Research Design
Research Design
Research Design
               PRACTICAL
               RESEARCH 2
               Quarter 4 - Module 4
         Understanding Data and Ways to
           Systematically Collect Data
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                     Practical
                    Research 2
                  Quarter 4- Module 4
             Understanding Data and Ways to
               Systematically Collect Data
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Lesson 1:
Quantitative Research Design.................................................... 1
                     What’ In................................................................................................................... 1
Lesson 2:
                     Additional Activity......................................................................................... 7
Sampling Procedure and Sample............................................... 8
                     What’s In................................................................................................................. 8
                     What I Need to Know – Population and Sample.......................................... 8
                     What’s New............................................................................................................ 9
                     What Is It – Approaches in Identifying Sample Size.................................... 9
                     What Is It – Probability Sampling in Quantitative Research........................ 10
Additional Activity......................................................................................... 14
Lesson 4:
              Additional Activity......................................................................................... 21
Research Intervention................................................................. 22
              What’s In................................................................................................................. 22
              What’s New............................................................................................................ 22
              What Is It – Nature of Research Intervention...............................................23
              What Is It – Steps in Describing the Research Intervention Process..........23
Lesson 6:
                     Additional Activity......................................................................................... 29
Data Analysis............................................................................... 30
                     What’s In................................................................................................................. 30
                     What’s New – Statistical Recall................................................................... 30
                     What Is It – Planning Your Data Analysis.................................................... 31
                     What’s More – Step by Step Analysis.......................................................... 32
                     What’s More – Choose the Appropriate Statistical Test...............................32
Lesson 7:
                     Additional Activity......................................................................................... 35
Presenting Research Methodology............................................ 36
                     What Is It...................................................................................................... 36
                     What’s More – Personal Work Evaluation....................................................36
                     What’s More – Reflection............................................................................. 37
Summary............................................................................................................................. 39
Assessment: (Post-Test)..................................................................................................... 40
Key to Answers................................................................................................................... 42
References.......................................................................................................................... 43
       This module focuses on the discussion of your research design and plan, population
to consider, sampling technique, research instruments, and appropriate statistical treatments
to be employed. At end of this learning module learners are expected to understand the
concept of research data and know the ways to systematically collect data.
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Directions: Read and analyze the statements below. Encircle the letter of the correct
            answer.
1. What research design aims to determine a cause from already existing effects?
      A. Descriptive Research Design             C. Quasi-Experimental Research
      B. Correlational Research Design           D. Ex Post Facto
6. What sampling technique is used when the researcher would like to consider giving an
   equal chance to the member of the accessible population being selected as part of the
   study?
       A. Simple Random Sampling                C. Systematic Sampling
       B. Stratified Sampling                   D. Cluster Sampling
10. What is the type of validity when an instrument produces results similar to those of
    another instrument that will be employed in the future?
      A. Predictive Validity                         C. Content Validity
      B. Criterion Validity                          D. Face Validity
11. What is the type of reliability when measured by administering two tests identical in all
    aspects except the actual wording of items?
      A. Internal Consistency Reliability          C. Equivalent Forms Reliability
      B. Test-retest reliability                   D. Inter-rater Reliability
12. The Ability Test has been proven to predict the writing skills of Senior High School
    students. What type of test validity is shown in the example?
       A. Construct Validity                          C. Content Validity
       B. Criterion Validity                          D. Face Validity
13. What common scaling technique consists of several declarative statements that express
    viewpoint on a topic?
       A. Semantic Differential Scale            C. Observation Checklist
       B. Completion Type                        D. Likert Scale
14. What statistical technique purposes to test the relationship between two continuous
    variables?
      A. T-Test for two dependent samples         C. Chi Square Test
      B. T-Test for independent samples           D. Pearson’s r
15. What statistical technique should be used for this research question, “Is there a
    significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores of learners in reading
    comprehension test?”
        A. T-Test for two dependent samples       C. Chi Square Test
        B. T-Test for independent samples         D. Pearson’s r
Lesson
               Quantitative Research Designs
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               What’s In
       Each type of research has a unique design to follow that will also lead the direction of
sampling procedure, data gathering, and data analysis. Each research type also aims to
answer specific research questions; how it will be answered is determined by its design.
         Important considerations also are the variables of the study. The type of variables
provides paradigm (your conceptual framework), which helps the researcher decide on what
will be the design of the study.
      So, it is very important that you have completed the previous tasks diligently to
maximize your learning in this Module. In this lesson, you will be taught how to select an
appropriate quantitative research design.
       Research design is defined as the logical and coherent overall strategy that the
researcher uses to integrate all the components of the research study (Barrot, 2017, p 102).
