WGU D187 TASK 4 COMPLETE TASK
SOLUTION
◉ explanatory research.
Answer: testing hypotheses and theories that explain the functions
of a phenomenon in detail
**researcher is focused on establishing clear and defensible
evidence for cause-and-effect relationships.
***experimental research is the strongest form of explanatory
research for providing evidence of cause and effect.
◉ prediction.
Answer: (type of research objective)
forecast a phenomenon, wherein there is an association made
between two points in time.
**when researchers determine cause-and-effect operations, they can
use this information to form predictions
,◉ predictive research.
Answer: predict the future of one or more dependent (or criterion)
variables on the basis of one or more independent (or predictor)
variables.
**is most applicable when researchers want to see how well they
can predict a certain outcome based on one or more independent or
predictor variables.
◉ influence (motivation).
Answer: (type of research objective)
attempting to apply research to make certain outcomes occur
**application of research knowledge to control various aspects of
the world
◉ How to determine if influence is the primary objective of a
research study.
Answer: ask yourself these questions:
1. Were the researchers applying research knowledge to MAKE
SOMETHING USEFUL HAPPEN in the world?
,2. Were the researchers checking a "DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM"
to see if it works in practice?
◉ Integration Perspective.
Answer: (type of research objective)
Two key perspectives: Emic and Etic
consolidating insights from multiple investigators,
theories/perspectives, sets of data, and methods in order to
understand a given entity of study, such as a school, or a classroom
or population.
◉ Emic Perspective (when seeking integration objective).
Answer: - provides insider's perspective
- gives meaning and views of people being studied
- gets inside the heads of groups members
- includes local languages, forms of expression, and jargon/slang
◉ Etuc Perspective (when seeking integration objective).
, Answer: - provides external, social scientific perspective
- gives perspective of objective researcher
- uses social scientific concepts, terms, and procedures to describe
and explain behavior
- brings research questions from outside
◉ 5 General TYPES of research.
Answer: 1. Basic
2. Evaluation
3. Action
4. Orientational
5. Applied
◉ basic research.
Answer: generating fundamental knowledge and theoretical
understanding about primary human functions and other natural
processes.
*Usually conducted by using rigorous research methods (e.g.
experimental) under tightly controlled laboratory conditions.
SOLUTION
◉ explanatory research.
Answer: testing hypotheses and theories that explain the functions
of a phenomenon in detail
**researcher is focused on establishing clear and defensible
evidence for cause-and-effect relationships.
***experimental research is the strongest form of explanatory
research for providing evidence of cause and effect.
◉ prediction.
Answer: (type of research objective)
forecast a phenomenon, wherein there is an association made
between two points in time.
**when researchers determine cause-and-effect operations, they can
use this information to form predictions
,◉ predictive research.
Answer: predict the future of one or more dependent (or criterion)
variables on the basis of one or more independent (or predictor)
variables.
**is most applicable when researchers want to see how well they
can predict a certain outcome based on one or more independent or
predictor variables.
◉ influence (motivation).
Answer: (type of research objective)
attempting to apply research to make certain outcomes occur
**application of research knowledge to control various aspects of
the world
◉ How to determine if influence is the primary objective of a
research study.
Answer: ask yourself these questions:
1. Were the researchers applying research knowledge to MAKE
SOMETHING USEFUL HAPPEN in the world?
,2. Were the researchers checking a "DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM"
to see if it works in practice?
◉ Integration Perspective.
Answer: (type of research objective)
Two key perspectives: Emic and Etic
consolidating insights from multiple investigators,
theories/perspectives, sets of data, and methods in order to
understand a given entity of study, such as a school, or a classroom
or population.
◉ Emic Perspective (when seeking integration objective).
Answer: - provides insider's perspective
- gives meaning and views of people being studied
- gets inside the heads of groups members
- includes local languages, forms of expression, and jargon/slang
◉ Etuc Perspective (when seeking integration objective).
, Answer: - provides external, social scientific perspective
- gives perspective of objective researcher
- uses social scientific concepts, terms, and procedures to describe
and explain behavior
- brings research questions from outside
◉ 5 General TYPES of research.
Answer: 1. Basic
2. Evaluation
3. Action
4. Orientational
5. Applied
◉ basic research.
Answer: generating fundamental knowledge and theoretical
understanding about primary human functions and other natural
processes.
*Usually conducted by using rigorous research methods (e.g.
experimental) under tightly controlled laboratory conditions.
