Mixed Method Designs
Mixed Method Designs
(Quantitative and Qualitative)
Agenda:
Definition and Purpose
Characteristics
Types of Mixed Method Designs
Strengths and weaknesses of Mixed Method Research
Steps in Conducting a Mixed Method Research Study
Criteria for evaluating a Mixed Method Design
Mixed Method Design
A mixed methods research design is a procedure for collecting, analyzing, and “mixing” both quantitative and qualitative research and methods in a single study to understand a research problem.
To utilize this design effectively, you must understand both quantitative and qualitative research.
Philosophical Approaches
Quantitative Research
A type of educational research in which the research decides what to study; asks specific, narrow questions, collects quantifiable data from participants (a large number of participants); analyzes these numbers using statistics; and conducts the inquiry in an unbiased, objective manner.
Postpositivism – singular reality; objective; deductive
Generally attempts to quantify variables of interest; questions must be measureable.
Example:
What is the relationship between graduate students’ level of interaction, measured by the number of ‘hits’ in the course, and students’ grades in an online research methods course?
Quantitative Methodology
Generally involves collecting numerical data that can be subjected to statistical analysis
Examples of data collection methodologies
Performance Tests
Personality Measures
Questionnaires (with closed-ended questions or openended but transferred to quan data)
Content Analysis
The data is generally referred to as “hard” data
Qualitative Research
A type of educational research in which the researcher relies on the views of participants; asks broad, general questions; collects data consisting largely of words (or text) from participants; describes and analyzes these words for themes; and conducts the inquiry in a subjective, biased manner.
Constructivism – multiple realities; biased; inductive
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(Quantitative and Qualitative)
Agenda:
Definition and Purpose
Characteristics
Types of Mixed Method Designs
Strengths and weaknesses of Mixed Method Research
Steps in Conducting a Mixed Method Research Study
Criteria for evaluating a Mixed Method Design
Mixed Method Design
A mixed methods research design is a procedure for collecting, analyzing, and “mixing” both quantitative and qualitative research and methods in a single study to understand a research problem.
To utilize this design effectively, you must understand both quantitative and qualitative research.
Philosophical Approaches
Quantitative Research
A type of educational research in which the research decides what to study; asks specific, narrow questions, collects quantifiable data from participants (a large number of participants); analyzes these numbers using statistics; and conducts the inquiry in an unbiased, objective manner.
Postpositivism – singular reality; objective; deductive
Generally attempts to quantify variables of interest; questions must be measureable.
Example:
What is the relationship between graduate students’ level of interaction, measured by the number of ‘hits’ in the course, and students’ grades in an online research methods course?
Quantitative Methodology
Generally involves collecting numerical data that can be subjected to statistical analysis
Examples of data collection methodologies
Performance Tests
Personality Measures
Questionnaires (with closed-ended questions or openended but transferred to quan data)
Content Analysis
The data is generally referred to as “hard” data
Qualitative Research
A type of educational research in which the researcher relies on the views of participants; asks broad, general questions; collects data consisting largely of words (or text) from participants; describes and analyzes these words for themes; and conducts the inquiry in a subjective, biased manner.
Constructivism – multiple realities; biased; inductive
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