Steps in the Research Process
Educational Research Terminology
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
100
Identifying a research problem
What is the first step in the research process?
100
Qualitative Research
What is a research approach wherein the researcher asks broad questions to collect the detailed views of participants in the form of words or images?
100
One-on-One Interviews
What is the method of collecting qualitative data in which researchers ask questions to and record answers from only one participant in the study at a time?
100
Population
What is the term used to describe a group of people who share the same characteristics?
200
Reporting and evaluating research
What is the sixth step in conducting research?
200
Response Return Rate
What is the term used to describe the percentage of questionnaires returned by participants to researchers?
200
Open Ended Questions
What is the term used to describe questions asked in qualitative research interviews which are broad in scope with no prescribed answer choices?
200
Convenience Sampling
What is the term used to describe a case in which researchers select participants because they are willing and available to be studied?
300
Collecting Data
What is the fourth step in conducting research?
300
Sample
What is the term used to describe a subgroup of the target population that researchers plan to study?
300
E-mail Interviews
What is the method of qualitative data collection in which researchers collect open ended data through interviews with people using computers and the internet?
300
Unit of Analysis
What is the term used to describe the level of data which needs to be gathered (individual, family, school, etc)?
400
Reviewing literature
What is the second step in conducting research?
400
Quantitative Research
What is an inquiry approach wherein researchers use narrow questions, locate and develop instruments to gather data, and analyse numbers from these instruments to identify trends?
400
Telephone Interviews
What is the method of qualitative data collection wherein researchers gather data using telephone interviews consisting of a small number of general questions?
400
Informed Consent Form
What is the statement that participants sign before they participate in research stating that they understand their rights, the procedures, and the risks involved in the study?
500
Specifying a purpose for research
What is the third step in conducting research?
500
P values
What is the term used to describe the probability that a result could have been produced by chance if the null hypothesis were true?
500
Focus Group Interviews
What is the process of collecting qualitative data through interviews with a particular group of people, typically four to six?
500
Sampling Error
What is the term used to describe the difference between the sample estimate and the true population score?