In this week's readings, Creswell discusses these two quantitative methods.
What are survey and experimental?
100
This strategy of inquiry is one in which researchers study an intact cultural group in a natural setting over a prolonged period of time.
What is an ethnography?
100
These types of variables are those that (probably) cause, influence, or affect outcomes. They are also called treatment, manipulated, antecedent, or predictor variables.
What are independent variables?
100
This database, operated by the Department of Education, is a "go-to" for scholars in the field.
What is ERIC?
100
This term is used on the cover page to identify the page header that will be located on each subsequent page of the study.
What is running head?
200
This type of sample allows for each individual in a population to have equal probability of being selected.
What is a random sample?
200
This strategy of inquiry is one in which the researcher identifies the essence of human experiences about a reality as described by participants.
What is phenomenology?
200
Creswell defines this element of a quantitative study as an interrelated set of constructs (or variables) formed into propositions, or hypotheses, that specify the relationship among variables (typically in terms of magnitude or direction.)
What is theory?
200
This section of your research paper includes information about the researcher's identity, biases, experiences in the field, etc.
What is the researcher positionality?
200
This college's library website, known as the OWL, is a great reference for APA formatting.
What is Purdue?
300
To use an existing instrument as a way to collect your data, you must describe how these two elements have been established in the instrument's previous use(s).
What are reliability and validity?
300
This worldview holds that individuals seek understanding of the world in which they live and work. Individuals develop subjective meanings of their experiences--meanings directed toward certain objects or things.
What is social constructivism?
300
This section of the research paper informs the reader about the importance of the study at hand.
What is the significance?
300
Creating this tool during your literature review process can be helpful to visualize your collection of sources and their connection to your topic.
What is a literature map?
300
A block format is appropriate when inserting direct quotations of at least this many words.
What is 40?
400
Current quantitative research is aligned with this worldview.
What is postpositivism?
400
These three terms should be avoided as question starters in qualitative questions.
What are:
Do
Does
Have
Has
Will
Would
Should
Could?
400
The theoretical framework section of a research paper ought to include these three pieces.
What are the:
-theorist's name
-major publication in which the theory was presented
-tenets of the theory
-how the theory has been used in other studies?
400
This committee must grant approval for a study that will be published or discussed in the public sphere.
What is the Institutional Review Board OR University Committee on Activities Involving Human Subjects?
400
The following information is presented in parentheses in a journal reference located in your references list.
What is the journal number?
500
Survey research allows for collecting data on trends, attitudes, or opinions of its participants for the purpose of generalizing from a sample to this type of group.
What is a population?
500
This is Laurie's approach that she least encourages graduate students to utilize.
What is grounded theory?
500
This theory incorporates perspectives concerned with empowering human beings to transcend the constraints placed on them by race, class, gender, etc.
What is critical theory?
500
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