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Lesson 1-Nature of Inquiry and Research

The document discusses quantitative research, describing its characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses. It differentiates between inquiry and research, and qualitative and quantitative research. Quantitative research is defined as objective empirical investigation through computational techniques and analysis of numerical data. Its key characteristics include clearly defined research questions, standardized instruments, numerical data, large sample sizes, replication, and ability to predict future outcomes. Both the strengths and limitations of quantitative research are outlined.

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Lesson 1-Nature of Inquiry and Research

The document discusses quantitative research, describing its characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses. It differentiates between inquiry and research, and qualitative and quantitative research. Quantitative research is defined as objective empirical investigation through computational techniques and analysis of numerical data. Its key characteristics include clearly defined research questions, standardized instruments, numerical data, large sample sizes, replication, and ability to predict future outcomes. Both the strengths and limitations of quantitative research are outlined.

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NATURE OF

INQUIRY
AND RESEARCH
LEARNING COMPETENCIES

At the end of the discussion, the learner should be able to:

• describe characteristics, strengths, weaknesses, and kinds


of quantitative research
• illustrate the importance of quantitative research across
fields
• differentiate kinds of research variables and their uses
INQUIRY vs RESEARCH

Asking questions to Systematic inquiry to


investigate or examine describe, explain,
something predict and control the
observed phenomenon
RESEARCH

• ETYMOLOGY:
– “research” was coined from French word “cerhier”
which means “seek”
RESEARCH
• a natural day-to-day activity of gathering information
– QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
• seeks to answer questions about why and how people behave in the
way that they do. It provides in-depth information about human
behaviour.

– QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
• is “explaining phenomena by collecting numerical data that are
analysed using mathematically based methods (in particular
statistics).”
Comprehension Check
Determine whether INQUIRY or RESEARCH is applicable to the given
situations.
1. A person wants to know the occupant of one condominium.
2. A student wants to know the medicinal effects of guava leaves.
3. Mr. Cruz wants to know the technique to make his electric fan
function instantly.
4. Aling Rosa wants to know the reason behind the decrease of her
sales for the day.
5. Prof. Gomez wants to discover the impact of social networking on
his students’ learning abilities.
LESSON I.
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH –
CHARACTERISTICS, STRENGTH,
WEAKNESSES and KINDS
DEFINITION OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
Quantitative research
• an objective, systematic empirical investigation of
observable phenomena through the use of
computational techniques
• concerned with numbers and its relationship with events
• suggests that the data concerned can be analyzed in
terms of numbers
CHARACTERISTICS• SeeksOF
accurate measurement
Objective and analysis of target concepts
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

• Researchers know in advance what


Clearly Defined Research they are looking for
Questions

• Data re gathered using structured


Standardized Research research tools to collect measurable
Instruments data
CHARACTERISTICS OF
• Data are
Numerical Data statistics
in form of numbers and
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
• To arrive at a more reliable data
Large Sample Sizes analysis

• Can be repeated to verify or


Replication confirm the correctness of the
results in another setting
• Allows researchers to predict
Future Outcomes future results
QUALITATIVE & QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
QUALITATIVE & QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
TURNING OPINIONS INTO NUMBERS
TURNING OPINIONS INTO NUMBERS
TURNING OPINIONS INTO NUMBERS
TURNING OPINIONS INTO NUMBERS
TURNING OPINIONS INTO NUMBERS
TURNING OPINIONS INTO NUMBERS
Comprehension Check
Determine whether the following questions are QUALITATIVE or
QUANTITATIVE.
1. How many times per month do you purchase a coffee from a
café or coffee shop?
2. How often do you drink coffee at home?
3. What do you like most about your favorite café or coffee shop?
4. How could your favorite café or coffee shop improve?
5. Do you prefer to prepare coffee at home or purchase from a
café or coffee shop?
GROUP WORK

Formulate quantitative research questions about the


following topics:
1. Food at the school canteen
2. Philippine transportation system
3. Communication media
4. Social networking sites
5. After school
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
STRENGTHS:
1. It is objective.
2. It facilitates analysis and allows you to comprehend a huge
amount of vital characteristics of data.
3. The numerical data can be analyzed in a quick and easy way.
4. Quantitative research design is the most reliable and valid way
of concluding results.
5. Quantitative studies are replicable.
6. Quantitative experiments are useful for testing the results
gained by a series of qualitative experiments.
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
WEAKNESSES:

1. It requires a large number 4. Many information are difficult


of respondents. to gather using structured
2. It is costly. research instruments.
3. The information and 5. If not done seriously and
contextual factors to help correctly, data from
interpret the results or to questionnaires may be
explain variations are incomplete and inaccurate.
usually ignored.

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