GENERAL TYPES OF RESEARCH

LESSON 2

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT THE GENERAL TYPES

OF RESEARCH?

OBJECTIVES1. YOU WILL KNOW THE DIFFERENCE OF EACH TYPE OF RESEARCH; AND2. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE THE TYPES OF RESEARCH.

GENERAL TYPES OF RESEARCH

1. DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH- THIS TYPE OF RESEARCH SEEKS TO DESCRIBE SYSTEMATICALLY, FACTUALLY, ACCURATELY, AND OBJECTIVELY A SITUATION, PROBLEM OR PHENOMENON.

2. CORRELATIONAL OR ASSOCIATIONAL RESEARCH- IN THIS TYPE OF RESEARCH, THE INVESTIGATOR TRIES TO PROBE ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO OR MORE FACTORS OR CHARACTERISTICS.

3. EXPLANATORY RESEARCH- IN THIS TYPE OF INQUIRY, THE RESEARCHER SEEKS TO CLARIFY WHY AND HOW A RELATIONSHIP EXISTS BETWEEN TWO OR MORE ASPECTS OF A SITUATION OR PHENOMENON.

4. EXPLORATORY RESEARCH- THIS KIND OF STUDY IS UNDERTAKEN WHEN THE INVESTIGATOR IS AFTER PROBING OR EXPLORING AREAS WHERE LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE RESEARCH PROBLEM.

5. HISTORICAL RESEARCH- THE RESEARCHER ATTEMPTS TO RECONSTRUCT THE PAST OBJECTIVELY AND ACCURATELY OR TO EXPLAIN AN INCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE PAST.

6. ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH- THIS TYPE OF RESEARCH IS DONE WHEN THE RESEARCHER IS CONCERNED WITH EXPLAINING OR DESCRIBING A PHENOMENON HOLISTICALLY, WITH THE USE OF MULTIPLE DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES.

7. ACTION RESEARCH-“LEARNING BY DOING” IT IS EITHER RESEARCH INITIATED TO SOLVE AN IMMEDIATE PROBLEM OR A REFLECTIVE PROCESS OF PROGRESSIVE PROBLEM SOLVING LED BY INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITH OTHERS IN TEAMS.

ON A BROADER PERSPECTIVE, ALL RESEARCHES CAN BE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO GROUPS:

•QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

•QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IS A RESEARCH DEALING WITH PHENOMENA THAT ARE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO QUANTIFY MATHEMATICALLY, SUCH AS BELIEFS, MEANINGS, ATTRIBUTES, AND SYMBOLS.

QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH REFERS TO THE SYSTEMATIC EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF ANY PHENOMENA VIA STATISTICAL, MATHEMATICAL, OR COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES.

THE OBJECTIVE OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP AND EMPLOY MATHEMATICAL MODELS, THEORIES AND/ OR HYPOTHESIS PERTAINING TO PHENOMENA.

BROADEN UP!

LET’S CONNECT!

HOW DO TYPES OF RESEARCH VARY?

LET’S EXPLORE!OF ALL THE TYPES OF RESEARCH, WHICH ONE IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE TO BE EMPLOYED IN ADDRESSING ALL PROBLEMS OR PHENOMENA? WHY?

LEADING TIME!

DO WE HAVE SUCH THING WHICH IS NOT?

HOW DOES RESEARCH ENHANCE THE QUALITY

OF LIFE?

CORE VALUE: ? RELATED VALUE:?

REFLECTION“THEN GOD SAID, "LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR

IMAGE, AND LET THEM RULE OVER THE FISH OF THE SEA AND THE BIRDS OF THE AIR, OVER THE LIVESTOCK, OVER ALL THE EARTH AND

OVER ALL THE CREATURES THAT MOVE ALONG THE GROUND.”

(GENESIS 1:26)

WHAT DID YOU LEARN TODAY?

HOW WOULD YOU EMPLOY RESEARCH TO CONTRIBUTE A DIFFERENCE TO GOD’S COMMUNITY?

Thank you Grade

9! Have a

nice day!

-Teacher Lester