In order to find meaning in the overall process of doing your research study, a step-by-step
process will be helpful to you.
         In quantitative research, you are going to have a great deal of abstraction and
numerical analysis. According to Fraenkel and Wallen (2007, p 15), the research designs in
quantitative research are mostly pre-established. Hence having an appropriate research
design in quantitative research, the researcher will have a clearer comprehension of what he
is trying to analyze and interpret.
What’s New
Directions: Pretend that you are conducting a study on academic adjustments of teachers
            and students on the learning delivery modes during this time of COVID – 19
            pandemic. Come up with a plan on how you are going to obtain the necessary
            data for this study. Draw a procedural flowchart to illustrate your plan.
Study on Academic Adjustments of Teachers and Students on the Learning Delivery Modes during COVID –
What Is It
        Descriptive Research. When little is known about the research problem, then it is
appropriate to use descriptive research design. It is a design that is exploratory in nature.
The purpose of descriptive research is basically to answer questions such as who, what,
where, when, and how much. So this design is best used when the main objective of the
study is just to observe and report a certain phenomenon as it is happening.
        Ex Post Facto. If the objective of the study is to measure a cause from a pre-existing
effects, then Ex Post Facto research design is more appropriate to use. In this design, the
researcher has no control over the variables in the research study. Thus, one cannot
conclude that the changes measured happen during the actual conduct of the study.
        The last two types of quantitative research designs are identifiable for the existence
of treatment or intervention applied to the current research study. Intervention or treatment
pertains to controlling or manipulating the independent variable in an experiment. It is
assumed that the changes in dependent variables were caused by the independent variable.
What’s More
Directions: Using the template below, summarize the five quantitative research designs
            according to its goal, and its corresponding variable manipulation.
1. Descriptive
2. Correlational
3. Ex post facto
 4. Quasi-
    experimental
5. Experimental
Directions: Determine the quantitative research design appropriate for the sample research
            titles. Make sure to explain your choice into two to three sentences.
Explanation:
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Directions: As you have learned from this lesson, answer each question comprehensively.
2. How do you know the specific quantitative research design applied in a research study?
Directions: Perform the following task. From what you have learned in this lesson, what is
           the appropriate research design for your current research problem? Justify your
           choice.
Research Design:
Justification:
Additional Activity:
Direction: After you submit your research design, once it is corrected in accordance with the
            guidelines given, you may start incorporating it into your research manuscript.
       Remember when you were taught how to write your scope and delimitation, you
stated the subjects, participants, or respondents of your study. You also described their
characteristics which qualify them to be the source of your research data.
       The next question you have to answer is, how many of the subjects, participants, or
respondents should be selected as a source of data? This lesson will teach you how to
describe sampling procedures in quantitative research. Note that the sampling procedure
should be aligned to your chosen research design. Since you have already decided the
research design of your study, then you are ready for this lesson.
        The first step in determining the sample size is identifying the population of the topic
of interest. The population is the totality of all the objects, elements, persons, and
characteristics under consideration. It is understood that this population possesses common
characteristics about which the research aims to explore.
       There are two types of population: target population and accessible population. The
actual population is the target population, for example, all Senior High School Students
enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in the Division of
Cagayan de Oro City. While the accessible population is the portion of the population in
which the researcher has reasonable access, for example all Senior High School enrolled,
STEM strand at Marayon Science High School – X.
        The representative subset of the population refers to the sample. All the 240 Senior
High School Students enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(STEM) Strand in a school, for example, constitute the population; 60 of those students
constitute the sample. A good sample should have characteristics of the represented
population – characteristics that are within the scope of the study with fair accuracy.
Generally, the larger the sample, the more reliable the sample be, but still, it will depend on
the scope and delimitation and research design of the study.
Answer:
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What Is It
        Heuristics. This approach refers to the rule of the thumb for sample size. The early
established approach by Gay (1976) stated by Cristobal and Dela Cruz-Cristobal (2017, p
172), sample sizes for different research designs are the following:
                                                              Number of
                           Research Design
                                                         Subjects/Participants
                      Descriptive Research               10% to 20% maybe
                                                         required
                      Comparative Research               15 subjects or
                                                         groups
      Lunenberg and Irby (2008), as cited by Barrot (2017, p 107), also suggested different
sample sizes for each quantitative research design.
                                                               Number of
                           Research Design               Subjects/Participants
                      Survey                             800
                      Correlational                      100 to 200
                      Ex post facto                      30+
                      Experimental                       30 or more
      Formulas. Formulas are also being established for the computation of an acceptable
sample size. The common formula is Slovin’s Formula.
