MODULE 1: Importance and Impact of Research Flashcards
SYSTEMATIC investigation that requires data to be collected, analyzed and interpreted
- research
must follow the SCIENTIFIC METHOD—standardized set of techniques for building SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
- research
process of OBJECTIVELY establishing facts through TESTING and EXPERIMENTATION
- scientific method
what are the methods of reasoning (2)?
- Inductive & Deductive reasoning
methods of REASONING used when CONDUCTING scientific research
- Inductive & Deductive reasoning
aims to INFER theoretical concepts and patterns from OBSERVED data
- inductive reasoning
also known as Theory Building Research
- inductive reasoning
aims to TEST concepts and patterns known from theory using NEW EMPIRICAL data
- deductive reasoning
also known as Theory Testing Research
- deductive reasoning
the inductive approach begins with a?
- set of empirical observations, seeking patterns in those observations and then theorizing about it
the deductive approach begins with a?
- theory, developing hypothesis from that theory, and then collecting and analyzing data to test those hypotheses.
DIRECTLY RELATED to inductive and deductive reasoning
- Qualitative and Quantitative Research
what is often referred to as INDUCTIVE research?
- qualitative research
aims to understand or MAKE SENSE of the world based on the EXPERIENCES and PERCEPTIONS of individuals
- qualitative research
what is often referred to as DEDUCTIVE research?
- quantitative research
aims to understand the world by GENERALIZABILITY using CONTROLLED, VALUE-NEUTRAL processes
- quantitative research