LESSON #1 Flashcards
The act of asking any question
Inquiry
A systematic inquiry
Research
An exhaustive inquiry
Research
What does research mean?
To repeatedly search for answers
Cerchier
To seek
Re
Repeat/again
3 Approaches in Research
- Quantitative
- Qualitative
- Mixed Method
3 Approaches in Mixed Method
- Convergent Parallel
- Exploratory Sequential
- Explanatory Sequential
Quali —> quanti
Exploratory Sequential
Quanti —> quali
Explanatory Sequential
True or False: QR is a subjective investigation.
False, objective
What does QR focus on?
Numbers/numerical analysis and their relationships with events
True or False: In terms of methodology, QR has faster data collection.
False, slower
True or False: In terms of methodology, QR has faster data analysis.
True
The 7 Characteristics of QR
- Objective
- Clearly defined research questions
- Structured research instruments
- Numerical Data
- Large sample sizes
- Replication
- Future Outcomes
True or False: In QR, we use inductive reasoning.
False, deductive
True or False: QR is replicable.
True
QR helps in quali because?
The results collected from QR can also strengthen the data obtained from quali, making it less subjective. This narrows down possible conclusions and directions to follow.
True or False: QR is cheap if conducted.
False, costly
True or False: QR relies on only a small number of respondents.
False, large sample
True or False: It is easy to gather information using structured research instruments in QR.
False, difficult
True or False: Contextual factors that explain variations and results in QR are usually ignored.
True
True or False: If QR process is not done correctly, yielded data will be inaccurate and incomplete.
True
This defines the next steps of your research
Research Design
An overall strategy to integrate components of the study in a coherent and logical way
Research Design
2 Kinds of QR
- Non-Experimental
- Experimental
What kind of QR has manipulation of variables?
Experimental
What kind of QR studies variables in their natural occurrence?
Non-Experimental
What kind of QR does not involve the manipulation of variables?
Non-Experimental
What kind of QR establishes causality?
Experimental
What kind of QR establishes the association or relationship between variables?
Non-Experimental
What kind of QR studies the cause and effect between variables?
Experimental
What kind of QR involves studying an intervention or treatment?
Experimental
Kinds of Non-Experimental QR
- Descriptive
- Ex-Post Facto / Causal Comparative
- Comparative
- Evaluative
- Methodological
Obtains a measure of scores
Descriptive Research Design
Serves as a starting point for hypothesis generation and theory development
Descriptive Research Design
Main objective is to observe, describe, and document aspects of a situation as it naturally occurs
Descriptive Research Design
2 Types of Descriptive Research Design
- Survey
- Correlational
What DRD is used to gather information from groups of people by selecting and studying samples?
Survey