REGIONAL ENHANCEMENT ON SENIOR

HIGH SCHOOL INQUIRIES INVESTIGATION

AND IMMERSION
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October 17-20, 2017
NATURE OF INQUIRY
AND RESEARCH

QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH
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CONTENT: Nature of Inquiry and Research

CONTENT STANDARD:
The learner demonstrates understanding of:
1. the characteristics, strengths, weaknesses, and kinds of
quantitative researches
2. the importance of quantitative researches across fields
3. the nature of variables

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CONTENT: Nature of Inquiry and Research

PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner is able to:
decide on suitable quantitative research in different areas of
interest

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CONTENT: Nature of Inquiry and Research

LEARNING COMPETENCIES
The learner:
1. describes the characteristics, strengths, weaknesses, and
kinds of quantitative research; CS_RS12-Ia-c-1; CS_RS11-IIIb-
1
2. illustrates the importance of quantitative research across
fields; CS_RS12-Ia-c-2

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RESEARCH

Detailed study of a subject or a

systematic process of solving problem or
finding answers to an inquiry into a
subject in order to discover or revise
facts, theories, applications.

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Qualitative Quantitative
uses non-statistical methods
statistical: it has
Ex. numbers attached to
You found that 90% of the it, like averages,
students have difficulties in percentages or quotas
research.
The quantity (90%)
A follow up qualitative study
could interview a small makes it quantitative
percentage of those students research.
to find out why.

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Qualitative Quantitative

A way to gain a is about collecting and

deeper and broad analyzing data to
explain phenomena.
understanding of Information from a
an event, sample is used to
organization or make generalizations
or predictions about a
culture. population.

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Qualitative Quantitative
Sample Question Sample Question
• What percentage of high school
“Why do people buy fast teachers belong to minority
food?”. groups?
• How many females in college study
use in-depth interviews mathematics compared to males?
to gain a deeper • Has the high school graduation rate in
understanding of our district increased over time?
Or
people’s motives. • What do high school students think
usually performed in a of their teachers?
• What is the general public opinion of
natural setting (As health care reform?
opposed to a lab). • What do customers at a particular
business think of customer service?

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Qualitative Quantitative
Sample Question
“Why do people buy fast
“I think that customer
food?”.
service at this business
use in-depth interviews is excellent.”
to gain a deeper 1 Strongly Agree.
understanding of 2 Agree.
people’s motives. 3 No opinion.
usually performed in a 4 Disagree.
natural setting (As 5 Strongly disagree.
opposed to a lab).

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Qualitative Quantitative
Data format
Data can be counted or
· Data can be observed measured
but not measured

Involves amount, measurement

· Mainly textual (words, or anything of quantity
pictures, audio, video),
but also categorical
Looks at specific aspects from
the outside
Questions are generally
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Qualitative Quantitative
Methods

· Quick counting
· Individual interviews
· Key informant interviews estimates
· Semi-structured interviews · · Sampling surveys
Focus group discussions · Population movement
· Observation
tracking · Registration
Sampling · Structured interviews

· Flexible, the assessor is the

Predetermined
primary instrument for data
collection and analysis. questionnaire with
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Qualitative Quantitative
Checklist with open questions and Predetermined
flexible sequence questionnaire with
Use inductive reasoning
sequence and structure
· Involves a systematic and
iterative process of searching,
categorizing and integrating data
·Describes the meaning of
· Uses deductive
research findings from the
perspective of the research methods
participants · Descriptive statistics
·Involves developing · Inferential statistics
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● Variables are ● Variables are measured

complex, interwoven with existing tools
and difficult to
measure ● Relationships between
● Relationships variables can be
between variables assessed using
standard statistics
are generally
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Qualitative Quantitative
Approach Approach
● Begins with hypotheses
● End with hypotheses and
and theories
grounded theory ● Manipulation and control
● Emergence and portrayal ● Experimentation
● Naturalistic ● Deductive
● Inductive ● Component analysis
● Searches for patterns ● Seeks consensus, the
● Seeks pluralism, complexity norm
● Reduces all data to
● Minor use of numerical
numerical indices
indices
● Precise technical language,
● Thick description through numerical presentation
writing
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Summary of Quantitative and Qualitative Features

Feature Quantitative Qualitative
Role of researcher Detached, objective Engaged
Purpose Test hypothesis Describe;
Develop theory
Data collection methods A priori, structured Flexible, iterative
Data analysis Deductive, statistical Inductive, iterative
leading to more data
collection and revision of
question
Type of data Numbers Predominately Words
Product Status of hypothesis Rich description; Theory
development;
A book

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