Practical exercises
1
Choose a journal article that employs quantitative research methods and address
the following questions:
a What type of measurement is employed in this
article?
b Does the research design employ any
scales?
c Could any other types of measurement or
other scales have been employed in this study?
d Have any reliability tests been employed? If
yes, which tests?
e Has the researcher discussed issues of
objectivity, representativeness and generalisability?
2
Choose a journal article that employs a qualitative research design and address
the following points.
a Has
the author addressed issues of objectivity? If so, in what way?
b Has
any form of measurement been employed?
c Have
any measures of validity and reliability been employed?
d What kind of measures would you have
employed if the study were conducted within a quantitative context?