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Definition of quantitative and qualitative Research Development of quantitative research Development of qualitative research Differences between quantitative and qualitative in the process of research Design procedures within your approach Use of quantitative or qualitative approach
A type of educational research in which the researcher decides what to study, asks specific, narrow questions, collects numeric (numbered) data from participants, analyzes these numbers using statistics, and conducts the inquiry in an unbiased, objective manner.
Quantitative Research
A type of educational research in which the researcher relies on the views of participants, asks broad, general questions, collects data consisting largely of words (or text) from participants, describes and analyzes these words for themes, and conducts the inquiry in a subjective, biased manner.
Qualitative Research
Testing mental abilities (late 19th century) Measuring achievement (e.g. SAT) Predicting achievement from standardized measurements
Educational Surveys (late 19th century) Simple Experiments (early 20th century) Multiple groups and tests (by 1935) Longitudinal designs Books on research design (e.g. Kerlinger 1964)
consider the participants point of view describe participants view within a setting or context
Central Phenomenon rather than research question or hypothesis Methods such as interviews, observations and interviews Designs such as case studies, grounded theory and narrative
The qualitative researcher is not objective, politically neutral observer The qualitative researcher is an observer of the human condition The meaning of the research is plural, political and open The project is collaborative and participatory
Quantitative Characteristics
Descriptive/Explanatory
Major
Steps in the Research Process Identifying a Problem Reviewing the Literature Specifying a Purpose Collecting Data Analyze and Interpret Data Report and Evaluate
Qualitative Characteristics
and Broad Participants Experience General, emerging form Text or image data Small Number
Text Analysis Description
They both follow the steps in the process of research Format for reporting the research problem is the same Both have data collection steps
Steps in the Research Process Two Approaches Identifying a Problem Reviewing the Literature Specifying a Purpose Collecting Data
Quantitative Qualitative
Research Designs
Mixed Action
Ethnography Grounded
Theory Narrative
Educational Research 2e: Creswell
Intervention Research
Explaining whether an intervention influences an outcome for one group as opposed to another group Associating or relating variables in a predictable pattern for one group of individuals
Non-Intervention Research
Experimental Research
Correlational Research
Survey Research
Ethnographic Research
Narrative Research
Combining quantitative and qualitative data to best understand and explain a research problem.
Using quantitative and qualitative data for individuals to study problems that they face in their setting
Action Research
Educational Research 2e: Creswell
Match the approach to the problem Fit the approach to your audience Relate the approach to your experiences