Methods of Data Collection - Educational Research & Learning Strategies
Practice questions to test your knowledge and improve your understanding.
Data collective is iterative and reactionary.
One researcher realizes that as a “chatty” white woman in a homeless shelter for immigrants:
I can promise my participant the following:
Once I have decided to conduct observations and interviews I cannot deviate from the research plan.
Design complexity refers to:
Structured interviews are best for situations when you have:
Conducting a six-week pilot study helped me identify my next steps in the research plan. Now I should:
Before you begin interviewing, you should cover some ground rules with the participant, including:
Unstructured interviews are most helpful when:
Maintaining confidentiality with my participants is a critical component of conducting qualitative research.
If the person you are interviewing does not want to be recorded during the interview you should:
Research Instruments include the _____ that guide data collection.
In qualitative research there are many forms of collecting dat Some types of data are better than others, with the interview considered to be the gold standar
During one of my observations I saw something that made me feel uncomfortabl I should:
I know I have enough data when:
In my Researcher Identity/Positionality Memo I will be mindful of:
During her first interview with an participant, Maria discovers that this person is a distant relativ Should she say something?
When participants change behaviors as a result of being observed, or when interview participants change responses due to perceived reactions from the researcher, it is known as _____
Etic is the description of beliefs, behaviors, or ways of being or belief that are attributed by an outside observer (the researcher), and that are not culturally embedded.
When conducting my first interview with someone I should:
The term Emic refers to Descriptions of beliefs, behaviors, or ways of being or belief that are attributed by an outside observer and that are not culturally embedded.
Understanding your data has as much to do with who you are as a person as your expertis
I would like to interview survivors of a fad diet, who have a private support group onlin I should:
Being a good interviewer takes a lot of skill and practic You could start by:
One of my keyparticipants suddenly moved away. Now what should I do?
When interviewing someone for the first time, it is helpful to begin with questions that focus on:
Nila has been working in a school as an observer for three months. She finds out that she is not invited to the holiday party along with her participants. She views this:
Collecting data may involve:
Being a good researcher means: