30 Questions
What is a disadvantage of using a single case study?
Not useful for testing hypotheses
Why can conducting a single case study be labor-intensive?
Involves time-consuming data gathering and analysis
What is a key challenge associated with content discourse analysis?
Participants may not express themselves articulately
Why are single case studies not useful for applying received theory?
Prone to researcher bias
What is a common issue faced when trying to generalize findings from content discourse analysis?
Prone to researcher bias
Which method provides a fuller picture of the research's scope by covering a wider range of sources?
Historical study
What type of review of related literature involves the analysis of concepts or ideas to give meaning to some national or world views?
Conceptual Review
Which type of review focuses on theories or hypotheses and examines their meaning and results of application to situations?
Critical Review
Which approach makes the researcher deal with the latest research studies on the subject?
Expert Review
What type of review aims to provide an overview of a potentially extensive and diverse body of literature on a wide topic?
Scoping Review
What is the primary focus when conducting a Systematic Review of related literature?
Methodical evaluation of literature on the subject
What is the primary purpose of critical thinking according to the text?
To engage in non-prejudicial and uncompromising analysis and inquiry, thinking from multiple perspectives, and adopting positions considering all available information
Which type of review encourages the inclusion of a well-known expert due to their influence from a certain ideology, paradigm, or belief?
Expert Review
What is the requirement that is highly encouraged for researchers according to the text?
To have a focus on a topic that is highly interesting to them
What is the primary goal of research?
To find new facts (knowledge) in explaining the problems associated with our day-to-day relations with our environments and coming up with solutions in facing them
What does the text say research requires you to do?
Inquire or investigate about your chosen research topic by asking questions that will make you engage yourself in top-level thinking strategies of interpreting, analyzing, synthesizing, criticizing, appreciating, or creating
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of critical thinking according to the text?
Engaging in prejudicial and compromising analysis and inquiry
What is the benefit of researchers pursuing topics that are highly interesting to them?
It allows them to be engaged in the research process, which is undoubtedly a long and strenuous one
What is the purpose of stating the research questions in a research paper?
To break up the general problem into specific questions or subproblems
How do assumptions differ from hypotheses in quantitative research?
Assumptions do not need to be tested and proved in qualitative research
What is the purpose of the 'Significance of the Study' section in a research paper?
To enumerate the parties that may benefit from the completion of the research
What is the purpose of the 'Scope and Limitations' section in a research paper?
To indicate what the researcher intends to do and what they are not going to attempt, as well as the different ways in which they may limit the study
Which of the following is NOT a valid way for the researcher to limit the scope of their study?
Hypothesis
What is the relationship between the research questions and the assumptions in a qualitative research paper?
Assumptions are used to answer the research questions
What is the primary purpose of historical study/analysis?
To describe and evaluate past events for better understanding the present and predicting future consequences
Which of the following is NOT a part of content and discourse analysis?
Conducting surveys and interviews with participants
What is the difference between content analysis and discourse analysis?
Content analysis focuses on language structure, while discourse analysis explores social life through language
Which of the following is an advantage of grounded theory as a qualitative research approach?
It avoids assuming that structures are stable and allows for explaining processes
What is a key advantage of ethnography as a qualitative research approach?
It allows for rich, detailed data to be collected through immersion in a cultural setting
Which of the following is an advantage of phenomenology as a qualitative research approach?
It provides an opportunity for researchers to uncover new, unknown ways of thinking
Learn about different approaches to conducting a literature review for research, including traditional methods like summarizing existing knowledge and conceptual analysis. Explore the significance of your work, gathering evidence, avoiding repetition, and highlighting the necessity of research on a specific topic.
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