SPEAKER EUGENIO PEREZ NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
4th QUARTER EXAMINATION IN PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1
NAME___________________________________________________
SECTION _________________________
Multiple Choice. Write in CAPITAL letter your answer to the following test items. Put your answer on the blank
before the item number.
_____ 1. This is an overview of what has been written about
a specific topic:
A. Literature review C. References
B. Review D. Synthesis
_____ 2. Which of the following is not a purpose of literature
review in qualitative research?
A. To expand, prove or disprove the findings of previous
research studies
B. To increase the understanding of the underlying
theories, principles or concepts of the research
C. To predict the future outcomes or situation of the world
D. None of the above
_____ 3. The reason why literature review in qualitative
research is conducted after the data have been collected and
analyzed is to
A. avoid leading the participants in the direction of what
has already been discovered
B. provide background of what is known before data
analysis
C. serve as basis for formulating specific problems
D. all of the above
______ 4. Literature review in qualitative research is always
traditional. The specific review method that focuses on theories
or hypotheses and that which examines meanings and results
of their application to situations is called
A. Critical B. Conceptual C. Expert D. Scoping
______ 5. When Researcher Trina uses a completed study that
she found in a peer-reviewed journal, then this related study she
found is considered to be coming from what source?
A. Primary C. Tertiary
B. Secondary D. cannot be determined
______ 6. Researcher Renato style in writing RRL is to put in
parenthesis the author and the year of publication. This in-text
citation is called
A. Integral B. Non-integral C. either D. Neither
______ 7. This is that part of the qualitative research process
where the researcher sets aside his own biases and personal
views on a topic
A. Bracketing B. Journaling C. Member check D. Memoing
_____ 8. Dr. Liza Daoanis conducted a qualitative study
among Kankanaeys of Benguet to understand how they have
resisted change throughout the years that resulted in the
preservation of their cultural traditions and beliefs. Her study
must have employed what research design?
A. Case study C. Narratology
B. Ethnography D. Phenomenology
For items number 9-12, read the following case below and then
answer the questions that follow:
Researcher Rochelle decided to recruit as her qualitative study
informants residents of Marawi City because her study is about
exploring the lived experiences of people displaced by war. She
justifies that such displacement experience will give insights as
to how difficult it is to be living in an evacuation center for an
indefinite period of time. He plans to gather data from them in
groups rather than individually.
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DATE _____________
_____ 9. What research design is ideal for this kind of
qualitative research?
A. Case Study C. Grounded Theory
B. Discourse Analysis D. Phenomenology
_____ 10. What sampling design must researcher Rochelle
adopt to obtain the ideal participants for her study?
A. Probabilistic B. Non-probabilistic C. Either D. Neither
_____ 11. What specific type of sampling must be employed
in the same study given the plan?
A. Critical Case C. Homogeneous
B. Deviant Case D. Stratified purposeful
_____ 12. Given the plan for data collection, what is the ideal
data collection method for this study?
A. Discourse analysis C. Interview
B. Focus Group Discussion D. Observation
_____ 13. Researcher Greg puts premium on selecting his
prospective qualitative study informants based on their
availability at times he so desires to conduct sampling. He must
be employing what type of sampling method?
A. Convenience B. Probabilistic C. Purposive D. A and C only
_____ 14. Which of the following groups of people would not
qualify as participants in a phenomenological study?
A. Victims of Martial Law in 1972-1981
B. ‘comfort women’ (women who were repeatedly
sexually abused) during World War II
C. Survivors of the 2016 earthquake in Bohol, Philippines
D. Success stories of living entrepreneurs without any
formal business education
For items number 15-17, read the selection below and answer
the questions that follow:
Researcher Florence is interested in conducting a study among
Aeta expectant (pregnant) mothers who are beneficiaries of the
government’s 4P’s program to determine if they are as
compliant in seeking maternal check-ups with obstetricians-
gynecologists (specialists in pregnancy and child birth) like
those of their non-indigenous counterparts in the lowlands
despite the distance they have to travel from the mountains of
Zambales.
_____ 15. The ideal research design for this would be:
A. Case study C. Grounded theory
B. Ethnography D. Narratology
_____ 16. What sampling design is ideal for this situation?
A. Critical Case C. Homogeneous
B. Deviant Case D. Stratified purposeful
_____ 17. The answer in the previous problem falls under
what broad classification of sampling?
A. Convenience C. Purposive
B. Probabilistic D. Scientific
_____ 18. For Florence to be able to ethically research among
the Aetas, this will be the first critical thing that she must secure:
A. Consent to participate from the indigenous people
B. Permission to research among Aetas from the National
Commission on Indigenous Peoples
C. Both
D. Neither
_____19. The reason why random sampling is not employed in
qualitative research is because:
A. The purpose is not to generalize findings
B. The results are to be extrapolated to the population
C. Both
D. Neither
____ 20. The Goldilocks principle in sampling suggests that the
sample size must be
A. adequate B. excessive C. insufficient D. none of these
____ 21. If students with average intelligence comprises the
majority of the population of learners, then what sampling
method must be employed if these are the target informants of
a study?
