LEARNING AS ONE NATION

Prac. Res. 2_2

Expanded Project
SHS LEARNING ACTIVITY
Name: Score/Mark:
Grade and Section: Date:
Strand: STEM ABM HUMSS ICT (TVL Track)
Subject: Practical Research 2
Type of Activity: Concept Notes Skills: Exercise/Drill Illustration
Performance Task Essay/Report Others:
Activity Title: Types of Quantitative Research
Learning Target: To describe the flexibility in approach of quantitative research
References:
(Author, Title, Pages) B.E. Rubin, M. V. Carpio-Bernido, C. C. Bernido, CVIF Learning Activities

How do we implement quantitative research to learn more about nature,

people and their behavior? This question has no one answer because there is no

One core approach to doing quantitative research is through hypothesis-

driven research: the creation and testing of a prediction about our surroundings.
Alternatively, there is descriptive research, where we learn about the world around
us without a hypothesis, and base our analysis only on measurable observables.
Furthermore, there is data-driven research, where data is the central source of
insight and theory. Here, data is a collection of raw information, such as numbers,
words, ideas, observations, measurements or descriptions. Qualitative research
uses data of the descriptive form (i.e., words, ideas, descriptions) while quantitative
research uses data of the numerical form (numbers, observations, measurements).
We will discuss all these key approaches for conducting quantitative research
further, but it is important to realize that even within these strategies there is
flexibility, and there is no one right way to do quantitative research. The best way
will be that which will give the most reliable and useful results in an efficient
manner.
Exercises: Make sure you have a reason for each answer that you give.
1. Can qualitative research be descriptive research? (yes or no)
2. Can quantitative research be descriptive research? (yes or no)
3. Can qualitative research be data-driven research? (yes or no)