Learning Objectives o To describe the philosophical underpinnings of quantitative research o To describe the elements that define the ideal quantitative research design o To analyse the reasons why less than id
Qualitative Research What are the difference betweenQualitative and Quantitative Research? Different Research Methods There are variousdesignswhich are used in research, all with specific advantages and disadvantages. Which one the scientist uses, depends on theaimsof the study and the nature of the phe...
Research designs Research designs Quantitative Research Designs Experimental research: Experimental research is concerned with cause- and-effect relationships. All experimental studies involve manipulation of the independent variable (cause) and measurement of the dependent variable (effect) Experimental research ...
Theory guides the researcher through the research process by providing a 'lens' to look at the phenomenon under study. Since qualitative researchers and the participants of their studies interact in a social process, researchers influence the research process. The first article described the key ...
Qualitative vs quantitativeQualitative research methodsfocus on words and meanings, whilequantitative research methodsfocus on numbers and statistics.Is your research more concerned with measuring something or interpreting something? You can also create amixed methodsresearch design that has elements of both...
Experimental research design Between groups designs (comparison of differences noted between participants ), Within-subjects designs (comparison of same participants as they're exposed to all or multiple levels of the IV, Mixed (split-plot) designs - combines between-group with within-subject group,...
Remaining Open to Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed-Method Designs: An Unscientific Compromise, or Good Research Practice?11Author note: This paper is based on the Doctoral Research of Keith R. McVilly, which was recognized with Australian Psychological Society's 2005 T...
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In a hypothesis-driven research scenario, this typically also entails accounting for issues like confounding variables, interactions, and often enough, repeated measures (cf. Clark and Linzer 2015; Gries 2015; McElreath 2020; Winter 2020). None of these are exclusive to quantitative research, yet...
Despite the growing recognition of the importance of multimodal input and digital virtual reality (VR) games in enhancing EFL learners’ productive language skills, a significant gap remains in empirical research examining their impact on multimodal outp