Exam 14: Qualitative Data Collection

One strategy that Orin used to assure that his participants' voice regarding the transition to one to one laptaps in the school was accurate was to share his initial write up for feedback. Through this strategy Orin demonstrated most directly which type of validity?

Which of the following is considered a specific validity threat in qualitative research?

Finn is a qualitative researcher setting out to conduct his first interview of his study. He isn't sure if he should record the interview. Given recommendations regarding data collection methods, please advise Finn.

Peter is interested in the characteristics of teaching in a start-up charter school. Peter holds a teaching certificate and has arranged a sabbatical from his university position to teach in the school as part of his fieldwork. Peter is displaying which form of data collection?

Jeb studies the motivation of young environmentalists. He wants to understand more about the ways in which these children think about environmental issues and how their ideas have developed. He identifies participants through a local 'green kids' group and goes to their next meeting. He selects several of the children through convenience, and asks them open-ended questions that he has written down in advance. He records their responses as they answer the questions. Jeb is best displaying which of the following types of interviews?

Of the following the most common data source in a qualitative study is

The neutrality or objectivity of the data collected refers to which of the following validity criteria for qualitative research?

Interviews generally used to gather basic information at the start of a study are referred to as

Of the following types of observation for qualitative data collection, which is considered the LEAST obtrusive?

Susan is conducting interviews with successful technology entrepreneurs. She needs to pilot her interview protocol. Of the following, who would constitute the most appropriate pilot group?

Which of the following is generally true when comparing focus group interviews with individual interviews?

One difference between observers and interviewers is that

Karen is teaching knitting as a means to increase fine motor skills in her occupational therapy sessions. Cynthia is a qualitative researcher who has enrolled in the class as a student to experience the new 'therapy'. Cynthia feels that Jacob, a student in the class, will not benefit from the training since he is a large male she feels that knitting is better for females with smaller hands. In fact, in her field notes Cynthia finds support that indeed, the knitting therapy does not seem to be a positive experience for Jacob. -Given this scenario, Cynthia may have introduced which of the following validity threats into her study?

Lan is working on a study of teachers' use of technology in their classrooms. She uses observation as her primary data collection method. Which of the following research sites is likely MOST pertinent to Lan's study?

In the initial observation session it is suggested that the researcher

Damir is a music educator interested in successful high school Jazz programs. He goes to work as a 'new' teacher at a high school with a high-ranking Jazz program. He works with the students and with the music educator at the school while exploring the Jazz program. -In this scenario, Damir is best described as a

Which of the following defines descriptive validity in qualitative research?

The researcher's belief that everything is context-bound refers to which of the following validity criteria for qualitative research?

Ankur is conducting a qualitative research study that explores the context of youth competitive soccer. Of the following, which is likely the most prevalent source from which he will collect data?

Debbie was observing classes in a small rural school as part of her study on opportunities in the arts in diverse school districts. She heard several teachers make reference to the upcoming 'play day' within the context of their lessons. Not knowing what the 'play day' was, Debbie pulled the principal aside and asked her to explain. In this example, Debbie is best illustrating an)