What are the the 3 major approaches in research?
Quantitative
Qualitative
Mixed method approach
What is Qualitative APPROACH?
aims to provide description of characteristics, kind and quality of a subject, while interpreting and attempting to understand an event. By using narrative descriptions from in-depth interviews, the purpose of this approach is to share the perspective that was obtained from the subjects.
What are the advantages of QUALITATIVE APPROACH?
- It provides description about the real experience of the people in the situation being studied.
- The researcher can expound more on the responses of the participants and can also elaborate their answers. Through this, research can have a rich explanation.
What are the disadvantages of QUALITATIVE APPROACH?
- Few and chosen samples are used to participate in the study. Because of the small number of participants, the credibility of the data gathered may be reconsidered.
- Since it is dependent on the subjective view of the researcher, describing a situation leads to certain level of bias.
What is the Quantitative Approach?
tests hypothesis and makes predictions through measured amounts, and ultimately describes an event by using numerical figures. Statistical analysis is therefore applied to interpret the numbers obtained from the data.
Quantitative methods center on objective measurements and numerical analysis of data through questionnaires and generalizing the results across groups of people. The aim of quantitative research study is to classify features, count them, and construct statistical models to explain the observable phenomenon.
What are the advantages of QUANTITATIVE APPROACH?
- It uses the confirmatory scientific method because it tests hypothesis. By examining numbers taken from the data, a certain level of bias is removed.
- Because the variables under investigations are operationally defined, the generalizability of the findings is high.
What are the disadvantages of QUANTITATIVE APPROACH?
- The focus of the study is limited only to the object under investigation. Therefore, the interpretation of results will be based only on the findings derived from statistical data.
- Often, explanations and descriptions are narrow.
What is Mixed method approach?
involves collection and analysis of data using both quantitative and qualitative approaches to be able to address the disadvantages of the two and provide better understanding of data. Using quantitative method will strengthen the results obtained from qualitative data.
What are the advantages of MM APPROACH?
- This method can make the description easier because it has both subjective data.
- It is beneficial to both qualitative and quantitative data because its findings will increase the validity and reliability of the variables under investigation.
What are the disadvantages of MM APPROACH?
- Combining the two methods in a single study takes a lot of time for the study to be completed.
- Because it provides few guidelines in applying both methods, discrepancies in findings are difficult to resolve.
What are the quantitative Research Designs?
Descriptive Research Correlational Research Casual comparative research Experimental research Quasi-experimental research
What is Descriptive Research?
involves the collection of data to either test a hypothesis or describe the variables mentioned in the study. For example, if you want to describe the process of photosynthesis, you have to observe the occurrence of the event, write your observations, and integrate the data for description.
What is Correlational Research?
attempts to determine the level of relation between two or more quantifiable variables. To determine the strength of the relationship, researchers get the correlation coefficient and the p value.
What is Casual Comparative Research?
attempts to establish cause-effect relationship among the variables of the study. In this research, the independent variable usually involves a demographic (gender, age, race, etc.) in which the researcher has no control of. The researcher will test how the independent variable will cause a significant effect on the dependent variable. For example, “Low percentage of jobless people reduces poverty rate of the country.
What is experimental research?
is similar to causal-comparative research in that it also measures the effect of the independent variable (cause) to the dependent variable (effect). However, the researcher can control the independent variables in the study, wherein the participants are randomly assigned.
What is Quasi-experimental research?
designs are an alternative to determine the causes and effects between two variables that cannot be subjected to experimental control. This design is used on a naturally given phenomenon. Example is when you want to know the effect of a calamity on its victims.
What are the parts of the INTRODUCTION OF THE RESEARCH STUDY?
- 1 Nature and Background of the Study
- 2 Statement of the Problem
- 3 Purpose of the Study
- 4 Significance of the Study
- 5 Scope and Limitation
Define the Nature and background of the study
The following are the suggested information that you can include in the background of the study: • Definition • Causes and effects • Methodology • Historical background • Problem/issues • Comparison of ideas/methods used • Advantages and disadvantages
Define the statement of the problem
The statement of the problem or research question provides the direction of how the study will push through. It also identifies the variables that will be studied. This section of the introduction concentrates on the issue or problem that the research intends to investigate.
Define the purpose of the study
Upon stating the problem, among the most common formats of purpose is as follows: “This study will compare, contrast, investigate, describe, determine, examine, develop, clarify, test, or evaluate the issue being studied.”
Define the significance of the study
The significance of the study points out the advantages that will come from the results. It emphasizes the concerned population to which the findings will be favorable. Usually, the advantages that may come from your study should be detailed in this section.
Define the Scope and Limitation
This section of your study launches limits of the process in which your study will be conducted. Here, you will discuss the variables that you will examine and the method that you are going to use. You will mention the number of participants, the place where you will get your data, thee instruments to be used, and the time frame for completing your study. Determining the scope and limitation of your study will declare the feasibility if doing the investigation.
What are the smart objectives?
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound Objectives
