Exam 9: Methods of Data Collection

Ms. Harris is an elementary school teacher. Every 15 minutes she notes whether Carl is on- or off-task. This is an example of:

Observation that is done in real-world settings is called which of the following?

Dr. Black's research involves videotapes of elementary school students' interactions on the playground. His method of data collection could best be described as:

Observation done in a setting arranged by an experimenter is called:

What people say and do only with their closest friends is called (by Goffman) which of the following?

Which of the following is a component of effective interviewing?

Which of the following is an example of a commonly used interview probe?

Explain the difference between method of data collection and research method.

In an interview:

Standardized observation is associated with:

If a researcher asks a question during an interview and does not understand the answer, he or she is likely to ask a question from a prepared list. The follow-up question is called a paradigm question.

When an interviewer says "What do you mean?" he is using a probe.

Phil has spent a limited amount of time observing school counselors who he told that he was observing. Phil was a:

Kyle is moderating a discussion that involves a small group of people who were brought together to discuss school district finances. Kyle is conducting a:

Explain the concept of standardization.

Holly collected data on her fellow students looking at course related material versus not course related material on their laptops during her graduate education classes. Her classmates did not know about her collecting these data. Holly was a(n):

One problem that qualitative researchers have is that:

Observation that is done in a controlled setting set up by the researcher is which of the following?

A focus group is a good way to get data from a group of participants, although a frequent problem is that the participants will discuss off-task issues and will never get to the topics the researcher wishes for them to discuss.

A strength of closed quantitative interviews is that respondents fit their experiences and feelings into categories developed by the researcher.