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Research Methodology Dungeons and Dragon
hadijahjaffri
Created on April 11, 2021
This is an interactive game which can be used as a formative assessment or activity in or outside a class. Students can do it at this own pace and like any game, it is rewarding if students are able to finish all tasks (questions).
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Do you have what it takes .....
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Research
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© 2021 Prepared by Dr Hadijah Jaffri
Doing a research demands a researcher to posses research knowledge and skills. Research knowledge relates to anything related to how to conduct a research, knowing the philosophy underlying a research methodology and such. Research skills are related to whatever skills needed for a researcher to have to conduct a research without undermining ethical aspects.
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Thank goodness we have finally finished all the topics related to research methodology. Now, are you ready to start your journey as a researcher?
Now, you need to decide. Only a person like you can do a research that !
No thank you, I’ll pass
Of course!
Ouch! I thought you were cool ... What will become of us!
Hehehe, I was kidding. Ahem, of course I’ll help you
I knew you would not fail me! Thanks a lot! Here is the sword. Now gather the Elemental Gems to complete it and defeat your biggest enemy i.e. fear towards conducting research on your own.
LEVEL 1 - EARTH GEM
EARTH GEM
Watch out, a wandering skeleton is in your way! Get the earth gem by passing a quiz about research methodology
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Where do you think you’re going, a lonely explorer (aka researcher)?! You won’t be worthy of the Earth Gem until you get all my questions correct. Do you dare to try?
What is the approriate research to investigate a trend on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic?
Longitudinal survey research
Correlational research design
Longitudinal survey research is appropriate to investigate trends
What is the most suitable sampling design to be used when it is difficult to get a sample if the study involves socially sensitive issue like LGBTQ+ among students?
Snowball sampling
Simple random sampling
Snowball sampling is based on referrals. It relies on existing participants to recruit new participants from their networks.
Does it necessary to validate research instrument or research procedure before you conduct a research?
No
Yes
Validation is not only on research instrument but also research procedure for both quantitative and qualitative research. Ethics approval is one way to validate research procedure.
As a postgraduate student, what is one practical element that you need to consider in choosing your research issue?
Timeframe of postgraduate programme
Locality of samples
Considering timeframe of a programme is crucial for ensuring timely completion and avoiding unnecessary delays in your study.
Is it compulsory for a researcher to do a literature search?
No
Yes
It helps researchers to spot what is missing, underexplored, or debated in previous studies.
Congratulations!! Here is your reward, you have earned it.
Hahahaha, what do you say? ...
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LEVEL 2 - AIR GEM
AIR GEM
Choose the correct image to get out of the room alive and get the next gem
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A sample is a subset of a population
A sample is a subset of a population selected for study to represent the characteristics of the larger group. Instead of studying the entire population (which is often impractical), researchers analyze a sample to make inferences about the whole population.
The best design to use in education to study cause-and-effect relationships is survey research
Survey research cannot establish causation due to its non-experimental nature. The most suitable research designs for cause-and-effect studies are experimental and quasi-experimental designs, because they allow researchers to manipulate variables and control for confounding factors.
Experimental design is the best design to describe and measure the degree of association between two or more variables
Experimental design focuses on causation, not just association. It involves manipulating an independent variable and observing its effect on a dependent variable, rather than simply measuring the relationship between two or more variables.
Cross-sectional survey design is the best for investigating changes of the same population over time.
Cross-sectional survey design is not the best for investigating changes in the same population over time. Instead, longitudinal research designs are more suitable for studying changes over time.
Hypothesis is a narrowed statement of a qualitative research problem
A hypothesis is a narrowed statement of a quantitative research problem because it takes a broad research issue and translates it into a specific, testable prediction.
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LEVEL 3 - WATER GEM
WATER GEM
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Search for a word related to PROCESS OF RESEARCH
Identiying a research problem
identifying a research scope
Identifying a research content
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Collecting data
Collecting instruments
Collecting respondents
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Evaluating own research
Reporting and evaluating research
Reporting to schools
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Reviewing textbooks
Reviewing magazine articles
Reviewing the literaure
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LEVEL 4 - FIRE GEM
FIRE GEM
Search among the tiles to find the correct answer
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90
A ________ confidence interval with a 5 percent margin of error means that your statistic will be within 5 percentage points of the real population value 95% of the time
95
99
90
A 95% confidence level means that if we repeated the study many times, 95% of the confidence intervals calculated from those samples would contain the true population value.
In The Mind of a Mnemonist (1968), Alexander Luria studied __________ with a seemingly unlimited memory, sometimes referred to in contemporary literature as "flashbulb" memory, in part due to fivefold synesthesia
2 individuals
many individuals
1 individual
In his book "The Mind of a Mnemonist", Alexander Luria studied one individual, a man known as S. (Solomon Shereshevsky).
8%
4%
What is the commonly acceptable margin of error?
Between 0 - 10%
Between 4 - 8%
Between 1 - 15%
📌 Smaller Margin of Error (1% to 3%) → Requires a larger sample size, more extensive. 📌 Larger Margin of Error (5% to 10%) → Acceptable for broad trends, requires a smaller sample size.
10
85
What is the most commonly use confidence interval?
95%
85%
90%
The most commonly used confidence interval (CI) is 95%. Widely Accepted in Research – Used in social sciences, medicine, business, and public health. 99% CI → Used for high-precision research, such as clinical trials or when minimizing Type I errors (false positives) is crucial.
15
80
The probability of observing a value outside of this area is less than 0.05 relates to ________ of confidence interval
99%
95%
90%
The probability of observing a value outside of this area is less than 0.05 relates to the 95% significance level (α) of the confidence interval.
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FINAL LEVEL - DRAGON
Defeat your negative feeling!
Are you willing to defeat your biggest enemy yet?
THE END
You defeated your own biggest enemy, and you are trying your best to survive in this journey. And if you finish your research, a new chapter of your life will begin!
© 2021 A game by Dr Hadijah Jaffri
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