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PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1 (Quiz 2)

This document provides an overview of qualitative research methods, including: 1. It defines qualitative research and differentiates it from quantitative research by noting that qualitative research focuses on participants' perceptions and takes place in natural settings rather than using statistical tools. 2. It lists and describes several common fields of qualitative research including psychology, education, social work, and advertising. 3. It provides multiple choice and true/false questions to test understanding of key concepts in qualitative research like phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case studies, and content/discourse analysis.

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PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1 (Quiz 2)

This document provides an overview of qualitative research methods, including: 1. It defines qualitative research and differentiates it from quantitative research by noting that qualitative research focuses on participants' perceptions and takes place in natural settings rather than using statistical tools. 2. It lists and describes several common fields of qualitative research including psychology, education, social work, and advertising. 3. It provides multiple choice and true/false questions to test understanding of key concepts in qualitative research like phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case studies, and content/discourse analysis.

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PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

A. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct


answer.

1. One of the following statements does not describe


8. It is a field of qualitative research pursued if the
qualitative research.
researcher wants to know how to sell out a product
A. It focuses on participants’ perceptions.
to the customers.
B. It takes place in a natural setting.
A. Psychology
C. Its method used is interactive and humanistic.
B. Advertising
D. It analyzes data using statistical tools.
C. Social Work
D. Technical Communication
2. Arriving at a result in qualitative research takes
time. This shows the ______________.
9. The focus of this kind of qualitative research is
A. Direction of qualitative research
understanding the past and its connection to the
B. Weakness of qualitative research
present time.
C. Strength of qualitative research
A. Grounded theory
D. Areas for improvement of qualitative research
B. Historical Analysis
C. Content and Discourse Analysis
3. One example of this field in qualitative research is
D. Case study
the evaluation of students’ learning outcomes.
A. Technical Communication
10. This kind of qualitative research requires the
B. Education
analysis of the substance or content of the
C. Psychology
communication that takes place in different forms.
D. Advertising
A. Case study
B. Historical Analysis
4. This field of qualitative research studies how
C. Content and Discourse Analysis
people deal with their traumatic experiences.
D. Phenomenology
A. Technical Communication
B. Education
11. One reliable way of collecting data about
C. Psychology
students’ performance during oral participation in
D. Social Work
English is through actual observation in the class. It is
because, in qualitative research, data should be
5. This qualitative research seeks to explain the
collected in a ______________.
meaning people give to their daily experiences. A.
A. difficult situation.
Case study
B. natural setting.
B. Historical Analysis
C. gathering of people.
C. Phenomenology
D. closed area
D. Grounded theory
12. Driven by curiosity, you want to analyze the
6. Your concern about the low performance of your
lifestyle of the Manobo tribe of Bukidnon. This study
classmates in Math prompted you to do research.
falls under ________.
This study belongs to the field of ____________
A. Case study
A. Technical Communication B. Education
B. Historical Analysis
C. Psychology D. Social Work
C. Ethnography
D. Grounded theory
7. This kind of research studies a particular person,
group, or situation for a long period of time.
A. Grounded theory
B. Historical Analysis
C. Content and Discourse Analysis
D. Case study
13. Your teacher requires you to study the influence of Noli Me Tangere to the lives of the Filipinos during the
Spanish regime. The research you are doing is _____________.
A. Case study
B. Historical Analysis
C. Ethnography
D. Grounded theory

14. One of the following is a weakness of qualitative research.


A. Data are based on the human experience.
B. It includes a detailed examination of issues. C. It can be quickly revised as new information emerges.
D. The confidentiality of the subject limits the presentation of the findings.

15. These people are good sources of ideas about a research study, EXCEPT those:
A. Who aspire to do research study
B. Who are knowledgeable about the topic
C. Who have opposing views about the research
D. Whose opinions may differ from the researcher

B. Directions: Write T, if the statement is true, and F, if it is false.

______ 1. Qualitative research can be subjective.


______ 2. Qualitative research takes place in a natural setting.
______ 3. The researcher in a qualitative study is the primary instrument in data collection.
______ 4. Phenomenology is studying a certain cultural group.
______ 5. Grounded theory is discovering a new theory along the process of data collection.
______ 6. Qualitative research is sometimes hard to prove.
______ 7. Content and discourse analysis requires the examination or analysis of the substance or content of the
communication.
______ 8. Case study is conducted for a short period of time.
______ 9. Phenomenology is studying about people’s experiences.
______ 10. Ethnography is the study of people’s traumatic experiences.

C. Match the phrase in column A with its corresponding concept in Column B. Write the correct answer
on the blank provided before each number.
A B
_______ 1.Discovering a new theory Phenomenology
_______ 2.Providing meaning to people’s experiences Ethnography
_______ 3.Studying a particular cultural group Grounded theory
_______ 4.Investigation of a person, group organization, Case study
or situation for a long period of time
_______ 5.Explaining the connection of the past to Content and Discourse Analysis
the present time
_______ 6.Analysis of the substance or content of Historical Analysis
the communication
Match the phrase in column A with its _______ 2.Providing meaning to people’s
corresponding concept in Column B. Write the experiences Ethnography _______ 3.Studying a
letter of the correct answer on the blank particular cultural group Grounded theory
provided before each number. A B _______ _______ 4.Investigation of a person, group
1.Discovering a new theory Phenomenology organization, or situation for a long period of
time Case study _______ 5.Explaining the
connection of the past to the present time
Content and Discourse Analysis _______
6.Analysis of the substance or content of the
communication Historical Analysis

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