Department of Education

Region III-Central Luzon

Schools Division of Pampanga
Ambrocio S. Simpao Educational and Trade (ASSET) Center of Learning
San Agustin, Santa Rita, Pampanga
email: assetlearning@yahoo.com/assetlearning@gmail.com
MIDTERM IN INQUIRY, INVESTIGATION & IMMERSION (I.I.I.)
S.Y. 2019-2020
Multiple Choice: Read the questions carefully. Encircle the letter of your answer.
1. Peer-reviewed or abstracted refereed journals containing research results of social scientists and other
researchers (e.g. Malay, Asian Studies, Philippine Studies, American Sociological Review, Philippine Social
Science Review). Scholarly journals that can be accessed online (e.g., JSTOR and EBSCO HOST), e-journals
or Internet only scholarly journals that publishes online peer-reviewed researches (e.g., Philippine e-journals),
and article or book reviews that contain literature review essays that provide journal article or book
commentary and evaluations.
A. Content Analysis
B. Citing Resources
C. Statistical Analysis
D. Scholarly Journals
2. The last part of the research design, in quantitative research, the researcher gets a representative sample or
a small collection of units or cases from a larger population to study the smaller group and infer generalizations
about the larger group. In qualitative research, the purpose is to collect cases, events or actions that will clarify
and deepen his or her understanding of society in a particular context.
A. Citing Resources
B. APA Guide
C. Sampling Design
D. Field Research
3. Conducted to provide picture of the concepts or ideas about a topic or problem. The researcher describes
the nature of variables used in the study.
A. Explanatory Research
B. Conceptual Framework
C. Descriptive Research
D. Exploratory Research
4. The application of a theory or theories in explaining the existence of a phenomenon and the interrelationship
of various factors which led to the existence of the phenomenon. Using this framework, the researcher borrows
the concepts, theories, and ideas proposed by different social scientists, theorists, and philosophers.
A. Sampling Design
B. Theoretical Framework
C. Statistical Analysis
D. Field Research
5. It is an issue that leads to the need for a study. It is the central idea of the study. It also serves as the main
reason why research is being undertaken.
A. Research Problem
B. Field Research
C. Conceptual Framework
D. Explanatory Research
6. It can be a person, a group of people, an organization, a document, a message, or an action that can be
measured.
A. Policy Reports and Conference Papers
B. Population
C. Recommendations
D. Experimental Research
7. Published by the national government, local government units, government agencies, and international
agencies.
A. Government Documents
B. Oral Presentation
C. Frequency Distribution
D. Recommendations
8. Used in qualitative research, the researcher gradually chooses the cases based on their specific content.
A. Data Analysis and Interpretation
B. Historical-Archival Research
C. Nonprobability or Nonrandom sampling
D. Conceptual or Theoretical Frameworks
9. Written by graduate students some are published while others are unpublished and can be accessed in the
university libraries.
A. Review of Related Literature
B. Dissertation and Thesis
C. Descriptive Research
 D. Frequency Distribution
10. Used to describe the relationship between parts of a group or object or sequence of operations in a
process.
A. Charts
B. Graphs
C. Research
D. Photograph
11. A verifiable proposition or a tentative statement that clearly explains the relationship between two variables
about how the social world operates. It has two main elements. First, it must state the relationship between two
variables. Second, it must express a causal or cause-effect relation between two or more variables.
A. Conclusions
B. Hypothesis
C. APA Guide
D. Appendices
12. The researcher does something to one group and none to another group, and then examines the
differences between the outcomes. This form of research methodology is usually employed in the natural
sciences and related fields like agriculture, engineering, and medicine; and in the social sciences like
psychology, education, journalism, marketing, nursing, political science, social work, and sociology.
A. Case Studies
B. Population
C. Experimental Research
D. Policy Reports and Conference Papers
13. Utilized to show relationships in a set of data.
A. Charts
B. Drawings
C. Graphs
D. Bibliography
14. Uses concepts from theories. The researcher finds a variable in the study that corresponds to the concept
as it was used in the theory from which it was taken.
A. Descriptive Research
B. Conceptual Framework
C. Statistical Analysis
D. Basic Research
15. The executive summary of research, a short summary or synopsis of the content of the research paper. It
provides the reader with a quick preview or survey of the contents of the research paper.
A. APA Guide
B. Basic Research
C. Abstract
D. Research
16. Newspapers, popular social science magazines, professional publications (e.g. National Geographic and
Psychology Today), Internet news summaries, opinion magazines, editiorials, and mass market publications
(e.g., Time, Newsweek, The Economist).
