works through an articulated mechanism
Research that looks into a “snapshot” of a causal relationship is:
Cross-sectional
According to _____ research, one variable does not directly influence the others, but rather changes how a researcher answers the question:
Cross-sectional
Two benefits of cross-sectional research are that it is:
Quick & inexpensive
One criticism of cross-sectional research designs is that:
They can rarely make causal inferences
_____ research refers to studies where variables are measured in the same individuals over time:
Longitudinal
What are 3 disadvantages to using longitudinal research designs?
Time, temporal erosion, participant attrition
The biggest benefit of a longitudinal research design is that:
Causal inferences are able to be made
Alridge et al.’s (1999) study comparing the classroom learning environments in Australia & Taiwan used which 2 study designs?
Mixed-methods; sequential explanatory
Alridge et al.’s (1999) study compared classroom learning environments by first asking participants to do surveys, then observing & interviewing their classroom behaviours. Based on this sequence of research, what typology did the study follow?
Sequential explanatory
Neves & Baecker (2022) evaluated the adoption, use & social outcomes of a tablet-based app designed for older people in aged care homes. What were the 3 factors that made up the research design & typology?
Mixed-methods; longitudinal; convergent triangulation
What did the qualitative aspect of Neves & Baecker’s (2022) study in aged care homes find?
High perceived social connectedness
In Neves & Baecker’s (2022) study, results showed (non-statistically significant) increases in _____ scores for interaction & satisfaction & a decrease in scores for loneliness:
Quantitative
