practical research mod 1

Question 1

two main classifications of research methods

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quantitative and qualitative

Question 2

a research proposal sections

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introduction (a. background of the study. b. statement of the problem. c. significance of the study. d. scope and limitations of the study.) review of related literature. methodology. literature cited

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simply concerned with numbers and relations with events (through the use of computational techniques)

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quantitative research

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three steps to do the quantitative research

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observing and explaining occurrences, collection of information, analyzing the information

Question 5

4 w’s

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who, what, where, and why

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kinds of quantitative research

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descriptive research, correlational research, evaluation research, survey research, casual-comparative research, experimental research

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main purpose is to observe, describe and document aspects of a situation. concerned with describing

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descriptive research

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systematic investigation of the nature relationships. concerned with the extent of relationships

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correlational research

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aims to assess the effects, impacts or outcomes of practices. seeks to assess or judge in some way. conducted to elicit useful feedback

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evaluation research

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most important basic distinction in evaluation types

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formative and summative evaluation

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strengthen or improve the object being evaluated. examining the delivery of the program or technology

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formative evaluation

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examine the effects or outcomes of some object they summarize it by describing what happens

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summative evaluation

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used to gather information from groups of people. may be done through face to face

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survey research

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also known as ex post facto. derives conclusion from observations . discusses why and how the phenomenon occurs (study of differences)

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casual-comparative research

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after the fact

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ex post facto

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ex post facto

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after the fact

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utilizes scientific method to test cause and effect relationships. independent variables is manipulated to determine the effects

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experimental research

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measurable characteristics that changes in value and comes from the word _

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variables. vary

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types of variables

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continuous variables, discrete variables, independent variables, and dependent variables

Question 20

continuous variables can be categorized as either _

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interval variables or ratio variables

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variables that can take infinite number on the value that can occur within a population.values can be divided into fraction

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continuous variables

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continuous variables example

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age, height, temperature

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a measurement where the difference between two values does have meaning

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interval variables

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possess the properties of interval variable and has a clear definition of zero

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ratio variables

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known as categorical or classificatory variables. has a limited number of distinct values

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discrete variables

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discrete variables can be categorized

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nominal variable and ordinal variables

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variable with no quantitative data. has two or more categories but does not imply ordering of cases

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nominal variable

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it is known as _ if there are two categories just like sex

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dichotomous

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variable that has two or more categories that can be ranked

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ordinal variable

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is the condition that you change in an experiment. the variable you control. its value does not depend on and is not affected by the state of any other variable in the experiment ( cause)

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independent variable

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a variable that is purposely held constant so that it cant affect the outcome

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control variable

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is the condition that you measure in an experiment(effect)

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dependent variable

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sometimes the dependent variable is called the _

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responding variable