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Companion MCQ's: Completing the process
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1Which three criteria are associated with the evaluation of qualitative research?
- AReliability, validity and coherence
- BCoherence, resonating with readers and reliability
- CSituating the sample, reliability and grounding in examples
- DCoherence, resonating with readers and owning one’s perspective
2Which are some of Lucy Yardley’s (2008) open-ended, flexible principles for judging the quality of qualitative analysis?
- ASensitivity to context, validity and reliability
- BSensitivity to context, commitment and rigour and transparency and coherence
- CCommitment and rigour, generalisability and transferability
- DTransferability, dependability and member checking
3It is appropriate to use member checking as a credibility check when:
- AYou have used discourse analysis to analyse your data
- BYou are unsure if your analysis is correct
- CYour analysis aims to stay close to participants’ perspectives
- DYou have produced a theoretical and conceptual interpretation of your data
4You can ‘situate your sample’ by:
- ADisclosing identifying information about your participants
- BDescribing what your participants were wearing during the interview
- CProviding a detailed summary of the demographic information you collected
- DAgreeing and disagreeing with your participants
5In order to ‘ground in examples’ it is important to:
- ADiscuss relevant literature
- BSupport your analytic claims with illustrative data extracts
- CProvide an in-depth analysis of one, long data extract
- DEnsure there is a good fit between the data extracts and your analytic commentary
6In a 10,000 word report, the introduction section should be about:
- A5,000 words long
- B2,500 words long
- C4,000 words long
- D1,000 words long
7The purpose of a literature review in a qualitative research report is to:
- AContextualise your research
- BShow how much you have read
- CCritique the methodological flaws of existing research and show how you will overcome them
- DShow how your study will relate to quantitative research
8In the general discussion section of a qualitative report, it is always important to:
- AIntroduce new material
- BShow how your research is better than quantitative research
- CDiscuss the limitations of your sample
- DEvaluate the limitations of your research
9Editing a draft of your report:
- AIs only important if you have used discourse analysis
- BIs only necessary to correct typos
- CIs an important part of good academic writing
- DIs only necessary when you are not happy with what you have written
10One of the features of good qualitative poster design is:
- ALots of text that tells the reader everything about the project
- BA font that can be read from 6-8 feet away
- CA really fancy font
- DA font that can be read from 2-4 feet away
11A visually pleasing qualitative poster uses:
- ALots of different colours
- BLots of text
- CLots of tables and figures
- DOne or two background colours
12Qualitative posters are easier to read when:
- AThere is lighter text against a darker background
- BWhen text is presented in large blocks
- CThere is darker text against a lighter background
- DWhen all the text is bullet pointed
13Reliability is not a meaningful criteria for judging the quality of qualitative research because:
- AQualitative research is biased
- BQualitative research is unscientific
- CThe findings of qualitative research will inevitably bear the mark of the researcher
- DQualitative research has limited generalisability
14One of the key quality criteria for discursive research is:
- AMember checking
- BReader validation
- CPeer debriefing
- DTriangulation
15Member checking assumes that:
- AParticipants are the ultimate authority on their experience
- BResearchers are biased
- CQualitative research is subjective
- DIt’s difficult to produce good quality qualitative research
16Providing a ‘thick description’ to enable another researcher to determine whether they can ‘safely’ transfer your findings to another context is Lincoln and Guba’s (1989) definition of:
- AMember checking
- BCredibility checking
- CNegative case analysis
- DTransferability
17Elliot et al.’s (1999) guidelines for the publishability of qualitative research, include:
- ARespect of participants
- BAppropriate discussion
- COwning one’s perspective
- DAppropriate methods
18Credibility checks such as member checking are problematic in discourse analytic research because:
- AIt takes too long
- BParticipants will disagree with the findings
- CThe analyst has the best insight into the data
- DThe analysis does not aim to capture participants’ perspectives on their experiences
19Some of the problems with member checking include:
- AParticipants’ reluctance to disagree with the researcher’s interpretations
- BThe difficulty of engaging participants in the process
- CParticipants’ comments on the interpretations may be motivated by something other than helping the researcher best understand their experiences
- DAll of the above
20When giving an oral presentation of qualitative research you should:
- AInclude as much information as possible on your PowerPoint slides
- BUse PowerPoint selectively to highlight key points and show data extracts
- CNot include any data quotes
- DOnly discuss one theme
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