                                                                 600
                                             n=
                                                   1 + 600 (0.05)2
                                                        600
                                                 =
                                                  1 + 600 (0.0025)
                                                    600
                                                 =
                                                  1 + 1.5
= 240
         Power Analysis. This approach is founded on the principle of power analysis. There
are two principles you need to consider if you are going to use this approach: these are
statistical power and effect size.
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        However, the population is first divided into strata or groups before selecting the
samples. The samples are chosen from these subgroups and not directly from the entire
population. This procedure is best used when the variables of the study are also grouped
into classes such as gender and grade level.
You can simply follow the steps from this given example:
               A population of 600 Junior High School students includes 180 Grade 7, 160
               Grade 8, 150 Grade 9, and 110 Grade 10. If the computed sample size is 240,
               the following proportionate sampling will be as follows.
       The number of members per subgroup is divided by the total accessible sample size.
The percentage result of members per subgroup will be multiplied from the computed total
sample size. After obtaining the sample size per strata, then simple random sampling will be
done for the selection of samples from each group.
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Directions: Identify the sampling procedure used in each given situation. Write your answer
             on the space provided and then explain your choice.
                                                           Sampling
                  Sample Situation                         Procedure     Justification
 1. Alex’s target population for his study are
     the employees of hotels in Mindanao.
     Since there are too many employees in
     these establishments, he randomly
     selected ten hotels based on Hotel
     size.
     And then he randomly selected
     employees as participants in his study.
 2. Dianne wants to know if the new
     learning modalities in the first semester
     affects the academic performance of
     senior high students. He took all the
     lists of all students in her school and
     selected every 6th name to be part of
     her
     study.
 3. Faye wants to survey all the parents in
     Cagayan de Oro who opt to enroll their
     elementary children to an online class.
     All in all there 26,000 parents. Faye
     decided to have 380 from the target
     population.
Directions: Search in the internet for a sample research study. Identify the research design
             used and its sampling procedure.
                             Example 1               Example 2                 Example 3
   Title of the
     Research
     Study
   Research
     Design
   Characteristics
    of Population
   Sampling
    Procedure
 Sample Size
 Source
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Activity 3. Let’s go online.
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      Practice what you have learned from this lesson. Visit the following links:
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Directions: As you have learned from this lesson, answer each question comprehensively.
2. I have learned that when determining the sample size of the study….
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What I Can Do
Directions: Perform the following task. Identify the size of the population and sample for your
            study and explain the sampling method that you will use.
      1. Size of Population
      2. The method used to
         determine      sample
         size          (include
         computation          if
         applicable)
Additional Activity
Direction: After you submit, you have described your sampling procedure and sample; once
            it is corrected in accordance with the guidelines given, you may start writing a
            paragraph format of this and incorporate it in your research manuscript.
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        What do you think will happen if tools for building a house is not prepared
meticulously? The same thing when getting information for answers to a research problem,
tools, or instruments should be prepared carefully. In constructing a quantitative research
instrument, it is very important to remember that the tools created should require responses
or data that will be numerically analyzed.
       Research Instruments are basic tools researchers used to gather data for specific
research problems. Common instruments are performance tests, questionnaires,
interviews, and observation checklist. The first two instruments are usually used in
quantitative research, while the last two instruments are often in qualitative research.
However, interviews and observation checklists can still be used in quantitative research
once the information gathered is translated into numerical data.
What’s New
Directions: Read the questions about tools. Then, write your answer on the corresponding
            space.
2.
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 A culmination program was scheduled for Grade 12 students. The highlight of the program is the presentat
 During the contest, the PE teacher invited teachers from other schools to serve as a judge. The performanc
Guide Questions:
1. What do you think must have been done to avoid the said situation?
3. How will you relate the scenario to the conduct of a quantitative research study?
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       In constructing the research instrument of the study, there are many factors to be
considered. The type of instrument, reasons for choosing the type, and the description and
conceptual definition of its parts are some of the factors that need to be decided before
constructing a research instrument. Furthermore, it is also very important to understand the
concepts of scales of research instruments and how to establish validity and reliability of
instruments.
        Concise. Have you tried answering a very long test, and because of its length, you
just pick the answer without even reading it? A good research instrument is concise in length
yet can elicit the needed data.
       Valid and reliable. The instrument should pass the tests of validity and reliability to
get more appropriate and accurate information.
        There are three ways you can consider in developing the research instrument for
your study. First is adopting an instrument from the already utilized instruments from
previous related studies. The second way is modifying an existing instrument when the
available instruments do not yield the exact data that will answer the research problem. And
the third way is when the researcher made his own instrument that corresponds to the
variable and scope of his current study.
