Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Types of Research

1. Experimental Research

  • To bring new idea
  • Maybe it will have a comparison between two methods (the new idea and conventional)
2. Correlational Research
  • To measure a relationship between two or more variables
  • Done when there is already a hypothesis as to why something is happening
3. Causal Comparative Research
  • To see the cause and effect of a phenomenon 
4. Survey Research (Quantitative)
  • To see perceptions
  • Use the questionnaire
  • Data in numbers
  • Something possible that might be used in the future
5. Ethnographic Research (Qualitative)
  • More into interview
  • Data more to text
  • To know the culture of a groups
  • To answer the 'Why' questions
  • To observe behaviour
6. Historical Research
  • A study towards what happened in the past
7. Action Research (Kajian tindakan)
  • To get the best way to improve and solve a problem