Scientific Investigation Methodologies

Question 1

Case Study

Answer 1

an investigation of a particular activity, behaviour, event or problem that conatains a real or hypothetical situation

Question 2

Classicatiuon and Identification

Answer 2

Classification is arrangement if a phenomena, ohject or events into a manageable sets

Idenfication is a process of recognition of a phenomena belonging to a particular set

Question 3

Correlational Study

Answer 3

Correlational Study observation and recordingof events and behaviours that have not been manipultaed or controlled to understand the relationshiop that exsist between them

Question 3

Controlled experiment

Answer 3

investigation between one or more indeoendent and dependent varible, controlling all other varibles

Question 3

Field Work

Answer 3

oabserving and interating with selected environment netwond classroom

E.g focus groups, questionnarie

Question 4

Literature Review

Answer 4

involves analysis of secondariy data related to other people’s information and or viewpoints in order to answer a question explain observed events

Question 4

Modellng

Answer 4

involves manipulation of either a physical model suc as a small pr large scale representation of an object or conceotual model that represents a syste that help people know, understand and stimulate the system

Question 5

Product, Process, or System development

Answer 5

eveluation of an artefact, process or system to meet human needs