      Likert Scale. This is the most common scale used in quantitative research.
Respondents were asked to rate or rank statements according to the scale provided.
       Example: A Likert scale that measures the attitude of students towards distance
       learning.
                                                           Strongly                      Strongly
                             Items                          Agree     Agree   Disagree   Disagree
         There would be difficulty in
         communicating our concerns to
         our
         teacher.
         There would be many distractions
         when learning at home than in
         school.
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       Pleasant        5          4        3        2         1   Unpleasant
       Enthusiastic    5          4        3        2         1   Not Enthusiastic
       Competent       5          4        3        2         1   Incompetent
Reliability of Instrument
         Internal Consistency Reliability. It determines how well the items measure the
same construct. It is reasonable that when a respondent gets a high score in one item, he
will also get one in similar items. There are three ways to measure the internal consistency;
through the split-half coefficient, Cronbach’s alpha, and Kuder-Richardson formula.
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Directions: Look for sample research instruments from previously conducted research. Rate
            it on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 = lowest, 5 = highest) based on the criteria given. Then
            justify you’re your rating.
 Sample Instrument
 (provide a title of the
 instrument if possible):
 Purpose of the
 Research Instrument:
 Number of Items:                                               Scale Used:
  Criteria for Evaluation
       of Instrument            Rating                          Justification
Concise
Sequential
Easily Tabulated
Directions: Search for a sample research study. Identify the ways of establishing the validity
            and reliability of the instrument.
                                                         Example 1              Example 2
   Title of the Research Study
   Scale Used
   How the validity of the instrument
    was established?
   How the reliability of the instrument
    was established?
   Source
Directions: As you have learned from this lesson, answer each question comprehensively.
2. Differentiate validity and reliability. Explain how they complement each other to make
   a good research instrument.
What I Can Do
Directions: Fill out the guide table below to be able to create a good research instrument for
            your study.
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      Direction: After you have filled out the guide table above, start constructing your
      research instrument for your current study.
Research Questions:
Research Instrument:
       In the previous discussion on quantitative research designs, you were taught about
quasi-experimental and experimental designs. Its uniqueness from other research designs
was also described. Remember that experimental research design controls or manipulates
the independent variable. This is done by applying particular conditions or treatments or
what is called research intervention. In this lesson, the focus is on how to describe your
research intervention in your research paper.
What’s New
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        A section that explains the details of research intervention is added in the research
paper if it is an experimental design. In this section, the procedure of research intervention is
explained clearly.
       Describe the Procedures of the Intervention. In particular, describe how will the
experimental group receive or experience the condition. It includes how will the intervention
happens to achieve the desired result of the study. For example, how will the special tutorial
program will take place?
       Explain the Basis of Procedures. The reason for choosing the intervention and
process should clear and concrete reasons. The researcher explains why the procedures are
necessary. In addition, the theoretical and conceptual basis for choosing the procedures is
presented to establish the validity of the procedures.
What’s More
Directions: Search for a sample research study. Distinguished the procedure used in the
            experimental and control group. Use the table below for your answers.
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                                              Example 1
   Title of the Research Study
   Research Intervention Conducted
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   Procedure Used in Control Group
                                              Example 1
   Title of the Research Study
   Research Intervention Conducted
       Visit the following link and learn further about experimental research.
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Directions: As you have learned from this lesson, answer each question comprehensively.
What I Can Do
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 Lesson
       You have learned the important factors in developing your research instruments in
lesson 3 of this Module. You can now identify the steps you are going to undertake in your
actual gathering of data. In this lesson, three phases in data collection will be presented so
that you can clearly plan your data collection procedure in your current research.
Quantitative Data
        Generally, data are any pieces of information or facts that people have known. Once
these data answers the research problem, it becomes helpful to research. When research
data appears to be measurable in the numerical form, it is considered quantitative data.
However, some qualitative data can also be useful to quantitative research once it is given a
numerical value. For example, if you study about adjustment experiences of students to
distant learning, if it is categorized and numbered accordingly, then it can be quantified
during analysis.
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       Looking at the flowchart of the data gathering procedure, what do you think is the
research design of the study?
What Is It
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What’s More
Directions: Arrange the following steps in data gathering into their correct sequence, 1 as
            being the first step, and 10 as the last step.
  Order                                            Steps
            The respondents will have a chance to have a look at the performance tasks.
            Each of the participants will be interviewed for individual filling out of the
            personal background of media literacy information.
            The researcher will meet the participants eight times in a four-month data
            gathering period.
            The participants will answer the learning activity sheet (LAS) after practicing the
            new approach.
