Learning outcomes lecture 4
1) You can explain the difference between fundamental/applied, non-empirical/empirical,
observational/experimental research
- Fundamental research: primary aim is to acquire new knowledge (types of research)
- Applied research: research on practical problems (types of research)
- Empirical research: seeks new data and new information derived from the observation of
new data and from experimental work; it seeks evidence which supports or disconfirms
hypotheses, or generates new ones (types of research)
- Conceptual research: research aims to define and clarify concepts, to interpret or
reinterpret new ideas, to relate concepts into larger systems, to introduce new concepts or
metaphors or frameworks the allow a better understanding of the object of research (types
of research)
- Observational research: observations in a natural setting, researchers don’t interfere with
the factors. It’s a process that takes place in real life.
- Experimental research: deliberately interferes with the natural order of things
2) You can classify research (in an abstract) using the following concepts: fundamental/applied,
non-empirical/empirical, observational/experimental
3) You can explain the difference between a dependent variable and an independent variable
- Independent variable: variable of influence (experimental study)
- Dependent variable: variable that is being influenced (experimental study)
4) You can identify the dependent and independent variables in an abstract
- Bv. Onderzoeksvraag: wat is het effect van de revisieprocedure op het revisieproduct?
o Dependent variable: revisieproduct
o Independent variable: revisieprocedure
5) You can explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative research
- Qualitative research: research that relies on what is seen in field or naturalistic settings
more than on statistical data
- Quantitative research: Research that provides data that can be expressed with numbers,
such as ranks or scales.
6) You can recognize qualitative versus quantitative research in an abstract
7) You can explain the difference between a between-group design, a within-group design and a
mixed design
- Between-groups design: study design where two groups of subjects can be compared,
compare group A with B
- Within-groups design: compare group A with A (compare people in the same group with
each other)
- Mixed-design group: a study that contains both between- and within-subject variables
8) You can recognize a between-group, a within-group design or a mixed-design in an abstract
1) You can explain the difference between fundamental/applied, non-empirical/empirical,
observational/experimental research
- Fundamental research: primary aim is to acquire new knowledge (types of research)
- Applied research: research on practical problems (types of research)
- Empirical research: seeks new data and new information derived from the observation of
new data and from experimental work; it seeks evidence which supports or disconfirms
hypotheses, or generates new ones (types of research)
- Conceptual research: research aims to define and clarify concepts, to interpret or
reinterpret new ideas, to relate concepts into larger systems, to introduce new concepts or
metaphors or frameworks the allow a better understanding of the object of research (types
of research)
- Observational research: observations in a natural setting, researchers don’t interfere with
the factors. It’s a process that takes place in real life.
- Experimental research: deliberately interferes with the natural order of things
2) You can classify research (in an abstract) using the following concepts: fundamental/applied,
non-empirical/empirical, observational/experimental
3) You can explain the difference between a dependent variable and an independent variable
- Independent variable: variable of influence (experimental study)
- Dependent variable: variable that is being influenced (experimental study)
4) You can identify the dependent and independent variables in an abstract
- Bv. Onderzoeksvraag: wat is het effect van de revisieprocedure op het revisieproduct?
o Dependent variable: revisieproduct
o Independent variable: revisieprocedure
5) You can explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative research
- Qualitative research: research that relies on what is seen in field or naturalistic settings
more than on statistical data
- Quantitative research: Research that provides data that can be expressed with numbers,
such as ranks or scales.
6) You can recognize qualitative versus quantitative research in an abstract
7) You can explain the difference between a between-group design, a within-group design and a
mixed design
- Between-groups design: study design where two groups of subjects can be compared,
compare group A with B
- Within-groups design: compare group A with A (compare people in the same group with
each other)
- Mixed-design group: a study that contains both between- and within-subject variables
8) You can recognize a between-group, a within-group design or a mixed-design in an abstract
