TYPES OF RESEARCH

A. Based on Application of Research Method

1. Pure Research – deals with concepts, principles, or abstract things

2. Applied Research – utilize data to address societal problems or issues, findings ways to make
positive changes in society

B. Based on Purpose of the Research

1. Descriptive Research – aims at defining or giving a verbal portrayal; liable to repeated

research
2. Correlational Research – shows connectedness or relationship of two factors/circumstances
3. Explanatory Research – elaborates or explains not just the reasons behind relationship but
also the ways by which such relationship exists
4. Exploratory Research – finds out how reasonable or possible it is to conduct a research on a
certain topic
5. Action Research – studies an ongoing practice of a school, organization, community or
institution for the purpose of obtaining results that will bring improvements of the system

C. Based on Types of Data Needed

1. Quantitative research is a type of educational research in which the researcher decides

what to study; asks specific, narrow questions; collects quantifiable data from participants;
analyzes these numbers using statistics; and conducts the inquiry in an unbiased, objective
manner.
2. Qualitative research is a type of educational research in which the researcher relies on the
views of participants; asks broad, general questions; collects data consisting largely words
(text)from participants; describes and analyzes these words for themes; and conducts the
inquiry in a subjective, biased manner
 Qualitative Research Quantitative Research
Objective Gain an understanding of underlying Quantify data and generalize results
reasons or motivations. from a sample from the population of
interest.
Measure the incidence of a particular
occurrence, view or opinion in a chosen
sample
Sample Usually a small number of non- Usually a large number of subjects who
representative cases. Subjects can be are randomly selected and represent
chosen deliberately to text a particular the population of interest.
theoretical premise.
Data Analysis Non-statistical; data cannot be Statistical; data can be expressed as a
expressed as a number. number.
Examples Medicine
Dengue prevention practices of Efficacy of a tetravalent dengue
different provinces in the Philippines vaccine in children in Latin America
Agriculture
Health benefits of organically grown Effects of different application rates of
vegetables to elderly organic fertilizer on soil enzyme and
activity
Engineering
Factors related to persistence in Fundamental investigation of
engineering: results of a qualitative study magnesium corrosion using experiments
and simulation