Research Methodology Test Bank #3: Multiple Choice Questions 41- A contribution in research refers to !

A- your ability to understand the subject area better. ! B- the literature review related to the context of your research. ! C- what you have been able to add into the existing body of knowledge. ! D- all the above. 42- In order to realize how effective your research contribution is, you should ! A- compare your research questions to those of others. ! B- know how your ndings are different from others. ! C- be able to place your ndings in the context of what is already known in your eld of enquiry. ! D- all the above. 43- In order to evaluate your research contribution and research questions, you will need to go back to ! A- literature review. ! B- original study objectives. ! C- the data collected. ! D- the research problem formulation. ! E- all the above. 44- The procedure for reviewing the literature consists of searching for existing literature in the area of study in order to ! A- nd answers to your research questions. ! B- develop a theoretical and conceptual frameworks. ! C- read books, journals and conference proceedings. ! D- have some idea about the broad subject area that you know nothing about. 45- A bibliography is ! A- the theoretical framework of a research. ! B- resources such as books, journals and other publications identied by subject area. ! C- systematic description of resources such as books and other publications identied by author, subject, etc. ! D- the books that are going to be used in a research. 46- The central part of any bibliography is usually represented by ! A- journals. ! B- digital libraries. ! C- conference proceedings. ! D- books. 47- ______________ provide you with most up-to-date information. ! A- journals. ! B- digital libraries. ! C- conference proceedings. ! D- books. 48- Articles published in ______________ offer a more in depth research study and analysis. ! A- journals. ! B- digital libraries. ! C- conference proceedings. ! D- books. 49- In terms of the information being up to date, which one of the following is the least ! A- journals. ! B- digital libraries. ! C- conference proceedings. ! D- books. 50- Both journals and conference proceedings proved recent advances in the eld. However conference papers ! A- are subject to size limitation and hence materials do not offer extensive coverage. ! B- would usually have a gap of few years between research work and publication. ! C- offer a more extensive coverage of the subject. ! D- none of the above.

51- After the initial preparation of list of journal and conference papers to use as resources in research, the researcher ! A- must read them all to understand the subject and make a summary for later use. ! B- read the abstract of each to see how relevant the subject is and then decide whether to include on not. ! C- prepare the bibliography listing the author name, publication date, print, etc. ! D- search online digital libraries. 52- Digital libraries are ! A- online research databases offering a variety of free publications. ! B- any website on the internet that offers e-publications. ! C- online access resources offering a variety of paid or free-access publications. ! D- digital e-books and papers websites of any type. 53- In developing a theoretical framework, the researcher would usually ! A- identify themes in literature and then decide where the information logically belongs under each. ! B- check your ndings and results to identify aspects that are direct or indirect to the research study. ! C- develop a complete bibliography. ! D- all the above. 54- The literature review is about the work and studies ! A- that you have created including all your results. ! B- that you have collected including your conclusions. ! C- of others people who worked within the same eld of research with relevance to your work. ! D- listed in books, journals and other publications having a common title that is similar to your research. 55- In reviewing others people work, the researcher must ! A- quote from these studies to indicate a certain point or focus. ! B- indicate whether these studies contradict or conrm a certain point. ! C- provide a theoretical background and see how relevant others work to the researchers work. ! D- all the above. 56- Objectives are ! A- the aims the researcher set out to attain. ! B- aspects related to the research area. ! C- the research questions you prepare before starting the research. ! D- all the above. 57- Each objective must ! A- contain one of the conclusions found in the study. ! B- express the researcher results in a short sentence. ! C- usually starts with word to followed by action verb, such as to determine, to explore, etc. ! D- all the above. 58- The main objective is ! A- type of research design you need to adopt a certain research. ! B- some specic aspect of the topic that you want to investigate within the main framework. ! C- a statement of the main associations & relationships you seek to discover or establish. ! D- none of the above. 59- The objectives in descriptive studies would usually use the wording ! A- to nd out. ! B- to ascertain. ! C- to compare. ! D- to develop 60- In paid-service online digital libraries, it is usually the _______________ who pays for the subscription. ! A- reader. ! B- author. ! C- university or research institute. ! D- publisher. Keys:
41: C 42: D 43: A 44: B 45: C 46: D 47: C 48: A 49: D 50: A 51: B 52: C 53: A 54: C 55: D 56: A 57: C 58: C 59: A 60: C