Module 3 - Reseatch design and Quality criteria

Question 1

Reliability

Answer 1

Are measures consistent? Concerns quality of the measurement instrument.

Question 2

Replicability

Answer 2

Capability to repeat the study:
Able to repeat the study?
Does it yield the same results?

Question 3

Measurement validity

Answer 3

Does the measurement capture the true meaning of the concept?

Question 4

Internal validity

Answer 4

Measures causality → Does the independent variable (X) really influence the dependent variable (Y)?

Question 5

External validity

Answer 5

Concerns generalisability → Can the results be generalised beyond the specific research context?

Question 6

Ecological validity

Answer 6

Do the conclusions of the research hold in the real world?

Question 7

Naturalism

Answer 7

Style of research that seeks to minimise the intrusion of artificial methods of data collection.

Question 8

Reliability in QLR (qualitative research)

Answer 8

Dependability → Are the findings likely to apply at other times?

Question 9

Measurement & Internal validity in QLR

Answer 9

Credibility → How believable are the findings?

Question 10

External validity in QLR

Answer 10

Transferability → Do the findings apply to other contexts?