RD1 (1st Grading) Flashcards
APA
American Psychological Association
Preference for statistical summary of results
Quantitative
Researches that use qualitative techniques are classified
qualitative research
are norms or conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behavior
Ethics
Preference for narrative descriptions
Qualitative
Commonly used within the liberal arts and humanities disciplines
MLA
MLA
Modern Language Association
Unwillingness to tamper with naturally occurring phenomena
Qualitative
Characteristics of Good Research
Research is empirical
Research is analytical
Research is systematic
Research is cyclical
Research is original
Objective
Quantitative
Researcher becomes immersed
Ethnography
Preference for narrative/literarydescriptions of the procedure
Qualitative
Preference for preciselydescribing procedure
Quantitative
collect data in the form of words or statements
Qualitative techniques
Research questions answer how manyor strength of relationship or difference
Quantitative
aims to interpret meanings, descriptions, and symbols.
Qualitative research
give the details of the research. These are generated from the general problem.
Specific Problems
Develops Theory
Qualitative
Preference for random sampling for obtaining meaningful samples
Quantitative
It follows the author-date system of citation
APA
Preference for narrativesummary of results
Qualitative
Research Process
Define your topic
*Write your problem statement.
*Make an outline.
*Develop a research strategy.
*Evaluate your sources.
*Write and revise your paper.
*Document your sources
Reasoningis dialectic and inductive
Qualitative
provides the overall picture and direction of the research. This is usually stated in bulleted form.
General Problem
Measurable
Quantitative
Importance of Research
Gather Relevant Information
Improve the Quality of Life
Understand History
Personal and Professional Development
Participants
Qualitative
Researcher is separate
Quantitative
Preferencefor expert informant samples
Qualitative
Research questions answer what and why
Qualitative
QuantitativeReasoningis logistic and deductive
Quantitative
Reports rich narrative, individual, interpretation, Basic element of analysis is words/ideas
Qualitative
Context Free
Quantitative
Particular phenomenon
Phenomenology
Describes meaning, discovery
Qualitative
Narrate the life
Narrative Research
Context Dependent
Qualitative
collect data in the form of numbers
Quantitative techniques
Steps in Qualitative Research
1.Identification of the phenomenon to be studied. 2.Identification of the participants in the study.
3.Generation of hypothesis
4.Data Collection
5.Data Analysis
6.Interpretations and Conclusions
a process of studying what has already been written on a particular topic.
Literature review
This style uses the author’s last name and the page number
MLA
Researcher is part of the process
Qualitative
Research questions are usually geared toward measuring hypothesis using statistical tools
Quantitative Research
Generate a theory
Grounded theory
Subjective
Qualitative
Literature review may be done as the study progresses
Qualitative
Interpretative
Qualitative
sums up all the variables you want to study in your research. It is called as a “working title” because it can be revised or modified as the study progresses.
Research Title
Subjects
Quantitative
Willingness to manipulate aspects,situations, or conditions in studying complex phenomena
Quantitative
Literature review is usually done before the study
Quantitative
Reportsstatistical analysisBasic element of analysis is numbers
Quantitative
Data reduced tonumerical scores
Quantitative
TestsTheory
Quantitative
Researches that use quantitative techniques are classified
as quantitative research
Establishes relationships and causation
Quantitative
How long should a title be?
12-15