rich 201 post test
Why do researchers need to consider the philosophical worldview assumptions they bring to their research?
Because worldviews shape approaches to research, the questions asked, and the methods used
Formal review of the literature/existing works on the topic includes all of the following, except:
Describing the procedures and methods for the proposed research study/creative project
What are the general steps and sequence in the research process for researchers in the sciences/social sciences?
Identify a problem, develop research questions, select a research design, collect data, analyze data, present findings, discuss findings
Qualitative inquiry is characterized by:
In depth understanding of a phenomenon experienced by purposeful selection of individuals who have experienced or have insight into the phenomenon
Which of the following elements is not necessary in a Humanities research project?
NOT: Contextualizing (historically, socially, et.al) the primary source
What are the general steps and sequence in the design process for researchers in the Creative Arts?
NOT: Identify a problem, develop research questions, select a research design, collect data, analyze data, present findings, discuss findings
Which of the following is NOT a quantitative design?
Narrative inquiry
Creative arts research methods could be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
Quantitative inquiry
What is the best research method for answering the following research question: Are there differences in levels of anxiety experienced by college freshmen compared to college sophomores?
Quantitative inquiry
Quantitative inquiry is characterized by all of the following, EXCEPT
Quantitative inquiry is characterized by all of the following, EXCEPT
What is the definition of praxis?
Theory informed action
What is the purpose of the Institutional Review Board (IRB)?
To ensure your proposed research is ethical and protects human subjects or animals
Why do researchers review existing literature/artifacts/creative works in the early stages of the research process?
To establish context and argument for their study/creative project
To arrive at the central question in a qualitative study, the researcher asks:
What is the broadest question that I can ask?
Which of the following would NOT be a project in the Humanities?
biology
Choose the most important consideration in a Humanities research project:
c. The questions being asked in the research project
Choose the most important consideration in a Creative Arts research project:
creative process
Which of the following reflects the quantitative researcher's paradigm for research?
positivist
Case study, phenomenology, grounded theory, and ethnography are all examples of __________________ research designs
qualitative
In _______________ inquiry researchers use theory as a lens that shapes their perceptions; in _________________ inquiry researchers use theory to form and test hypotheses.
qualitative. quantitative
