SAN JOSE DE BUAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

San Jose de Buan, Samar

PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

Name: Year & Specialization:

A. Directions: Answer the following questions. Compare and contrast the following
terms in paragraph form.
1. Research vs. Inquiry

2. Qualitative Research vs. Quantitative Research

3. Causal-Comparative Research vs. Correlational Research

4. Descriptive Research vs. Experimental Research

5. Evaluation Research vs. Survey

B. Directions: Identify which strength or weakness of quantitative research is reflected

in each situation. Write your answer neatly.

_______________________________1. Research X spent P1,000 for printing his

questionnaires for his survey, P2,000 for his food allowance and travel fare and P3,000 for
his manuscript.
_______________________________2. A study respondent did not write her name on the
questionnaire given to her, given that the topic focuses on substance abuse.
_______________________________3. Researcher B concluded that the most common
factor for substance abuse is the influence of peers, given that he surveyed a sample size of
357 out of a 5,000 population.

_______________________________4.
SAN JOSE DE BUAN DISTRICT The researcher insisted to survey 50 people but his
adviser required him DE
SAN JOSE to survey 338 respondents
BUAN NATIONAL HIGH given that the population of his environment
SCHOOL
is 2,799 given a confidence level of 95% and confidence interval of 5.
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_______________________________5. Researcher Y had a study about the effects of
having a broken family to a student’s academic achievement but hesitates to ask a follow-up
question on the causes of one’s broken family.
_______________________________6. Researcher A used two groups of Grade 7, from
section A and B, given that she and the group of students she used in her study are studying
in the same school.
_______________________________7. Researcher C found out that survey is not enough as
a research instrument for her study, she must utilize other data collection methods.

_______________________________8. In a historical study conducted by Researcher Z, he

realized that he lacks supporting sources and reliable records for his documentation and
hesitates to continue his current study.

_______________________________9. Researcher F interpreted her study very well

because she used ANOVA to determine the variation of the groups she studied

_______________________________10. Researcher M utilized a previous study because of

its dependability for secondary resource for her current study.

C. Directions: Answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences.

1. When is research practical?

2. Why is research a careful, detailed and systematic study?

Don’t Stress
Do your Best
Forget the Rest
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Prepared by:

Lovely Arpon
Ma. Lovely Ann L. Arpon
Subject Teacher