A researcher conducted a study to have initial idea of scope and magnitude of the problem under study and to test the feasibility of more extensive research. Such a study is called:
Exploratory study
An exploratory study develops an initial understanding of a problem, identifies useful questions or variables, and assesses whether more extensive research is feasible. Confirmatory research tests specified hypotheses; descriptive research primarily describes characteristics; explanatory research investigates why relationships occur.
Important Questions from Types of Research - Teaching
- Match List I with List II :Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
List I (Research design) List II (Its strength used in child development) a. Correlational design I. Permits inferences about cause and effect relationship. b. Laboratory experiment II. Permits study of relationships between variables. c. Field experiment III. Permits study of many real world conditions that cannot be experimentally manipulated. d. Nature or Quasi- experiment. IV. Permits generalization of experimental findings to the real world. Types of research are given in List I and their descriptions in List II. Match List I and List II and choose the correct answer from the code given below.
List I
(Types of Research)
List II
(Description)
a) True experimental research i) Exploring the possibility of use of theory in varied situations b) Basic research ii) Judging the worth of a particular practice c) Applied research iii) Concerned with theory building and explaining natural phenomena d) Evaluation research iv) Cause-effect relationship between manipulated conditions and measured outcome v) Investigate causation despite non-random assignment and lack of complete control Match each research design in List I with its defining feature in List II.
a) Exploratory sequential mixed methods i) Qualitative and quantitative strands are conducted in a similar period and their results integrated b) Cross-sectional ii) Qualitative findings inform a subsequent quantitative phase c) Explanatory sequential mixed methods iii) Observations of the same units are made at multiple times d) Convergent mixed methods iv) Quantitative findings are followed up with qualitative inquiry to explain them e) Longitudinal v) Units are studied at one time point or a defined short period Choose the correct matching.
Match List I with List II.
List I: (A) Development of theories; (B) Solving immediate problems in a particular setting without aiming to generalise beyond it; (C) Application or adaptation of theories to practical problems; (D) Describing current performance or needs, without necessarily testing formal hypotheses.
List II: (I) Assessment studies; (II) Applied research; (III) Action research; (IV) Basic research.
Choose the correct matching.
