hey y'all, feel free to use these notes for your CAF's revision on 9.1 Research Methodology
this pretty much covers the 1st major section of the Yr 12 Syllabus :O
SYLLABUS DOT POINTS:
research methodology
research fundamentals
• the purpose of research, eg advance knowledge, increase understanding, educate others, inform practice
• the focus of research, eg: question/hypothesis
• sampling
– methods
– sample group
– sample size
• types of data
– primary and secondary
– qualitative and quantitative
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The Purpose Of Research = The “why” behind the research topic
1. Advance Knowledge
➜ Gain a deeper understanding
➜ Build on knowledge
2. Increase Understanding
➜ To explain (what, when, where, why, how)
➜ find out new information
3. Educate Others
➜ To educate and teach others
➜ Increase topic knowledge
➜ information dispel
4. Inform Practice
➜ change methods and procedures based on findings (eg: medical studies)
➜ understand and ensure self and others of their practice
The Focus Of Research -------
★ Focus = problem the researcher wants to solve
★ Hypothesis = statement that the research must prove or disprove
★ Research Question = a question the research is centred around
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Sampling -------
✸ Sampling:
A small amount or part of something, intended to represent a larger amount or the whole
✸ Sample Group:
The representative sample that has been chosen to be the target population
✸ Sample Size:
The number of participants in the research study, around 10%
Sampling Methods -------
⚡ Simple Random Sampling:
choosing participants in a way that each person in the population has an equal chance of being selected
⚡ Systematic Sampling:
selecting one person at random, then choosing additional people at evenly spaced intervals
⚡ Cluster Sampling:
obtained by selecting groups from the population E.g. A school within a particular region
⚡ Convenience Sampling:
randomly selecting people from a population you have easy access to (poorest way of selecting a sample)
⚡ Stratified Sampling:
breaking a population into groups based on a characteristic and selects an even amount of people from each group to represent the whole
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Types Of Data -------
☼ Primary Data: information collected through 1st hand research
NEG: biased, time-consuming, expensive, fake answers
POS: current, reliable, original and relevant to the topic
⇝ Survey, Observation, Interview
☼ Secondary Data: Information collected 2nd hand, from another researcher or another source e.g. newspapers, articles and books
NEG: unreliable, out of date opinions, might not reflect current views
POS: easy access, cheap, saves time
⇝ Literature Review, Questionnaire, Interview, Observation
☼ Quantitative Data: numerical/statistical information counted measured or grouped e.g graph data, experiments
NEG: some info can’t be put in numbers, limited results, less detailed
POS: objective, reliable, less bias than qualitative, visually represents using graphs, understand the ‘what’
⇝ Questionnaire, Interview, Observation
☼ Qualitative Data: beliefs, feelings, values, attitudes, opinions, ideas and detailed information that is observed
NEG: subjective, bias, harder to generalise, depends on researchers skills to interpret
POS: compares opinions and ideas, supports quantitative data, illustrates pos/neg effect of something, understand the ‘why’ and ‘how’
⇝ Questionnaires, Surveys, Interviews, Focus Groups, Observation, Case Studies
difference between qualitative and quantitative? : D
TIP: Here’s how I remember it, it might help you too!
Quantity (the amount or number) = quantitative
Quality (how good it is/length) = qualitative
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*this is already long lol, so sources of data, reliability, validity, and ethical behaviour will be included somewhere else
for now, read, revise and study in the lead up to your Trials & HSC!!!!! good luck ♡
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