Chapter 10: Mixed Methods Procedures

Test Bank

Note: An asterisk indicates questions which also appear in the online student quizzes.

Multiple Choice

*1. Which of the following is a challenge to mixed methods research design?

a. too many data collection methods

b. time-intensive nature of data analysis

c. availability of research participants

d. no natural setting for qualitative research

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Describe Mixed Methods Research

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Which mixed method design are you using if you conduct focus groups with participants before developing a new survey instrument to administer to a sample of the population?

a. convergent

b. embedded

c. exploratory sequential

d. explanatory sequential

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Design

Difficulty Level: Medium

*3. Which design is focused on exploring the success of a program, policy, or intervention?

a. participatory-social justice design

b. experimental design

c. evaluation design

d. case study design

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Evaluation design

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Which shorthand label indicates an embedded design in mixed methods research?

a. +

b. →

c. →←

d. ( )

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Table 10.2: Notation Used in Mixed Method Research

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Which design is most appropriate for a research study focused on understanding the educational barriers for foster care youth?

a. participatory-social justice design

b. experimental design

c. evaluation design

d. case study design

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Factors Important in Choosing a Mixed Method Design

Difficulty Level: Medium

True\False

1. Convergent methods are being being used in a study with the following notation: QUAN→qual.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: A Procedure for Embedding Core Designs into Complex Designs

Difficulty Level: Medium

*2. In a mixed methods study, researchers should provide a definition and background for mixed methods approaches.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Describe Mixed Methods Research

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Case study mixed methods design can use qualitative and quantitative data to generate cases before the study begins or at the end based upon evidence that has been collected.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Case Study Design

Difficulty Level: Easy

*4. Mixed method intervention design is a more advanced and rigorous mixed methods design.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Several Complex Mixed Methods Designs

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. Validity is established in mixed methods designs through construct validity.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Convergent Mixed Methods Design

Difficulty Level: Medium

Essay

1. What is the benefit of “mixing” qualitative and quantitative data?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Mixed Methods Procedures

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. What are the characteristics of mixed methods designs?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Describe Mixed Methods Research

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Describe convergent, explanatory sequential, and exploratory sequential mixed methods designs.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Mixed Methods Designs

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. Give an example of a research study you might design using mixed methods procedures and indicate your reason for choosing a mixed method design.

• Comparing different perspectives drawn from quantitative and qualitative data
• Explaining quantitative results with a qualitative follow-up data collection and analysis
• Developing better contextualized measurement instruments by first collecting and analyzing qualitative data and then administering the instruments to a sample
• Augmenting experiments or trials by incorporating the perspectives of individuals
• Developing cases (i.e., organizations, units, or programs) or documenting diverse cases for comparisons
• Developing a more complete understanding of changes needed for a marginalized group through the combination of qualitative and quantitative data
• Evaluating both the processes and the outcomes of a program, an experimental intervention, or a policy decision

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Describe Mixed Methods Research

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Choose one of the models of mixed method designs highlighted in the text and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the model (e.g., convergent designs, explanatory sequential designs, exploratory sequential designs, mixed methods intervention designs, case study design, and participatory-social justice design, and evaluation design).

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Entire chapter.

Difficulty Level: Hard