Mohamed Kheider University of Biskra

Course: Research Methodology Level: Master I

Lecturer: Dr. Ahmed C. Hoadjli Time: 1 h 30mins

In-take Home January Test

Student’s Full Name: _______________________________________________________Group: _______

Instructions: - Try to be precise and concise - Do not exceed the answering lines

Part One: Just remind it ! Out of: 6 pts

Activity One: Choose the best answer.

1. _______________ is when authors present the work of others as if it were their own work.
a. Paraphrasing b. Plagiarism c. Accrediting

2. _______________ is a study that litarally means a description of people or cultures.

a. Longitudinal b. Ethnography c. Descriptive

3. _______________ is to isolate individual factors and observe their effects in detail.

a. Case Study b. Experiment c. Qualitative

4. Deduction is to move from general to particular. In such a mode, a researcher is

expected to explain the _______________ nature.

a. regularities b. uniformities c. standards

Activity Two: Provide terms to these definitions.

1. ___________________ is a study that describes a phenomenon in and across time.
2. ___________________ is to arrange the sources according to the American
Psychological Association (APA) writing style.
3. ___________________ means that research is structured with specified steps to be taken in
specified sequence in accordance with well-defined set of words.
4. ___________________ research is the type of research dealing with an in-depth understanding
of human behaviour.
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Activity Three: Decide whether these statements are True or False.

1. When a work has three authors, cite all authors where the reference occurs; in

subsequent citations, do the same.

2. If there is an individual person, group, or organisation listed as author(s), move the title of

the source to the author position in reference entries.

3. A qualitative research is concerned with a research at the level of a small-scale size.

4. For a direct quote (less than 40 words), single-space the entire quote and include it in a

block form.

1 2 3 4

__________ __________ __________ __________

Part Two: In-between Out of: 10 pts

Activity One: fill in the gaps.

__________ is usually defined as an inductive-deductive mode of thinking or reasoning.

In this sense, __________ is to more from particular to general ; whereas, __________ is

backward. It is to more from general to particular. Ultimately, in such a mode, a research is

expected to explain the __________ of nature by appealing to experiences.

1: _______________________ 2: _______________________

3: _______________________ 4: _______________________

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Activity Two: Write short notes.

1. Motivation in Research. [Four examples only]

a. _______________________

b. _______________________

c. _______________________

d. _______________________

2. Sources of a Research Problem. [Four examples only]

a. _______________________

b. _______________________

c. _______________________

d. _______________________

Activity Three: Briefly, explain these research concepts.

1. Researcher’s academic behaviour:

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2. Researcher’s research skills:

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Part Three: In-depth ! Out of: 4 pts

Activity One: Develop a comprehensive composition, of no more than 10 lines, in which you

account for some wrong practices novice researchers commit.

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When there is a will, there is a way.

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