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This activity contains 10 questions.

	In an ethnographic study, hypotheses usually   are based on a comprehensive review of the literature. are stated in a testable form prior to the study. are not used. emerge throughout the study.

	Which of the following would be appropriate data for an ethnographic study?   IQ scores verbal descriptions test scores Likert scale questions

	What is the term for a researcher’s attentive observation in the participant’s setting during an ethnographic study?   naturalistic observation concentration focused observation paying attention

	Which of the following is a major strength of ethnographic research?   it is more likely than other types of research to reveal implications that can be used to improve education it is easy to check the validity of an observer’s conclusions it is highly dependent on the observations of individual researchers the observers may be subjective in collecting and interpreting data

	In conducting an ethnographic study, the researcher does which of the following?   often allows the research questions to develop as the study progresses sometimes collects data by the use of a mailed questionnaire randomly selects the subjects to participate in the study attempts to determine the relationship between two variables

	What is the main purpose of ethnographic research?   to describe the current status of something to describe group social life as it relates to education to describe events of the past to describe the relationship between two variables

	Which type of qualitative research methodology examines an event from the perspective of individual participants?   phenomenonological research historical research ethnography grounded theory research

	For an historical research study, which of the following is not an example of a primary data source?   a bulletin from a school board a textbook used in 1920 classroom equipment used in a one-room schoolhouse an early-1930s newspaper article about a school activity

	When interviewing informants for historical studies, the reliability of the data being collected can be confirmed how?   clearly explaining the purpose of the research to those being interviewed asking the same questions of all informants using open-ended questions restructuring the interview guide

	Which of the following is not an example of a secondary data source?   a videotape of a school board meeting newspaper reports of a school debate a scholarly literature review of the research on school improvement a textbook on school improvement

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