Question 1
5 out of 5 points
Formal review of the literature/existing works on the topic includes all of the following,
except:
Selected
Answer:
c.
Describing the procedures and methods for the proposed research
study/creative project
Question 2
5 out of 5 points
Case study, phenomenology, grounded theory, and ethnography are all examples of
__________________ research designs.
Selected
Answer:
b.
Qualitati
ve
Question 3
5 out of 5 points
Why do researchers review existing literature/artifacts/creative works in the early stages
of the research process?
Selected
Answer:
a.
To establish context and argument for their
study/creative project
Question 4
5 out of 5 points
Choose the most important consideration in a Creative Arts research project:
Selected
Answer:
a.
Creative
process
Question 5
5 out of 5 points
What are the general steps and sequence in the research process for researchers in the
sciences/social sciences?
Selected
Answer:
b.
Identify a problem, develop research questions, select a research design,
collect data, analyze data, present findings, discuss findings
Question 6
5 out of 5 points
Which of the following reflects the quantitative researcher’s paradigm for research?
Selected
Answer:
c.
Positivi
st
Question 7
5 out of 5 points
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?
Selected
Answer:
c.
Quantitative
inquiry
Question 8
5 out of 5 points
Why do researchers need to consider the philosophical worldview assumptions they bring
to their research?
Selected
Answer:
b.
Because worldviews shape approaches to research, the questions asked,
and the methods used
Question 9
5 out of 5 points
To arrive at the central question in a qualitative study, the researcher asks:
Selected
Answer:
b.
What is the broadest question that I
can ask?
Question 10
5 out of 5 points
Which of the following would NOT be a project in the Humanities?
Selected
Answer:
d.
Biolog
y
Question 11
5 out of 5 points
In _______________ inquiry researchers use theory as a lens that shapes their perceptions;
in _________________ inquiry researchers use theory to form and test hypotheses.
Selected
Answer:
b.
Qualitative;
quantitative
Question 12
5 out of 5 points
What is the definition of praxis?
Selected
Answer:
c.
Theory informed
action
Question 13
5 out of 5 points
Creative arts research methods could be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
Selected
Answer:
d.
Quantitative
inquiry
Question 14
5 out of 5 points
Which of the following is NOT a quantitative design?
Selected
Answer:
b.
Narrative
inquiry
Question 15
5 out of 5 points
Which of the following elements is not necessary in a Humanities research project?
Selected
Answer:
b.
Collecting permission from its human
subjects
Question 16
5 out of 5 points
Qualitative inquiry is characterized by:
Selected
Answer:
a.
In depth understanding of a phenomenon experienced by purposeful
selection of individuals who have experienced or have insight into the
phenomenon
Question 17
5 out of 5 points
What are the general steps and sequence in the design process for researchers in the
Creative Arts?
Selected
Answer:
c.
Analysis, discussion, design, concept development, prototype,
implementation, delivery
Question 18
5 out of 5 points
Quantitative inquiry is characterized by all of the following, EXCEPT:
Selected
Answer:
d.
Unstructured, flexible, emergent
methodology
Question 19
5 out of 5 points
Choose the most important consideration in a Humanities research project:
