Humanities Homework Help

Prompts for Reading Chapter 19 and Chapter 20

1. In Chapter 19, Thomas et al. (2019) point out numerous differences between
qualitative and quantitative research. If you were about to conduct a qualitative
study, what are the major differences between qualitative and quantitative research
that 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 use
observations as the data collection method. Describe the study topic and the setting
in which you would observe. Then, based on what you read in Chapter 19, identify
two specific ways that you would establish the trustworthiness of the observation data
you collect. (110-140 words)

3. Based on what you read in Chapter 19, how confident are you that you could
analyze qualitative data? What aspects of analyzing qualitative data would be
relatively easy for you and which aspects of analyzing qualitative data would be
relatively hard? (110-140 words)

4. Based on what you read in Chapter 20, think of a study you would want to conduct
or read about that would use mixed methods. Describe the topic and the specific
quantitative and qualitative data you would want to collect. Be sure to specify
whether you would use a sequential or parallel design and why. (110-140 words)

Prompts for Reading Elliott et al. (2021) and O’Reilly et al. (2018)

1. According to Elliott et al. (2021), the purpose of their study was to objective of
the study presented in this paper was to explore the perceived impact of COVID-19
on youth sport stakeholders including youth (ages 15–18), parents, coaches, and
sport administrators) across South Australia” (p. 3). First, in your own words,
summarize their study’s purpose in about 50 words. Second, describe 1-2 specific
ways in which you believe they accomplished the purpose of their study. Use details
from the method section in your answer. (110-140 words)

2. In their results section, Elliott et al. (2021) presented four major themes they
identified through their analysis. Pick two of the themes that stood out to you. For
each one, describe what the theme was and why it stood out to you. (110-140
words)

3. According to O’Reilly et al. (2018), the purpose of their study was “The aim was to
assess the system under a number of categories: (1) usability: the extent to which
the system can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with
effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction in a specified context of use; (2)
functionality: the ability of an interface or device to perform according to a
specifically defined set of parameters whereby the key functions of Formulift are to
accurately detect and count repetitions of the exercises understudy, determine if
each repetition was completed with “acceptable” or “aberrant” technique, and
provide the user with interpretable feedback on their completed exercise; (3) the
perceived impact of the system; and (4) the subjective quality of the system.” (p.
2). First, in your own words, summarize their study’s purpose in about 50 words.
Second, describe 1-2 specific ways in which you believe they accomplished the
purpose of their study. Use specific from the method section in your answer. (110-
140 words)

4. O’Reilly et al. (2018) presented both quantitative and qualitative results as part of
their mixed-methods study. Pick out one of the quantitative findings and one of the
qualitative findings that stood out to you. For each finding, describe what the result
was and why it stood out to you. (110-140 words)