Review
1. Which reflects the quantitative researcher’s paradigm for research?
A) Social Constructivist –
B) Transformative – to bring change
C) Positivist – the solution is out there yet to be found
D) Pragmatic – aim for what will work out
2. Why do researchers need to consider the philosophical worldview assumption they bring to
their research?
A) Because an institutional Review Board will consider the worldview of the researcher when
reviewing research applications
B) Because worldviews shape approaches to research, the questions asked, and the methods
used
C) Because a researcher’s worldview will always affect the outcomes of their research
D) Because reviewers consider the worldview of the researcher when evaluating the quality of
the research
3. Why do researchers review existing literature/artifacts/creative works in the early stages of
the research process?
A) To establish context and argument for their study/creative project
B) To prepare a review article and establish themselves as an expert in the field
C) To find the flaws in our current knowledge or understanding of a subject
D) To determine whether a topic is important enough to be written about
4. Formal review of the literature/existing works on the topic includes all of the following,
except:
A) Summarizing and synthesizing the related literature
B) Developing context for the proposed research
C) Describing the procedure and methods for the proposed research study/creative project
D) Framing the problem and/or gap in the literature on the proposed topic of study
5. In ___________ inquiry researchers use theory as a lens that shapes their perceptions;
In ___________ inquiry researchers use theory to form and test hypothesis
A) quantitative; qualitative
B) qualitative; quantitative
C) quantitative; mixed methods
D) mixed methods; qualitative
6. What is the purpose of the Institutional Review Board?
A) To ensure you selected a research topic that is contextualized in the existing literature
B) To ensure your proposed research is ethical and protects human subjects or animals
C) To ensure your proposed research has practical significance
D) To ensure your proposed research can be completed before you graduate
7. Qualitative inquiry is characterized by:
A) In depth understanding of a phenomenon experienced by purposeful selection of individuals
_______________________________________________________________.
B) Large sample size that are randomly selected from the population
C) Statistical analysis
D) Making inferences about a population based on findings with a representative sample
8. Quantitative inquiry is characterized by all of the following, except:
A) Goal is to generalize findings from the sample to a target population
B) Used to test or verify hypotheses
C) Reliance on objective instruments for examining relationships between variables
D) Unstructured, flexible, emergent methodology
9. Which of the following is not a qualitative design?
Narrative inquiry
10. What is the best research method for answering this research question: Are there
differences in levels of anxiety experienced by college freshman compared to sophomores?
Quantitative inquiry
11. Case study, phenomenology, grounded theory, and ethnography are all examples of
__________ research designs.
A) Quantitative
B) Qualitative
C) Mixed Methods
D) Positivist
12. Which of the following is not considered under Humanities?
Biology
13. Which of the following elements is not necessary in a Humanities research project?
A) Providing proper credit to previous researchers
B) Collecting permission from its human subjects
C) Giving an ethical reading of a primary source
D) Contextualizing (historically, socially, et al.) the primary source
14. Choose the most important consideration in a Humanities research project:
A) The ultimate answer to the project
B) The process chosen for the research project
C) The question being asked in the research project
D) The subject being studied
15. What are the general steps and sequence in the design process for researchers in the
creative arts?
Analysis, discussion, design, concept development, prototype, implementation, delivery
