how do we generate knowledge Flashcards
what is research
process of gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information contributions to new knowledge
what is a literature review
critical look at existing research that is significant to work you’re carrying out
-identifies prominent research trends, strengths, and weaknesses
purpose of literature review
-provide background info on topic
-establish importance of topic
-demonstrate familiarity with topic
-make space for further research and position yourself within conversation
modes of inquiry
observational and experimental
observational definition
gather data or info about the world as it is - tries to capture unintentional behaviour changes/relationships
experimental definition
gather data or info before and after applying an intervention and looks for changes
what is a quantitative study
produces numerical data or info that can be converted into numbers
-seeks explanation or causation
research question for quantitative study
conclusive and pertinent to larger populations
-what, where, when
characteristics of data for quantitative
-manipulated numerically
-precise
-objective
-measurable data that can be analyzed with statistical procedures
data collection for quantitative
assigning a quantity or frequency to a variable
-surveys/questionaires
-physiological measures
-performance measures
study design for quantitative
strictly controlled design - specify in advance what data will be measured and methods used to collect
what is a qualitative study
generates textual data and is focused on building understanding of a phenomena and meaning
research question for qualitative
exploratory (how why)
characteristics of data for qualitative
comprised of words behaviours and images that can enhance understanding of phenomena
data collection for qualitative
researcher is data collection instrument
-interviews
-observations
-open ended surveys
-articles (historical, media)
study design for qualitative
may evolve as project progresses which ensures flexibility required to provide thorough understanding of phenomena