A. Periodicals
B. Conclusions
C. Data Coding
D. Statistical Analysis
17. This is done by computing the percentage frequency distribution of the variable with the total number of
respondents.
A. Frequency Distribution
B. Research Problem
C. Statistical Analysis
D. Government Documents
18. This is used to examine numerical data, which they manipulate and summarize to produce a meaningful
analysis particularly in quantitative research. It can be single variable (univariate), two variables (bivariate), or
three or more variables (multivariate).
A. Explanatory Research
B. Descriptive Research
C. Historical-Archival Research
D. Statistical Analysis
19. Abstractions of the summary of findings into what are most important in relation to the objectives of the
study. They help readers understand the significance of the study. This synthesizes the main points of the
research and answers the research questions.
A. Conclusions
B. Data Coding
C. Recommendations
D. Appendices
20. Published by government and private research institutes and policy centers. Professional organizations
that hold annual conferences have scholarly papers presented in them.
 A. Nonprobability or Nonrandom sampling
B. Population
C. Policy Reports and Conference Papers
D. Government Documents
21. Giving clear definitions so that readers may understand and avoid misinterpretation.
A. Descriptive Research
B. Definition of Terms
C. Frequency Distribution
D. Government Documents
22. Used to augment the text.
A. Photograph
B. Charts
C. Graphs
D. Bibliography
23. Researcher reorganizes the data into a format that can easily be processed by computers (e.g., SPSS
Program, Nvivo). They develop rules to assign numbers to variable attributes.
A. Data Coding
B. Abstract
C. Conclusions
D. Case Studies
24. This refers to reconstruction and recreation of the past through the use of primary and secondary sources.
A. Dissertation and Thesis
B. Frequency Distribution
C. Historical-Archival Research
D. Statistical Analysis
25. The American Psychological Association (APA) style uses the in-text citation. This contains the surname of
the author, the publication year of the source, and the specific pages where the information can be found. It is
written at the end of the sentence. Example: According to a study, 60% of the people in the community smoke
(Sean, 2014, p.60). Example 2: According to Sean (2014), 60% of the people in the community smoke.
A. Case Studies
B. Abstract
C. APA Guide
D. Data Coding
26. Original research results or a compilation of research articles published by university presses such as
University of the Philippines Press, Ateneo de Manila University Press, De La Salle University Publishing
House, and University of Santo Tomas Publishing House).
A. Periodicals
B. Conclusions
C. Appendices
D. Books
27. Aims to explain the reasons and causes of a problem or issue. It explains the causes, reasons, and
sources of different social behavior, beliefs, situations, and events.
A. Exploratory Research
B. Descriptive Research
C. Conceptual Framework
D. Explanatory Research
28. A systematic inquiry conducted to understand a phenomenon which involves accurate gathering and
recording, critical analyses, and interpretation of facts about the phenomenon for theoretical or practical ends.
A. Abstract
B. Research Problem
C. Research
D. Basic Research
29. Images that can be shown from several views. They must be illustrated by a professional artist.
A. Graphs
B. Charts
C. Drawings
D. Data Coding
30. Contain various information in relation to the research, though it may not be necessary to include them in
the main body of the research. They can be survey questions, interview guides, transcriptions of interviews,
and photos. They can also contain data results that are not included in the main results in the body.
A. APA Guide
B. Conclusions
C. Appendices
D. Periodicals
31. Contains all the published references used in the research study.
A. Graphs
B. Basic Research
C. Oral Presentation
 D. Bibliography
32. Focuses on addressing a specific concern or usually offers a solution to a social problem. It is a small-scale
study that introduces practical results that can be used in the short term. Usually done by practitioners in the
business sector, government, health care sector, social service organizations, political organizations, and
educational institutions.
A. Field Research
B. Survey Research
C. Applied Research
D. Sampling Design
33. Conducted to know more about the problem.
A. Exploratory Research
B. Government Documents
C. Descriptive Research
D. Definition of Terms
34. A written summary of published research studies and relevant works about a particular subject matter that
is related to the researcher's main topic.
A. Descriptive Research
B. Historical-Archival Research
C. Dissertation and Thesis
D. Review of Related Literature
35. A quantitative research that provides numerical description of trends, attitudes, or opinions of a population
by studying a sample population. This strategy requires the use of questionnaires or structured interviews for
collecting data, and it can be employed in both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Respondents are
usually asked about their behavior (e.g., voting behavior, consumption behavior), attitudes, beliefs, and
opinions on a particular issue or problem, characteristics (e.g., civil status, religion, and political affiliation),
expectations, self-classification, and knowledge. They are asked with the same set of questions. Researchers
adopt the deductive approach -- they start with a theoretical or an applied research question and ends with the
use of empirical data for analysis and interpretation.
