Quantitative research

Research Design The research design which was chosen for this research was the quantitative randomized controlled trial (RCT), which is used to reduce any bias in the research being conducted. Randomly selecting participants and reducing any bias allows the researchers to see how a treatment plan affects the group who is being treated and compare the results to the comparison group who is not receiving any treatment (Kampf, Löffler, & Gastmeier, 2009). The intervention and comparison group will…

and criminal behavior. This is just one of the many topics that they research, I found this very interesting because I have not thought about the criminologists point of view and what they have to do, and how much research goes into each and every detail. Anyways, the article goes on to explaining different quantitative research methods, as they describe it as a "blueprint". Each can include survey research, cross sectional research, and meta-analysis, these are only a few examples out of the…

with the physical fitness unit. This survey will allow teachers to collect and analyze student’s participation in, benefits of, and motivation to continue in physical fitness because of cooperative learning groups. Teachers will be collecting quantitative data through using this…

as research paradigm. Filsread (1979) defines research paradigm as "set of interrelated assumptions about the social world which provides a philosophical and conceptual framework for the organized study of that world". Creswell (1994) describes assumptions of research paradigms as "Ontology" in which researchers make claims about the knowledge that what is it, "Epistemology" refers that how the knowledge will be identified, "Axiology" defines the ethics and social values related to research,…

The research methodology involves the manipulation of findings and observation in order to explain a phenomenon. Quantitative research methodology is used in a variety of natural and social sciences including physics, biology, sociology, and geology. According to Cohen (1980), quantitative research is a social research that includes empirical methods as well as empirical statements. Cohen has described empirical…

3.2 Philosophy of Research Inquiry At present, research on the studied phenomenon are empirical. This involves gathering data from a random or selected panel of experts, which a Delphi study facilitates. According to Mitroff and Turoff (1975) the epistemological positions of the researcher influences the respondent s’ answers to the Delphi questionnaire. An argument supported by Churchman (1971) who reported on the various philosophical perspectives of a Delphi study (Tapio et al., 2011, p.1626)…

This research focuses on the use of self-assessment strategies and investigates the question, “Can Student Self-Assessment Strategies Create Higher Achievement Gains?” Introduction In order to answer the first question, What is the effect of self-assessment/progress monitoring strategies on student achievement based upon end-of unit assessments?, a pre-test, post-test, and formative assessment data were collected from sixty sixth grade science students over an eight week period. To answer…

Current research (post 2005) seems to suggest that living in student accommodation significantly increases the chances of meeting new people, walking into social situations (meeting flatmates in the kitchen during mealtimes) and participation in social events such as parties, drinking games and movie nights. Some research also suggests that there may not be a significant difference between commuters and those that live at university in terms of social interaction and adjustment. Much of the…

improvements in long term memory, with short term memory, however, their participant performed better before the confectionary snack. . We felt that researching how important having lunch is for a mature students memory recall would further ad to the research that had been done in field. The aim of our experiment is to determine whether or not having eaten a meal, within the past four hours, has an effect on mature students cognitive processes, in particular, memory…

impulse purchase behavior and is currently involved in research on factors affecting growth of SMEs. The publication date for this…