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Prompts for Reading Chapter 19 and Chapter 20
1. In Chapter 19, Thomas et al. (2019) point out numerous differences betweenqualitative and quantitative research. If you were about to conduct a qualitativestudy, what are the major differences between qualitative and quantitative researchthat you would need to keep in mind? (110-140 words)
2. Think of a study you would want to conduct or read about that would useobservations as the data collection method. Describe the study topic and the settingin which you would observe. Then, based on what you read in Chapter 19, identifytwo specific ways that you would establish the trustworthiness of the observation datayou collect. (110-140 words)
3. Based on what you read in Chapter 19, how confident are you that you couldanalyze qualitative data? What aspects of analyzing qualitative data would berelatively easy for you and which aspects of analyzing qualitative data would berelatively hard? (110-140 words)
4. Based on what you read in Chapter 20, think of a study you would want to conductor read about that would use mixed methods. Describe the topic and the specificquantitative and qualitative data you would want to collect. Be sure to specifywhether you would use a sequential or parallel design and why. (110-140 words)
Prompts for Reading Elliott et al. (2021) and OReilly et al. (2018)
1. According to Elliott et al. (2021), the purpose of their study was to objective ofthe study presented in this paper was to explore the perceived impact of COVID-19on youth sport stakeholders including youth (ages 1518), parents, coaches, andsport administrators) across South Australia (p. 3). First, in your own words,summarize their studys purpose in about 50 words. Second, describe 1-2 specificways in which you believe they accomplished the purpose of their study. Use detailsfrom the method section in your answer. (110-140 words)
2. In their results section, Elliott et al. (2021) presented four major themes theyidentified through their analysis. Pick two of the themes that stood out to you. Foreach one, describe what the theme was and why it stood out to you. (110-140words)
3. According to OReilly et al. (2018), the purpose of their study was The aim was toassess the system under a number of categories: (1) usability: the extent to whichthe system can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals witheffectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction in a specified context of use; (2)functionality: the ability of an interface or device to perform according to aspecifically defined set of parameters whereby the key functions of Formulift are toaccurately detect and count repetitions of the exercises understudy, determine ifeach repetition was completed with acceptable or aberrant technique, andprovide the user with interpretable feedback on their completed exercise; (3) theperceived impact of the system; and (4) the subjective quality of the system. (p.2). First, in your own words, summarize their studys purpose in about 50 words.Second, describe 1-2 specific ways in which you believe they accomplished thepurpose of their study. Use specific from the method section in your answer. (110-140 words)
4. OReilly et al. (2018) presented both quantitative and qualitative results as part oftheir mixed-methods study. Pick out one of the quantitative findings and one of thequalitative findings that stood out to you. For each finding, describe what the resultwas and why it stood out to you. (110-140 words)
