MPCC-101:Research Process in Physical Education and Sports Science

 

1. Research used for studying practical problems and finding a solution to it is

(a) basic research

 (b) applied research 

(c) experimental research 

(d) evaluation research

2.Research focused on determining how education works by testing conclusions related to theories of communication, learning. performance and technology is 

(a) theoretical research

b) empirical research 

(c) interpretivist research

(d) evaluation research

3. The type of research method involving in depth study and execution of available information in an attempt to explain complex phenomena is known as 

(a) philosophical research 

(b) developmental research 

(c) analytical research

(d) action research

4. Which of the following is a quantitative method of data collection? 

(a) Observation 

(b) Correlation

(c) Interviews 

(d) Observation

5. The type of interview relying on the spontaneous generation of questions in the natural flow of interaction is

(a) informal interview

(b) semi-structured interview

(c) open-ended interview

(d) focus-group interview

6.In which of the following methods of data collection, the investigator contacts third parties called witness capable of supplying the necessary information? 

(a) Direct personal interview

 (b) Indirect oral interview

(c) Observation 

(d) Questionnaire

7. The questionnaire in which a sequence of questions is followed is called

(a) disguised

(b) undisguised

(c) un-structured

(d) structured

8. Which method of research investigates the likelihood of a relationship between two variables and identifies associations rather than cause and effect?

(a) Experimental design

(b) Survey

(c) Case studies

(d) Correlation studies

9. The research method used to investigate cultures and population subgroups and seeks to describe and explain cultural behaviour is

(a) phenomenology 

(b) grounded theory

(c) ethnography

(d) action research 

10. The research methods emphasizing on developing new knowledge and new theories

about the topic being investigated is 

(a) phenomenology

b) grounded theory

(c) ethnography

(d) action research

11. The number of elements in the obtained sample is called

(a) sampling frame

(b) sampling unit 

(d) sample size

(c) sample design 

12. Sampling in which elements are grouped together because they share certain characteristics is 

(a) cluster sampling

(b)systematic sampling

(c)stratified sampling

(d)simple random sampling