Question 1

A researcher does a study of students who drop out of school. She finds that when she looks at drop-outs, she finds that dropping-out is often the result of having no parental supervision during the middle school years. Her conclusion about drop-outs reflects which of Spradley's categories of semantic relations?

Accepted Answer

The researcher's conclusion that dropping out is often the result of having no parental supervision is an example of a cause-effect relationship, where lack of supervision is seen as causing the dropout.

Question 2

Which of the following Boolean operators would find all the teachers who used manipulatives (blocks, chips, and such) to teach problem solving in math, other than the kindergarten teachers?

Accepted Answer

The correct Boolean expression is "Manipulatives and problem solving not kindergarten," which will find all teachers using manipulatives for problem solving in math, excluding kindergarten teachers.

Question 3

A researcher studies the process of increasing achievement in schools that are failing. She finds that the first step to successful change was to give the principal leeway in following the school districts rules. The next step was to allow the principal to hand pick his or her staff. The example above is best represented by which of Spradley's taxonomy of semantic relations?

Accepted Answer

The example describes a series of steps or stages in a process, which aligns with the concept of "Sequence" in Spradley's taxonomy of semantic relations.

Question 4

A classification system that breaks something down into different types or kinds.

Accepted Answer

Typology is a classification system that categorizes items into different types or kinds based on shared characteristics.

Question 5

A researcher is studying lunchroom activities in schools. She visits some schools that have what they label "quiet lunch" where children are not allowed to talk. She interviews the principals about this policy and finds out that the reason they claim they do it is to make sure that children eat in the allotted time that they have for lunch. Which of Spradley's categories of semantic relations is reflected in the description presented above?

Accepted Answer

The description reflects a "Rationale" semantic relation, as it provides a reason or justification for the "quiet lunch" policy.

Question 6

A researcher is studying how teacher leaders are used in schools. One thing he finds is that teacher leaders are often charged with doing professional development when new curricula are implemented. Thus teacher leaders are often professional developers. Which of Spradley's categories of semantic relations is reflected in the description presented above?

Accepted Answer

The description reflects the "Function" category of semantic relations, as it describes the role or purpose of teacher leaders in the context of professional development.

Question 7

Searching for potential ways of classifying inductive codes into successive levels or layers is called:

Accepted Answer

Hierarchical analysis involves organizing inductive codes into different levels or layers, allowing for a structured understanding of the data.

Question 8

A researcher studies the characteristics of effective deans of colleges of education. She finds that deans who have weaker academic credentials than their faculty are ineffective. The example above is best represented by which of Spradley's taxonomy of semantic relations?

Accepted Answer

The example is best represented by "Attribution" because it attributes the ineffectiveness of deans to their weaker academic credentials compared to their faculty.

Question 9

A researcher is studying discipline in classrooms. She observes that teachers often take students into the cloak room to scold them or discipline them in some other way. The cloak room is the place where disciplining is done. Which of Spradley's categories of semantic relations is reflected in the description presented above?

Accepted Answer

The description reflects the "Location-for-action" semantic relation, as it specifies the cloak room as the place where the action of disciplining occurs.

Question 10

In mixed analysis, ____ refers to describing visually your quantitative data and/or your qualitative data.

Accepted Answer

Data display refers to the visual representation of data, which can include graphs, charts, or other visual formats to help interpret both quantitative and qualitative data.

Question 11

Which of the following pictures is a network diagram?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following pictures is a...

Question 12

A researcher does a study of elementary schools. He develops a typology that classifies all schools into one of five different separate and distinct classifications. This typology is:

Accepted Answer

A typology is a system of classification that divides a set of things into different categories. In this case, the researcher has developed a typology that classifies all elementary schools into one of five different separate and distinct classifications. This means that the typology is both exhaustive (i.e., it includes all possible classifications) and mutually exclusive (i.e., no school can be classified into more than one category).

Question 13

A researcher is interested in whether a group of counselors who have counseled students who subsequently committed violent crimes mentioned any common characteristics of such children. She finds that in one case the violent crime was associated with a traumatic divorce and abuse by a stepparent. She decides to do a search in the computer program she has to see if this were true for other cases. Which of the following searches would find both of those events occurring?

Accepted Answer

The researcher is looking for cases where both a traumatic divorce and abuse by a stepparent occurred. The search "Traumatic divorce and stepparent and abuse" will find cases where all these conditions are met.

Question 14

A word, or more typically, a set of words denoting an important idea that occurs multiple times in your data is called:

Accepted Answer

A theme is a central topic or idea that recurs throughout a text or dataset, often identified by repeated words or phrases.

Question 15

A researcher is studying how counselors pass their state licensing exam. She discovers that one way to enhance the likelihood of passing is to study with a group of people. Another way she finds is to take a review course. Which of Spradley's categories of semantic relations is reflected in the description presented above?

Accepted Answer

The description reflects the "Means-end" semantic relation, as it describes methods (means) to achieve a goal (end), which is passing the state licensing exam.

Question 16

A researcher does a study of the different varieties of story problems presented in an Algebra class. She develops a typology that categorizes all of the problems in her study. This typology is:

Accepted Answer

The answer of A researcher does a study of the...

Question 17

A researcher does a study of schools where teachers get along well. She finds that in schools where the teachers get along well, there is a dedicated teacher's lounge. That is, a teachers' lounge is part of a school where teachers get along. Which of Spradley's categories of relationships is identified in this example?

Accepted Answer

The relationship identified in this example is spatial, as it describes a physical space (the teacher's lounge) associated with the condition of teachers getting along well.

Question 18

When researchers show images to research participants during formal or informal interviews, this is called:

Accepted Answer

Photo Interviewing involves showing images to participants to elicit responses and gather data during interviews.

Question 19

When a qualitative researcher makes a sketch, drawing, or outline to clarify something, this is called:

Accepted Answer

Diagramming is the process of creating sketches, drawings, or outlines to visually clarify and organize information in qualitative research.

Question 20

A researcher is studying the steps to successful curricular reform draws a picture that outlines the factors that lead to successful reform. This picture is called:

Accepted Answer

A network diagram is a visual representation of the relationships and interactions between different factors or elements, which is what the researcher is creating to outline the factors leading to successful curricular reform.

Quiz 20: Data Analysis in Qualitative and Mixed Research