💢 Educational Research Methods
1⃣ quantitative research ➡️ research that gathers numeric data through controlled procedures and analyses to answer predetermined questions or test hypotheses.
2⃣ qualitative research ➡️ a generic term for a variety of research approaches that generally gather nonnumeric data to study phenomena, without predetermined hypotheses.
3⃣ mixed methods research ➡️ combining quantitative and qualitative research in different ways with each approach adding something to the understanding of the phenomenon.
Quantitative :
✔️purpose : to study relationships; cause and effect
✔️design : developed prior to study
✔️approach : deductive; tests theory
✔️ tools : uses preselected instruments
✔️sample : uses large samples
✔️analysis : statistical analysis of numeric data
Qualitative :
✔️purpose : to examine a phenomenon as it is, in rich detail
✔️design : flexible; evolves during study
✔️approach : inductive; may generate theory
✔️tools : the researcher is primary data collection tool
✔️sample : uses small samples
✔️analysis : narrative description and interpretation
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