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Think-aloud procedure is:

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UGC NET 2019 Paper 1 Question Paper (5-Dec-2019) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is

a technique used to investigate learner strategies and performance.

The think-aloud procedure is a research technique in which participants verbalise their thoughts while performing a task, so the researcher can access the mental processes and strategies they use. In language and learning research it is widely used to study how learners approach problems and to reveal their strategies and performance.

Hence a technique used to investigate learner strategies and performance. is correct.

It is not a secondary source of data; the verbal reports are primary, first-hand data generated by the participant. It is not merely a way of testing aptitude by providing primary sources, and it is not a compulsory method of scientific research (it is one optional qualitative technique). These descriptions misrepresent the purpose of the procedure, so they are wrong.

Correct answer: a technique used to investigate learner strategies and performance.

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    A. Chain-referral sampling
    B. Test-retest
    C. Split-half
    D. Inter-rater
    E. Judgemental test

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  2. Below are given two sets - research methods (Set-I) and data collection tools (Set-II). Match the two sets and indicate your answer by selecting the correct code:

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    Set – II
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    b. Ex post-facto metdodii. Questionnaire
    c. Descriptive survey metdodiii. Standardized tests
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  3. Tertiary source of data is:

  4. A researcher is interested in studying the prospects of a particular political party in an urban area. What tool should he prefer for the study?

  5. Which of the following steps are required to design a questionnaire?

    (a) Writing primary and secondary aims of the study.

    (b) Review of the current literature.

    (c) Prepare a draft of questionnaire.

    (d) Revision of the draft.

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Important Questions from Data Collection Instrument

  1. Which of the following is not a method of collecting primary data?
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