A. Critical case B. Extreme case C. Intensity D. Typical case
_____ 22. Given that average students comprise the norm, what
sampling method is ideal when Researcher Walter would get
students who are either just above average or below average as
samples for his qualitative study?
A. Critical case B. Extreme case C. Intensity D. Typical case
_____ 23. Given that average students comprise the norm, what
sampling method is ideal when Researcher Elena would recruit
students who are geniuses or those who are classified as
severely mentally retarded as samples for his qualitative study
on learning abilities?
A. Critical case B. Extreme case C. Intensity D. Typical case
_____ 24. Observation as a method for data collection requires
the use of the following senses among others, except
A. audition B. balance C. olfaction D. none of these
_____ 25. This is the greatest concern during an overt
participant observation
A. Goldilocks affect B. Halo effect C. Hawthorne effect D. all of these
For items number 26 - 30, identify whether the following items
are sampling methods or describing a sampling method that is
A. Probabilistic B. Purposive
_____ 26. Simple random sampling
_____ 27. Stratified purposeful
_____ 28. Requires computing for ideal sample size
_____ 29. Prone to bias
_____ 30. Aims to extrapolate findings to the population
_____ 31. Credibility, as an indicator quality in qualitative
research, is also known as:
A. Trustworthiness B. Verifiability C. Both D. Neither
_____ 32. Whether findings of a qualitative research is
transferable or not is determined by the:
A. Informant B. Reader C. Researcher D. All of the above
_____ 33. Triangulation implies that in order to obtain the
desired data and assure quality, the qualitative research must
use more than two
A. Data collection tools C. Sampling methods
B. Researchers D. All of the above
_____ 34. A researcher’s reflexivity is not assured by:
A. Audit trail B Bracketing C. Memoing D. none of these
_____ 35. Objectivity is to quantitative research as __________
is to qualitative research
A. Engagement B. Reflexivity C. both A & B D. neither A nor B
_____ 36. An audit trail is necessary to assure what aspect of
qualitative research quality?
A. Confirmability B. Credibility C. Dependability D. A & C only
_____ 37. This is considered the best instrument in qualitative
research
A. Focus Group Discussion (FGD) C. Observation
B. Interview D. Researcher
_____ 38. Qualitative data analysis (QDA) as opposed to
quantitative data analysis, involves the following, except:
A. Identification of patterns and themes in textual data
B. Examination of patterns and themes in textual data
C. interpretation of patterns and themes in textual data
D. none of the above
_____ 39. The first process of QDA involves writing down
impressions for the purpose of:
A. assessing data quality before analyzing collected data
B. minimizing bias
C. both A and B
D. neither A nor B
_____ 40. As researcher Trina started to analyze her qualitative
data, she came up with her own set of codes for key points as
they become apparent from the data she transcribed. These
codes are classified as:
A. Emergent B. Predefined C. Both D. Neither
_____ 41. Researcher Carlo changed a code for a response
from the informants to reconcile discrepancies in responses
upon realizing that the informants could have not known the
answer to the next question because they were absent on the
day they could have been made aware. What do you call this
method of cleaning the data?
A. Eye-balling B. Logic check C. Spot check D. None of these
_____ 42. This is the level of data interpretation in qualitative
research when the causes or factors that may have influenced
the results are described.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
_____ 43. As researcher Drew starts to interpret his findings, he
found similarities of the patterns of events in the narrative
accounts of his participants with a theory. Finding the
applicability of the theory to the situation of some of his
participants is under what level of data interpretation?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
_____ 44. This is an act of claiming or using someone else’s
written work without due permission or acknowledgment from its
author.
A. Bibliography B. Citation C. Plagiarism D. Referencing
_____ 45. That part of the last chapter of the research paper
where the findings are intentionally written in such a way that
even one who is not learned in technical research writing can
understand.
A. Conclusion B. Findings C. Recommendation D. Summary
_____ 46. These are the inferences that summarize the findings
as the answer to what the central phenomenon is about.
A. Conclusion B. Findings C. Recommendation D. Summary
_____ 47. This section enumerates what should be done to
improve a policy or an existing practice.
A. Conclusion B. Findings C. Recommendation D. Summary
_____ 48. This is a brief description of the overall research, how
it was done, what the results are and their implications.
A. Abstract B. Conclusion C. Research Report D. Summary
_____ 49. This is the last activity of the research process
A. Disseminating the results C. Writing the bibliography
B. Implementing the recommendations D. all of these
_____ 50. The answer to the previous question may be done by
A. Reporting the findings in a symposium
B. Presenting the findings to concerned authorities for
action
C. Both
D. Neither
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1. A
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. C
12. B
13. A
14. D
15. D
16. A
17. C
18. B
19. A
20. A
21. D
22. C
23. B
24. D
25. C
26. A
27. B
28. A
29. B
30. A
31. C
32. B
33. D
34. D
35. C
36. D
37. D
38. D
39. A
40. A
41. B
42. B
43. D
44. C
45. D
46. A
47. C
48. A
49. A
50. C