Exam 12: Mixed-Methods Designs

Mixed-methods researchers should ask themselves,"Are the quantitative and qualitative data equally relevant to the same or related topics and research question(s)?" This question is most useful to help the researcher evaluate:

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates a multiphase iterative design?

Rodrigo wanted to investigate students' feeling about reading for pleasure.First,he interviewed students and then he used insights from the interviews to construct a survey to collect quantitative data.Which design has Rodrigo employed?

Shenny has been collecting quantitative and qualitative data within the same time frame.Each data set aims to address related but different research questions.Which design has Shenny employed?

Tacita is interested in how teachers' classroom management practices change over time.She conducts observations of 8 teachers' classrooms over the course of five years.She interviews the teachers and follows up with counts of referral data,disciplinary notes in children's files,and number of notes home per teacher per year.This study can be described as a:

Dorothy has been collecting both quantitative and qualitative data in parallel.She wanted to ensure triangulation with the hope that analyses of both data sets lead to similar conclusions about the phenomenon under investigation.Which design has Dorothy employed?

By definition,mixed-methods research designs

Sharon wanted to investigate student perceptions of homework.First,she distributed a survey to students and their parents and collected quantitative data.Second,she interviewed a few participants to gain insights on their survey responses.Which design has Sharon employed?

What are the general advantages of conducting a mixed-methods study,rather than two or more different studies,to address a single research question?

A study that relies primarily on quantitative data and uses qualitative data to follow up is considered an example of which approach to mixed methods design?

Mixed-methods research that has more than one phase usually employs which type of sampling method?

Of the following,which best illustrates an example of a mixed-methods study?

Why do mixed-methods studies require special consideration of the ethics involved in conducting the study? Explain,using an example to support your claims.

The QUAN-qual model of mixed methods design is also known as