A. Citing Resources
B. Survey Research
C. Basic Research
D. Applied Research
36. A technique for gathering and analyzing the content of a text. Text refers to anything written, or in visual or
oral form that serves as a medium of communication. It includes books, newspapers, magazines,
advertisements, speeches, official documents, films, musical lyrics, photographs, symbols, artworks, etc. The
content of a text refers to the words, meanings, pictures, symbols, ideas, and messages that are
communicated by the text.
A. Recommendations
B. Sampling Design
C. Content Analysis
D. Conclusions
37. The data collected are processed to determine for possible patterns and trends, discover similarities and
differences, and find out possible relationships that exist in the data. The results will be able to address the
research problem.
A. Scope and Limitations of the Study
B. Data Analysis and Interpretation
C. Conceptual or Theoretical Frameworks
D. Statistical Analysis
38. Focuses on the advancement and production of new knowledge. This form of research is used by
academicians and scientists, and the primary consumers.
1. Applied Research
2. Basic Research
3. Field Research
4. Case Studies
39. These are perspectives, points of views, models, or frames of references usually made up of assumptions,
theories, and concepts that are used by the researcher in the organization of observation, reasoning, analysis,
and interpretation of research data.
A. Data Analysis and Interpretation
B. Conceptual Framework
C. Historical-Archival Research
D. Conceptual or Theoretical Frameworks
40. Intellectual honesty should be practiced at all times in research writing. Plagiarism can be avoided by
identifying the sources of every text that is directly quoted, paraphrased, and summarized in the paper.
A. Basic Research
B. Citing Resources
C. Applied Research
D. Sampling Design
41. Time allotted to communicate and share the results of your research to the public.
 A. Statistical Analysis
B. Field Research
C. Definition of Terms
D. Oral Presentation
42. Contains all the published references used in the research study; a list of all of the sources you have used
(whether referenced or not) in the process of researching your work. In general, it should include: the authors'
names, the titles of the works, the names and locations of the companies that published your copies of the
sources.
A. Bibliography
B. Applied Research
C. Field Research
D. Appendices
43. It is also called ethnography or participant-observation research, a qualitative research method wherein
the researcher directly interacts and observes in a small-scale social setting in the present time and in the
researcher's own culture. Data is collected through participant observation and interviews.
A. Survey Research
B. Basic Research
C. Field Research
D. Applied Research
44. Explains its relevance and contribution to the field. It must be explained as clearly as possible so that
readers will understand the necessity to pursue the research. It must explicitly state the contribution of the
study to the body of knowledge about the subject matter i.e., the study adds new knowledge to the existing
scholarly literature on the topic, fills up the gaps in the existing knowledge, and confirms or contradicts a
theory, a concept, or methodology. Also, it can help address or solve an existing social or political problem and
that different sectors of the society will benefit from the study. The sector must be identified that will gain much
from the study and explain what each sector will gain from the research.
A. Scholarly Journals
B. Statistical Analysis
C. Survey Research
D. Significance of the Study
45. The researcher conducts an up-close or in-depth study of an individual, an organization, a behavioral
condition, an event, or a contemporary phenomenon in its social context.
A. Basic Research
B. Case Studies
C. Abstract
D. Citing Resources
46. Suggestions for future studies based on the experiences and major findings of the researcher.
A. Basic Research
B. Recommendations
C. Frequency Distribution
D. Research Problem
47. It define the extent and focus of the research. It refers to the specific topics or coverage of the research.
The geographic location should be clearly explained, the unit of analysis, or the people or population to be
studied, the time period of the research, and the questions that will be answered by the study. On the other
hand, the topics that will not be looked into the study will also serve as a clear guide of the limits and conditions
of the research.
A. Scope and Limitations of the Study
B. Sampling Design
C. Scholarly Journals
D. Nonprobability or Nonrandom sampling
48. The students of ASSET Center of learning prepared a survey in their study “The Cause and Effect of ash
fall in Taal Volcano of Cavite and Batangas residence.
A. Quasi theory
B. Correlational study
C. Case study
D. Phenomenological study
49. Your research questions is “What is the effect of television viewing on Philippines? What is the PROBABLE
reason that this question would need some revision?
A. The question does not lend itself to research easily.
B. The question does not center on specific concerns or issues.
C. The question is too narrowly focused.
D. The questions is too broadly focused.
50. How do survey differ from a true experiment?
A. Survey take longer to collect data than in a true experiment
B. Survey use weaker statistics than those in a true experiment.
C. Survey rely on interviews, while true experiments never use this method.
D. Survey findings do not require statistical analysis, while true experiments do.