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PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1
ACTIVITY SHEET

Name: _______________________________________ Section: ________________ Date:____________________

I. Directions: Answer the following questions as clearly and concisely as you can. (5 points each)

1. Based on your understanding of the nature of qualitative research, cite some problem areas in daily life that you
think qualitative research can address.

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2. Cite tentative research problems or inquiry you can work on as requirements in the Senior High School track you
have chosen.

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II. Circle the letter of the correct answer. (5 points each)

1. Which one is not a strength of qualitative research?

A. Offers the best answers to certain phenomena – social, economic, political or even psychological.
B. Is tedious and time-consuming
C. Offers several avenues to understand phenomena, human behavior and condition.
D. Can build on or develop theories.
Explain your choice in a complete sentence.
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2. Which is a weakness of qualitative research?

A. Even underlying meanings surface in a qualitative research.
B. Consistent themes, categories, relationship are crystallized during the data gathering process.
C. Research results are exhaustive.
D. The researcher being the main instrument of data collection, subjectivity, on the part of the researcher, can
happen during the research process.
Explain your choice in a complete sentence.
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3. Which one is not included in the interpretation of results of qualitative data?

A. A description of the individual or research participant
B. A description of the research participant’s family and friends
C. Analyzing of data for themes or categories
D. Drawing conclusions and offering further questions to be asked
Explain your choice in a complete sentence.
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4. Which of the following is the qualitative researcher not always required to do?
A. Subject her findings to statistical treatment
B. Reflect on who she or he is in the research process or inquiry
C. Be sensitive to his/her personal bias
D. View data holistically
Explain your choice in a complete sentence.
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5. Which one of these procedures during the participant observer’s immersion in the research participant’s natural setting
is not necessarily tedious and time consuming?
A. Taking field notes
B. Assigning codes and transcribing them on note cards
C. Drawing lessons learned or conclusions
D. Developing codes into broad themes
Explain your choice in a complete sentence.
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