Traci Lynn Patterson Blake
E6925 Capstone Project
M3A1: Project Review 1
Competence in the area of Research and Theory
Dr. McIntyre
3/20/2011
This is part of the work I have completed during my Argosy Master’s Program for Adult Training and Education. This is an example of work that demonstrates competence in the area of Research and Theory (Argosy,2011).
Reflection on Work Sample Demonstration of Research and Theory Outcome
The work that demonstrates competence in the area of Research and Theory is assignment M2A1 from the course E6100 Research in Education. This assignment illustrates my knowledge of the use of the educational theory of Research and my writing skill. This assignment reflects the aspects of the educational theory of qualitative and quantitative research. This assignment also reflects my writing style and use of APA formatting.
After completion of the course, I have created a modified version of the assignment, it is reflective of my current level of knowledge and skill. The following is the modification of assignment M2A1 E6100 Research in Education. It is reflective of the facts that now I provide more rich detailed examples and have a greater understanding of the application of the APA formatting.
Areas for Improvement in the Work Sample
The area I feel I need to improve in as a result of learning over the course of my program is the application of specific research methods and when to effectively use them. I would also change mechanics issues connected to APA .
Reference
Argosy University. (2011). E6100: Research in Education: Module 2.
www.myeclassonline.com
Traci Lynn Patterson Blake
E6100
M2A1
Qualitative Research Definition, Quantitative Research Definition, Similarities in Qualitative and Qualitative Research
Dr. Arome
Quantitative research requires examining the amount of something. The examination must be made using universally similar instruments, so the results may be of use to anyone. According to Leeedy & Ormod (2010), a quantitative researchers generally attempts to measure variables by using universally accepted instruments, such as a ruler or thermometer. For quantitative measurements of psychological traits, researchers may use a survey, test or questionnaires. When a researcher examines the amount of something, they use quantitative research. Every topic cannot be examined by quantitative research. The results acquired in the studies that cannot use quantitative research are less exact. According to Radcliff (2011) It is important to note that high reliability may suggest a systematic bias at work in data, a bias shared by multiple researchers or across observations by the same researcher. For this reason, this type of research studies emphasizes validity rather than reliability. These studies use qualitative research.
Qualitative research requires the examination of qualities, that are not readily assessable to a number value. Some examples of topics examined using qualitative research methods are the ethnography of schooling, college students’ concept of spiritual growth, how youngsters are socialized into faith, and understandings of God’s leading .Qualitative studies generally deal with human situations, like a person’s point of view on a subject, or behaviors of cultures. Leedy & Ormod (2010) note that qualitative research is not confined to human studies, prime examples are the social behaviors of other animals like the chimps Jane Goodall studied and the gorillas Dian Fossey’s work denotes. Qualitative research examines qualities, characteristics, traits
There are similarities that exist among the two types of research, they are the creation of a hypothesis, related literature reviews, and the synthesis of data by collecting and analyzing it. Leedy & Ormod (2010) suggest that because quantitative and qualitative research models are appropriate for answering different types of questions, we understand more about a situation if we use both methods together instead of one or the other.
References
Leedy, P. & Ormrod, J.E. ( 2010 ). Practical Research 9th edition. Upper Saddle River, New
Jersey, Prentice Hall
Ratcliff, D. (2011). Qualitative research part four: Data collection Retrieved from
http://qualitativeresearch.ratcliffs.net/4.htm
Recommended examples of qualitative research. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://qualitativeresearch.ratcliffs.net/examples.pdf