Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Division of Antique
DICLUM NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Diclum, Tobias Fornier, Antique
Midterm Exam in Practical Research 1
SY 2018-2019

Name: _________________________________ Grade & Section: _____________ Score: ______

70
I. Multiple Choice (10)
Direction: Carefully read and understand each question then encircle the
letter that corresponds to your answer. Solve for the correct answer if necessary.

1. It is the scientific investigation of phenomena which includes collection,

presentation, analysis and interpretation of facts that lines an individual ‘s
speculation with reality.
a. Inquiry b. Learning c. Research d. Ethics

2. What type of educational research in which the researcher decides what to study;
asks specific, narrow questions; collects quantifiable data from participants;
analyzes these numbers using statistics; and conducts the inquiry in an unbiased,
objective manner.
a. Quantitative Research c. Project Proposal
b. Dissertation d. Qualitative Research

3. Another type of educational research in which the researcher relies on the views of
participants; asks broad, general questions; collects data consisting largely words
(text) from participants; describes and analyzes these words for themes; and
conducts the inquiry in a subjective, biased manner.
a. Quantitative Research c. Project Proposal
b. Dissertation d. Qualitative Research

4. Below are ethical considerations in conducting research, EXCEPT one. Which is not
belong to the group?
a. Respect of the research subjects right to privacy and dignity and protection
of subjects from personal harm
b. Acknowledgement of research collaboration and assistance
c. Deceiving a respondent about the true purpose of a study
d. Presentation of research findings

5. What characteristic of research exhibits careful and precise judgment?

a. Critical b. Analytical c. Empirical d. Methodical

6. In selecting a research problem, there are factors that you need to consider in order
to have a very good result. Which is NOT a factor in selecting a research problem?
a. Researchers area of interest c. Investigators ability and training
b. Availability of funds d. Relationship to the respondents

7. What type of research is used for a research approach with specific boundaries and
can be both qualitative and quantitative?
a. Ethnography c. Grounded theory
b. Phenomenology d. Case study
 8. What category of literature generally refers to a report of a systematic investigation
that has been undertaken in response to the need to answer a specific question?
a. Theoretical literature c. Research literature
b. Empirical research d. Policy literature

9. In writing a concise review of related literature, we should consider the current

edition standards like APA, MLA or the Chicago Manual of Style and others relevant
to one’s discipline. What does APA stands for?
a. American Printing Association
b. American Psychological Association
c. African Psychiatric Association
d. Afro – American Physical Assessment

10. Based on question number 9, what does MLA stands for?

A. Modern Language Association of America
B. Mongolian Language Association
C. Modern Literary Association of America
D. Millennial Literature Assessment

II. Matching Type (10)

Match column A with the correct answer in Column B, write only the letter
of your answer on the blank provided before each number.

Column A Column B.
a. It is a development of theory directly based
_______ 11. Naturalistic inquiry
and grounded in the data collected by the
researcher.
b. Places findings in a social, historical, and
_______ 12. Inductive analysis
temporal context; dubious of the possibility
or meaningfulness of generalization across
time and space.
_______ 13. Holistic perspective
c. Immersion in the details and specifics of the
data to discover important categories,
dimensions, and interrelationships; begin by
_______ 14. Personal contact and insight
exploring genuinely open questions rather
than testing theoretically derived (deductive)
hypotheses.
_______ 15. Dynamic systems
d. The researcher has direct contact with and
gets close to the people, situation, and
phenomenon under study; researcher’s
_______ 16. Context sensitivity
personal experiences and insights are
important part of the inquiry and critical to
understanding the phenomenon.
_______ 17. Phenomenology
e. It is the direct description of a group,
culture or community.
f. It is an approach to philosophy and not
_______ 18. Case study
specifically a method of inquiry; this has
often been misunderstood.
g. It is used for a research approach with
_______ 19. Grounded theory
specific boundaries and can be both
qualitative and quantitative.
h. Studying real-world situations as they
______ 20. Ethnography
unfold naturally; non-manipulative,
unobtrusive, and non-controlling; openness
to whatever emerges—lack of predetermined
constraints on outcomes.
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 i. The whole phenomenon under study is
understood as a complex system that is
more than the sum of its parts; focus is on
complex interdependencies not meaningfully
reduced to a few discrete variables and
linear, cause-effect relationships.
j. Attention to process; assumes change is
constant and ongoing whether the focus is
on an individual or an entire culture.
k. Detailed, thick description; inquiry in depth;
direct quotations capturing people’s
personal perspectives and experiences.
l. Assumes each case is special and unique;
the first level of inquiry is being true to,
respecting, and capturing the details of the
individual cases being studied; cross-case
analysis follows from and depends on the
quality of individual case studies.

III. Enumeration (20)

List down or enumerate what are asked for each of the following.
Processes in Inquiry - Based Learning Types of Qualitative Research
21.
27.
22.
28.
23.
29.
24.
30.
25.
26.
Factors to Consider in Selecting a Research Characteristics of Research
Problem
34.
31.
35.
32.
36.
33.
37.
38.
39.
40.

IV. Essay (30)

Explain briefly the following questions.

41 – 50. What is the importance of research in our daily life?

51 – 60. What is the difference between the qualitative and quantitative research?
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61 – 70. What is the most important lesson you’ve learned and how will you apply it to
your time as a student of Diclum National High School? (a Miss Universe 2018
question)

Prepared by:
VEE JAY S. BLANCIA, LPT, ECT
Teacher II

Certified True and Correct: Reviewed / Noted:

ROGELIO C. GUANCO ADALGISA F. NIEVES

Head Teacher III Secondary School Principal III

“Kung wala kang masagot sa exam, ilagay mo magmahal,

Dahil kahit kailan, hindi naging mali ang magmahal!”

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