The purpose of qualitative data analysis is which of the following?
a) To justify the researcher's preconceived conclusions
b) To critically examine, summarize, and synthesize data
c) To apply deductive logic to the analysis of data
d) To provide detailed field notes and observations
b
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Which of the following factors do teacher educators consider when setting cutoff or cut scores on tests used for admission to teacher education programs?
a. program enrollments b. test validity and reliability c. fairness to students from all cultural backgrounds d. all of the above
Choose which of the following method of defining people is more accurate.
a. Race b. Language c. Ethnicity d. Physical features
Which of the following types of research involves teachers using research methods to study classroom problems?
a) Action research b) Basic research c) Applied research d) Evaluation research
A mixed methods researcher decides to study the use of smokeless tobacco among high school students. The specific interest of the researcher is in examining what factors contribute to students becoming frequent users of smokeless tobacco. Further, variables can easily be identified from the literature on this topic, and thus the researcher plans to first conduct a survey with the high school
students and then follow up with interviews with a few students. Which of the following designs characterizes this mixed methods design? a. A social justice mixed methods design b. A convergent mixed methods design c. An exploratory sequential mixed methods design d. An explanatory sequential mixed methods design