It presents research findings referring to the number or frequency of something in numerical forms

Explanation:

A quantitative research focuses on the "quantity" rather than "quality" of a research. It involves statistics wherein surveys and number of questionaires are included. A yes-no question surveys might go to this category.

What are the main types of qualitative approaches to research?

While there are many different investigations that can be done, a study with a qualitative approach generally can be described with the characteristics of one of the following three types:

Historical research describes past events, problems, issues and facts.  Data are gathered from written or oral descriptions of past events, artifacts, etc.  It describes “what was” in an attempt to recreate the past.  It is different from a report in that it involves interpretation of events and its influence on the present.  It answers the question: “What was the situation?” 

Examples of Historical Research:

  • A study of the factors leading to the historical development and growth of cooperative learning
  • A study of the effects of the historical decisions of the United States Supreme Court on American prisons
  • A study of the evolution of print journalism in the United States through a study of collections of newspapers
  • A study of the historical trends in public laws by looking recorded at a local courthouse

Ethnographic research develops in-depth analytical descriptions of current systems, processes, and phenomena and/or understandings of the shared beliefs and practices of a particular group or culture.  This type of design collects extensive narrative data (non-numerical data) based on many variables over an extended period of time in a natural setting within a specific context. The background, development, current conditions, and environmental interaction of one or more individuals, groups, communities, businesses or institutions is observed, recorded, and analyzed for patterns in relation to internal and external influences.  It is a complete description of present phenomena.

One specific form of ethnographic research is called a case study.  It is a detailed examination of a single group, individual, situation, or site. 

A meta-analysis is another specific form.  It is a statistical method which accumulates experimental and correlational results across independent studies.  It is an analysis of analyses.

Examples of Ethnographic Research:

  • A case study of parental involvement at a specific magnet school
  • A multi-case study of children of drug addicts who excel despite early childhoods in poor environments
  • The study of the nature of problems teachers encounter when they begin to use a constructivist approach to instruction after having taught using a very traditional approach for ten years
  • A psychological case study with extensive notes based on observations of and interviews with immigrant workers
  • A study of primate behavior in the wild measuring the amount of time an animal engaged in a specific behavior

Narrative research focuses on studying a single person and gathering data through the collection of stories that are used to construct a narrative about the individual’s experience and the meanings he/she attributes to them.

Examples of Narrative Research:

  • A study of the experiences of an autistic student who has moved from a self-contained program to an inclusion setting
  • A study of the experiences of a high school track star who has been moved on to a championship-winning university track team

NATURE OFRESEARCHMEANING OF RESEARCHCHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCHPURPOSES OF RESEARCHTYPES OF RESEARCHAPPROACHES TO RESEARCHPrepared by: Justin Q. LisingReference: Practical Research 1By: Esther L. Baraceros

ObjectivesAfter this lesson, you should be able to:Widen your vocabulary through contextual clues;Examine things appealing to senses to hone your investigative thinking;Discuss the characteristics of research;Classify research based on a set of criteria;Differentiate the various types of research; andDescribe completed or published research studies based on concepts learned about research.

Activity 1Directions: INDIVIDUAL WORK. Relying on your stock knowledge, write on the lines provided themeaning of the following words used in the selection that you will read later. Be guided by someclues in the given sentences.1.Absolute____________________________________________________________________Man has no absolutepower on something; God Has.2.Abstract_____________________________________________________________________A stone is concrete; intelligence is abstract.3.Portrayal____________________________________________________________________Give a clearer portrayalof what is in your mind by drawing it on that paper.

Activity 1 cont…4.Perspective__________________________________________________________________Change your sitting position to have a better perspectiveabout the whole thing.5.Hone_______________________________________________________________________Honeyour reading skills by spending more time in reading books.6.Superb______________________________________________________________________For the actor’s superbperformance, he won an award.7.Trigger______________________________________________________________________Say a line on love to triggeroff a conversation between those two people.

Activity 2Directions: PICTURE ANALYSIS. Examine this different scenic places. Which of this places interestyou most? Why? Would you like to know more about them? How do you think will you be moreknowledgeable about your favorite or most loved places?

Meaning of ResearchWhat is Research?A number of books on research define this term in many ways, but such varied definitions boildown to the primary meaning of this word, which is:Researchis a process of executing various mental acts for discovering and examining facts andinformation to prove the accuracy or truthfulness of your claims or conclusions about the topic ofyour research.Researchrequires you to inquire or investigate about your chosen research topic by askingquestions that will make you engage yourself in top-level thinking strategies of interpreting,analyzing, synthesizing, criticizing, appreciating, or creating to enable you discover truths aboutthe many things you tend to wonder about the topic of your research work.(Litchman 2013)

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What research provides data that can be expressed numerically?

Quantitative data are used when a researcher is trying to quantify a problem, or address the "what" or "how many" aspects of a research question. It is data that can either be counted or compared on a numeric scale.

What type of research to be used if the purpose of the research is to find out how reasonable or possible it is to conduct a research study on a certain topic?

Exploratory Research – an exploratory research's purpose is to find out how reasonable or possible it is to conduct a research study on a certain topic.

What research is usually based on numerical measurements?

Quantitative research focuses on gathering numerical data and generalizing it across groups of people or to explain a particular phenomenon.

What kind of research requires non numerical data which means that the research uses words rather than numbers to express the results of the study?

Qualitative research is any which does not involve numbers or numerical data. It often involves words or language, but may also use pictures or photographs and observations.