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Writing and Representing Inquiry in a Research Report MCQ

Jonas has to make some decisions about how to portray the high school students involved in the drug trade for his study. In particular he should:

Consider how the students’ voices are coming across to the reader

Consider how his description of the students is accurate and empathetic, and not based on stereotypes

Think about the power of the story that needs to be told, regardless of how the students are portrayed

A and B

Answer

Correct Answer: A and B

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Writing with the voice of authority is:

Desirable

Not the standard in qualitative research

A way to guarantee validity

Likely to make the reader less confident about your objectivity

Answer

Correct Answer: Not the standard in qualitative research

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Writing with the voice of authority is:

Desirable

Not the standard in qualitative research

A way to guarantee validity

Likely to make the reader less confident about your objectivity

Answer

Correct Answer: Not the standard in qualitative research

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When using quotes from your data, they should probably:

Be brief and succinct

Illustrate a larger point that you are making

Be authentic and subjective

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Be brief and succinct

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All aspects of qualitative research are ideally:

Relational, temporal, objective and non-evaluative

Temporal, subjective, non-evaluative and partial

Subjective, partial, person-centered, temporal

Objective, person-centered, non-evaluative, and partial.

Answer

Correct Answer: Subjective, partial, person-centered, temporal

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“The purpose of this study is….”

Should probably be the opening line of your report

Helps to clarify and distill your study in plain terms

Can be called “the elevator speech part” of your study

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Preparing an outline for a research report is essential in order to:

Share it with research participants

Keep yourself organized

Meet the requirements for funding

Meet the requirements for publication.

Answer

Correct Answer: Keep yourself organized

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Jorge witnessed abuse at an institution he studie He tried to understand:

Whether or not he should immediately report what he saw

If he should wait until he had a complete story to tell, including the abuse

His role as a witness to events

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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When making decisions about writing the report, authors:

Must include every aspect of the data, even if it is unflattering

Have a duty to tell the truth even if people get in trouble

Can selectively tell a story

Check with their study participants to see if the narrative captures their experiences and perspectives.

Answer

Correct Answer: Check with their study participants to see if the narrative captures their experiences and perspectives.

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Research reports usually:

Go through several stages of writing and revising

Have outside readers check the authenticity of the work

A and b

Are published afterwards.

Answer

Correct Answer: A and b

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Writing a research report involves:

Understanding the goals and purpose of your study

Knowing the intended audiences for your report

Capturing the perspectives and experiences of the participants and the context with humility and understanding

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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What a researcher chooses to write about reflects:

Pure objectivity on his/her part

Ethical standards and a position of power

The pressure felt to finish a project on time

A commitment to accuracy in storytelling.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ethical standards and a position of power

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The writing process itself, in a research study:

Is ongoing from the start

Is best left for the last stage

Is deeply personal and not to be shared

Can be the hardest part to explain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is ongoing from the start

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The writing stage of the research focuses on the participants’ words, the description of the settings, the “voices” of people involved, and the subjectivity of the researcher moderated through analysis.

True

False:

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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One could say that the process of writing is one of the most important aspects of qualitative research because of the researchers’ ability to convey the essence of the situation through words.

True

False:

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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