Deck 9: Reporting and Evaluating Research

Question 1

List the five sections typically found in a quantitative research report in the order in which you would find them stated:
First section ________
Second section ________
Third section ________
Fourth section ________
Fifth section ________

Answer 1

Introduction
Review of the Literature
Methods
Results
Discussion

Question 2

What is the form of a qualitative research report that provides a detailed account of people and places to carry the narrative?

A)Descriptive approach
B)Categorical approach
C)Performance approach
D)Scientific approach

Answer 2

Descriptive approach

Question 3

Why would a researcher want to "encode" a research report with good research terms?

A)It shows that the researcher knows how to conduct research.
B)It shows the coding process used in qualitative research.
C)It shows the audience that the study should be published.
D)It shows how much the researcher understands.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

You are looking at a journal article from a leading educational journal.You are trying to identify its physical structure.The following are good strategies to use to identify the structure EXCEPT?

A)You examine the number and type of levels of headings in the report.
B)You search for how the author answered each of the research questions.
C)You examine the number of pages given to each section of the study.
D)You locate the six steps in the process of research.

Question 5

Researchers need to be sensitive to labels.Assume that you are studying children with learning disabilities,such as 4^th grade students in Holling Elementary School.Write a sentence that captures how you would refer to these children in a way that is sensitive to labels.Complete this sentence:
"Participants in this study are ______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Question 6

Examine this passage from a qualitative study: "Our involvement in this study was serendipitous,for one of us had been employed by the correctional facility and therefore had direct experience with gunmen such as the individual in our case;the other was a University of Iowa graduate and thus familiar with the setting and circumstances surrounding another violent incident there in 1992." Asmussen & Creswell,1995)
What point of view is represented in this passage? Check the correct answer)

A)An impersonal point of view
B)A dramatic point of view
C)A personal point of view
D)A direct experience point of view

Question 7

A qualitative researcher should engage in extensive data collection using multiple sources of information.This is an example of standard .

A)Participatory evaluation standards
B)Procedural evaluation standards
C)Philosophical evaluation standards

Question 8

One recommendation for writing research in a sensitive way is to use specific terms for persons that are accurate,clear,and free of bias.What example below is the best example of this practice?

A)"research subjects provided responses"
B)"alcoholics participated in the study"
C)"the study enrolled 50 pilots including women pilots"
D)"60-65 year olds diagnosed with depression participated"

Question 9

A qualitative researcher discusses how she came to compose the narrative and the reasons for her stance in the study.This is an example of standard .

A)Participatory evaluation standards
B)Procedural evaluation standards
C)Philosophical evaluation standards

Question 10

What is the form of a qualitative research report that emphasizes five major categories of information found in a study?

A)Storytelling approach
B)Categorical approach
C)Thematic approach
D)Scientific approach

Question 11

What feature distinguishes a quantitative proposal for a dissertation or thesis from a qualitative proposal for a dissertation or thesis?

A)A quantitative proposal has a separate review of the literature.
B)The quantitative proposal is more structured.
C)The quantitative proposal includes a theory to be tested.
D)The quantitative proposal is longer.

Question 12

Below is an example of a poor model of balancing research and content. After reading the poor model, answer a question about the poor model and then rewrite the model to represent a good model of balancing research and content.

A Poor Model:

"This study addresses the use of Mac laptops that have wireless connections in a college classroom. We found in this study that students often checked their e-mails during the class instead of listening to the instructor lead a discussion about the content of the class. In one instance, the student first checked her e-mail, then went to a clothing Website, then visited a travel Web site, and finally, came back to the home page of the instructor."


-What do you find missing in this example of a poor model of balancing research and content?

Question 13

Why it is important for researchers to write for their audiences?

A)They need to market their material.
B)The audiences know best how to research.
C)The journals are most selective today.
D)The audiences have certain expectations.

Question 14

A research report presented to reviewers before a conference so that they can determine if the research is acceptable for presentation at the conference is

A)a paper for scholarly presentation at a conference.
B)a proposal to present the paper at a conference.
C)a field-based reviewed research paper for a conference.
D)a preliminary study before presenting the paper to a journal.

Question 15

In writing and reporting qualitative research,inquirers need to be ethical.Which one of the following is an important ethical issue in reporting qualitative research?

A)Not having institutional review board sponsorship to examine personal issues
B)Not having a journal publish the results of a study
C)Not having endorsement of the report by the student's advisor
D)Not having results shared with the participants

Question 16

Research reported to policy makers is characterized by

A)a short executive summary.
B)a policy brief that presents implications.
C)time to report the results.
D)a personal disclaimer about the study.

Question 17

Which of the following is a strategy specifically for building consistency into a scholarly research report?

A)Include the term consistency frequently throughout the report.
B)Use the same names for variables whenever they appear in the report.
C)Advance a concise title for the report.
D)Have a clearly specified purpose statement in the report.

Question 18

What do we mean when we say that research is like a railroad track with subject matter and research process tracks running side by side?
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

Question 19

A qualitative study should be evaluated in terms of whether the researcher includes multiple levels of data analysis.This is an example of standard .

A)Participatory evaluation standards
B)Procedural evaluation standards
C)Philosophical evaluation standards

Question 20

A qualitative study should be evaluated in terms of whether the researcher respects the sacredness of the relationship with the participants.This is an example of standard .

A)Participatory evaluation standards
B)Procedural evaluation standards
C)Philosophical evaluation standards

Question 21

Below is an example of a poor model of balancing research and content. After reading the poor model, answer a question about the poor model and then rewrite the model to represent a good model of balancing research and content.

A Poor Model:

"This study addresses the use of Mac laptops that have wireless connections in a college classroom. We found in this study that students often checked their e-mails during the class instead of listening to the instructor lead a discussion about the content of the class. In one instance, the student first checked her e-mail, then went to a clothing Website, then visited a travel Web site, and finally, came back to the home page of the instructor."


-Rewrite the model to improve its balance.