Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula

SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

I. OBJECTIVES

At the end of the period, the students should be able to:

a. Describe the characteristics, strengths, weak and kinds of

quantitative research;
b. and can differentiate the quantitative research from qualitative
research.
II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Nature of Inquiry and Research

Values: One research a week makes your brain actively speak
Reference: Diwa Learning System.
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Materials: Manila Paper, Pentel Pen, Loptop, and projector.

III. PROCEDURE
A. Pre-Assessment
Opening Prayer
Greetings
Checking of Attendance
B. Motivation
Show some pictures about the new products and technologies today and
ask the students to answer the following questions:
“What can you say about the picture?”
“How did they invented or made?”
“What significant contribution did they have to our daily lives?”
C. Lesson Proper
Innovations and breakthroughs that you come to know and enjoy are products of
research. Etymologically, research comes from the middle French word, recherché,
which means “the act of searching closely.” Additionally, the word “research” is a
combination of the prefix re-, which means “again,’ and the word search, which
means “to look for”. To summarize, research is the process of looking for information
once again. It main objective is to answer questions and acquire new
information, whether to solve a problem or to shed light on confusing facts.
 Scientific Method in Research
The process of conducting research scientifically involves a systematic collection
and investigation of data through the scientific method. It provides a set of clear and
settled guidelines for collecting, assessing, and detailing data in the context of a
research. Knowledge that came from research that employs scientific method is
characterized by the following elements:
1. Empirical Approach
2. Observation
3. Question
4. Hypothesis
5. Experiments
6. Analyses
7. Conclusion
8. Replication

Goals of Research
1. Description
2. Prediction
3. Understanding/Explanation

Quantitative Approach: An Overview

Quantitative methods center on objective measurements and numerical analysis
of data collected through questionnaires or surveys and generalizing the results
across groups of people. The overarching aim of a quantitative research study is to
classify features, count them, and constructs statistical models to explain the
observable phenomenon. This approach is mainly used in social sciences studies,
which usually investigate abstract variables.

Main Characteristics of the Quantitative Approach

1. The data are usually gathered using more structured research instruments
2. The results are based on larger sample sizes that are representative of the
population.
3. The researcher study can usually be replicated or repeated, given its high reliability
4. The researcher has clearly defined research question to which objective answers
are sought.
5. All aspects of the study are carefully designed before data are collected.
6. Data are in the form numbers and statistics.
7. The project can be used to generalize concepts more widely, predict future results,
or investigate causal relationships.
8. The researcher uses questionnaires or other forms of research tools to collect
numerical data.
Strengths of the Quantitative Approach
1. Quantitative approach involves a greater number of subjects and enables a broader
study, as well as enhancing the generalization of the results.
2. Study results are more objective and accurate.
3. Quantitative research, when the right procedure is used, can be replicated, as well
as analyzed in comparison with other similar works.
4. You can summarize vast sources of information and make comparisons across
categories and over time.
5. Personal bias can be avoided by keeping a “distance” from participating subjects
and employing facilitators.

Limit of the Quantitative Approach

1. Quantitative data, while they can test a hypothesis, may be limited in explaining
their context.
2. The research is often conducted in an artificial setting, where a certain level of
control is exercised.

Types of Quantitative Research

1. Description research
2. Causal-comparative research
3. Experimental research
4. Descriptive research
5. Correlational research
6. Causal-comparative research
7. Experimental research
8. Quasi-experimental designs

The difference of Quantitative and Qualitative

Qualitative research is inductive, that is, theory is derived from the research
results. And they were often used in preliminary studies in order to evaluate the
research area. See Figure 1 below.

Figure 1:
Qualitative-inductive
approach
 Quantitative research, on the other hand, is deductive: based on already
known theory we develop hypotheses, which we then try to prove (or disprove)
in the course of our empirical investigation. See Figure 2 below.

Figure 2:
Quantitative-deductive
approach

IV. Application

The class will be divided into eight groups and each will be assigned one of
the eight quantitative research. Then, with their respective approach, they will
provide an example.

Group 1 - Description research

Group 2 - Causal-comparative research
Group 3 - Experimental research
Group 4 - Descriptive research
Group 5 - Correlational research
Group 6 - Causal-comparative research
Group 7 - Experimental research
Group 8 - Quasi-experimental designs
RUBRICS

Category Excellent Very Good Satisfactory Needs

Improvement
4 3 2 1
PARTICIPATION Shows great Participates well Is distracted with Showed no
enthusiasm for in the activities other things enthusiasm at all
 the activity
TEAMWORK Respect the Works well in the Needs to learn to Is unable to work
thoughts of group work well in the well in a group.
others. group. Made an Tries to dominate
effort. others.
CONTENT Recognized the Has good ideas, Made an effort Needs to learn to
purpose of the shares their ideas, to come up with think differently
activity and and helps design an idea, and share their
contributes the activity. contributed a ideas.
actively. Thinks little to the
differently. group work

V. GENERALIZATION
1. What is research?
2. What is the significant contribution of research?
3. What are the goals in research? Explain.
4. What are the types of quantitative research? Explain.

VI. EVALUATION
Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the correct answer. (1/4 sheet of paper)
1. It is a term that comes from the middle French word recherḗ, which means “the
act of searching closely”.
a. reserch b.search c. research d. inquire
2. It is a systematize body of knowledge which conceptualized as a procedural and
systematic approach in gaining new knowledge by making thorough observations and
using controlled and precise methods.
a. Science b. Mathematics c. Life information d. English
3. It’s one of the “Goals of Research” which refers to the way in which the phenomena
being studied is defined, classified, and categorized.
a. Description b. Prediction c. Explanation d. Understanding
4. This means doing the same study once again to a different set of participants to
test the soundness of the obtained result.
a. Conclusion b. Replication c. Hypothesis d. Observation
5. This are the mental abstractions derived from the combination of concepts, or your
mental representation of the world around you.
a. Variables b. Conclusion c. Constructs d. Replication

VII. ASSIGNMENT

1. Give one example of quantitative research that touched the field of technology
and cut a picture of it. (20 points)