PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

WORKSHEET #1
NATURE OF INQUIRY AND RESEARCH

Direction: Answer the following:

1. Explain the importance of ethics in research.
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2. What do you think is the most appropriate type of research to your field of study?
Support your answer.
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3. Give the similarities and differences of qualitative and quantitative researches.

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WORKSHEET #2
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO DAILY LIFE

Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which is a weakness of a 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 processs.

Explain your choice in a complete sentence.

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2. Which one of these procedures during the participant observer’s immersion in the
research participants’ 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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WORKSHEET #3
IDENTIFYING THE INQUIRY AND STATING THE PROBLEM

Directions:
1. Narrow down to specific problem any one of the following topic:
A. Broken Family _______________________________________________________
B. Mobile Legend ________________________________________________________
C. A Beauty Queen Success Story ___________________________________________

2. Choose another topic and write a specific problem statement or inquiry showing the
following:

A. Introduction
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B. Statement of the Problem

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C. Scope and delimitation

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D. Significance of the Study

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WORKSHEET #4
LEARNING FROM OTHERS AND REVIEWING THE LITERATURE

Directions: Identify whether each of the following statement is true or false. Defend your
answer.

_____________1. A good literature review is concerned with adding new knowledge.

_____________2. A good literature review uses clear lines of argument.

_____________3. Literature review is concerned with adding new knowledge.

_____________4. Researchers follow what referencing styles the school prescribes.

_____________5. The film refers to a motion pictures or movie.

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WORKSHEET #5
UNDERSTANDING DATA AND WAYS TO SYSTEMATICALLY COLLECT DATA

Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. In which qualitative research design are the choice and use of words, as well as the
relations of words sources of meaning are the main focus?
a. Content or discourse analysis d. Hermeneutics
b. Historical research e. Phenomenology
c. Grounded theory
2. One of these is seldom used in qualitative research.
a. Structured interview d. Participant Observation
b. Unstructured interview e. Focused Group Interview
c. Questionnaire
3. Which field uses quantitative research to a great extent?
a. Arts and Humanities d. Natural Sciences
b. Social Sciences e. Language and Literature
c. Behavioral Sciences
4. If a researcher would like to study the way of life of the Mangyans, their folkways, and
mores, he will most likely use:
a. Historical research d. Ethnography
b. Case study e. Discourse Analysis
c. Grounded Theory
5. Which of these is not a likely topic of interest in qualitative research?
a. Human situations d. Scientific findings and discoveries
b. Social Phenomena e. Aspects of Human Behavior
c. Groups of people and their cultural heritage

6. What kind of sampling that includes only those who are available or willing to
participate in the research? A. structured interview b. homogeneous sample
7. What kind of sampling that includes only those students whose parents are working
abroad? A. criterion sample b. focused group discussion
8. What kind of sampling is interviewing a big number of participants?
a. Participant observation b. Questionnaire
9. What kind of sampling that include only those who are color blind?
a. Observational observation b. unstructured interview
10. What kind of data collection when the researcher participate in the activities of the
research participants? A. convenience sampling b. maximum variation sampling
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WORKSHEET #6
FINDING ANSWERS THROUGH DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYZING THE MEANING OF
QUALITATIVE DATA

Direction:
A. Use the interview method to collect data on the preference of your 10 classmates for TV
shows and their reasons for their preferences. Transcribe their opinions and use the
different stages of data analysis to analyze your data. Present the summary of your
findings.
Respondent TV Show Reason
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B. Data Analysis
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C. Summary of Findings
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WORKSHEET #7
REPORTING AND SHARING THE FINDINGS

Direction: Read the given recommendation. Using guidelines that were discussed in class. Do a
critique of this examples.

Although education and information campaigns have been mounted with some success
both government and NGO’s, it is vital that specific attitude work undertaken to challenge
particular stereotypes and myths about HIV. In particular, the idea that only promiscuous men
and women, can get AIDS must be challenged by individuals and institutions throughout the
country.

A. List down your critiques.

B. Write your own version of this recommendation.