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The Nature of Inquiry and Research VON CHRISTOPHER G. CHUA
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The Nature of Inquiry and Research
Our earnin! Goa"s# Afer his discussion, you are expeced o have he abiliy o… 1. describe characeristcs, characeristcs, srenghs, srenghs, and ea!nesses o" #uantatve research$ 2. di%erentae !inds o" o" variables according o scales o" &easure$ and '. conr conras as !inds o" #uantatve #uantatve research.
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Research is a syse&atc process o" collectng, analying, and inerpretng in"or&aton in order o increase i ncrease our undersanding o" a pheno&enon abou hich e are ineresed or concerned
(e)nin! Research
(Leedy & Ormrod, 2013).
works with a system or method
unbiased; all angles presented
Research is a syse&atc and obectve creaton o" !noledge. (Creswell, 2013) Present the answer
(e)nin! Research
a creative process
Collect data to answer to the question Pose a question
* Add o existng !noledge. , 3&prove practce. + 3n"or& policies / /olve proble&s, no e&ergencies.
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3n co&parison o #ualiatve research.
* single realiy vs. realiy vs. &ultple realites , esablishing relatonships and explaining cause o" correlaton vs. correlaton vs. undersanding siuatons in a partcipan)s perspectve
+ pre4esablished design vs. e&erging design
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vs. i&&ersed i&&ersed / deached researcher vs. researcher applicabiliy y 0 o generalie vs. o assess applicabili Fraenkel & Wallen, 2009
1uantiti2e Research
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A variable varies and has values. (he values o" variables under sudy are he research daa. Are these variables? color, color, chair, chair, shape of table, tweet, shirt style. How are these different? Quantitative and qualitative variables Discrete and continuous variables
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Classify the variables at the right based on their “likelihood” to the three others in the color-coded columns.
A variable varies and has values. (he values o" variables under sudy are he research daa. Are these variables? chair, chair, shape of table, tweet, shirt style. C"assifyin! Varia&"es accordin! to Sca"es of 4easure
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ORDINAL NOMINAL RATIO INTERVAL IDENTITY
MAGNITUDE
EQUAL INTERVALS
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1uantitati2e Research (esi!ns
/udying relatonships
?orrela tonal
6on4 experi&enal research *escribing characeristcs
*escrip tve
5xperi &enal
Danipulatng conditons and sudying e%ecs
1uantitati2e Research (esi!ns A cross-seconal survey collecs in"or&aton "ro& a sa&ple co&ing "ro& various groups ha has been dran "ro& a predeer&ined populaton.
*escriptve Research ome!me" called survey called survey research, research, #t a#m" to de"cr#be "y"tema!cally the $act" and character#"!c" o$ a %#en 'o'ula!on or area o$ #ntere"t, $actually and accurately
5xa&ples: ha are he sleeping habis o" /+/ sudens in *8/AEha "acors a%eced he /+/ rac! choice o" /+/ sudens-
5our 5our Turnyour chosen Consider
research interest or topic. Come up with a research question that falls under descriptive research. research.
1uantitati2e Research (esi!ns Explanatory research design deer&ines he exen o hich o variables 9or &ore co4 vary.
5our 5our Turnyour chosen Consider
research interest or topic. Come up with a research question that falls under correlational research.
?orrelatonal Research a#m" to de"cr#be and mea"ure the de%ree o$ a""oc#a!on between two or more ar#able" or "et" o$ "core".
Predicon research 5xa&ples: design *oes see!s earing o school ident"y variables uni"or& ha have ill any predic an ouco&e relatonship or crierion. ih sudens) abiliy o partcipae3s here a relatonship beeen phone brand and Faceboo! usage a&ong eens-
1uantitati2e Research (esi!ns
Independent variable
5xperi&enal Research aem't" to #nuence a 'ar!cular ar#able
Dependent variable
te"t" hy'othe"e" about cau"e*and*e+ect rela!on"h#'"
ypes (rue experi&ens 50: 50: R B1 x B2 B2 ?0: R B1 x B2 >uasi4experi&ens 50: B1 x B2 B2 ?0: ?0: B1 x B2
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(eter6ine the desi!n
!s a group" group" decide on a researchable researchable topic leading to a #uanta #uantave ve research suited to the level of $%$ students.