            The data collection in each group will be supervised by two experienced
            Information Technology teachers to ensure proper implementation of the
            intervention.
            The participants will read example situations about media literacy that are not
            familiar to them.
            The new approach in assessing the performance tasks of learners will be
            implemented.
            The list of performance tasks and assessment tools will be prepared.
            The media literacy summative test will be administered after the implementation
            of the new approach in assessing performance tasks.
            The test results will be encoded for summary and will be analyzed.
Directions: As you have learned from this lesson, answer each question comprehensively.
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What I Can Do
Directions: Perform the following task. From what you have learned in this lesson, list the
            steps that you are going to follow in gathering the data of your research. For this
            part, just enumerate it to clearly see the procedure before, during, and after your
            data gathering.
Before:
During:
After:
Additional Activity:
Direction: After you submit your data gathering procedures, once it is corrected in
           accordance with the guidelines given, you may start incorporating it to your
           research manuscript in paragraph format and cite your sources.
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         Prerequisite for taking Practical Research 2 is your Statistics and Probability subject.
It is presumed that you already have a good practice of the learning competencies needed to
conduct quantitative research. Your background statistics and probability background will
help you plan and choose your data analysis.
        In planning your data analysis in quantitative research, you also need to consider
your research problem, type of data, hypothesis, and scale used in your research instrument.
This lesson focuses on designing your data analysis procedure.
Data Analysis
       These numerical data are usually subject to statistical treatment depending on the
nature of data and the type of research problem presented. The statistical treatment
makes explicit the different statistical methods and formulas needed to analyze the research
data.
What’s New
Directions: From your previous lessons, recall the following terms in Statistics. Write its
            definition or description and purpose or function in analyzing data. Fill in the
            boxes to provide the information about these statistical terms or you may use a
            separate sheet. Use the table for your answer.
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                       Terms                  Definition or Description   Purpose or Function
             Data
What Is It
        Before choosing what statistical test is appropriate for your research study it is
important to determine what statistical formation is applicable to your current study. In
immersing yourself into planning your data analysis, you have to decide what basic
descriptive statistical technique you are going to use. Although this technique does not give
you the degree of association or effect between variables, this will help you to code and
simply tabulate your data.
       You also have to identify types of statistical analysis of variable in your quantitative
research. A univariate analysis means analysis of one variable. Analysis of two variables
such as independent and dependent variables refers to bivariate analysis while the
multivariate analysis involves analysis of the multiple relations between multiple variables.
         Furthermore, selecting what test to use is basically done by identifying whether you
will use parametric test or non-parametric test. As these were already discussed in your
Statistics and Probability subject, a summary of what to consider is presented below:
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        In addition, in choosing statistical techniques in quantitative research, the purpose or
objective of the research study should be considered.
          Test of Difference between Two Data Sets from Two Different Groups
              T-test for independent samples (parametric)
              Two-way chi-square (non-parametric for nominal variable)
              Mann-Whitney U test (non-parametric for ordinal variable)
What’s More
Directions: From the concept presented in this lesson, create five simple basic procedures in
             planning the data analysis. What to do beforehand (pre-process) is already given
             as your guide.
Step To Do
      Pre-  Identify the types of variables, research question, hypothesis, and scale of
    process measurement.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Activity 3. Choose the Appropriate Statistical Test
Directions: Determine the statistical test/s appropriate for the sample research. Make sure to
            explain your decision in one to two sentences.
Statistical Test/s:
Explanation:
Statistical Test/s:
Explanation:
Statistical Test/s:
Explanation:
Statistical Test/s:
Explanation:
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5. Measuring the Gadgets Usage of Children at Home during Quarantine
Statistical Test/s:
Go to the link below to learn more about statistical techniques for quantitative research.
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Directions: As you have learned from this lesson, answer each question comprehensively.
2. The factors to consider before planning the data analysis of the research study are…..
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3.   How do you know the specific statistical tests to be used in a research study?
Directions: Perform the following task. From what you have learned in this lesson, fill out the
            table considering your current research study.
Additional Activity:
Direction: After you submit your data analysis plan, once it is corrected in accordance to the
            guidelines given, you may start incorporating it to your research manuscript in a
            paragraph format.
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Lesson
               Presenting Research Methodology
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              What Is It
       Research Design
       Research Population and Sample
       Sampling Procedure
       Research Instruments
       Validity and Reliability of Instruments
       Research Intervention (if applicable)
       Data Collection Procedure
       Data Analysis
       All of these are written in paragraph format as part of your research methodology. In
this lesson, you will be given guidelines in presenting this research portion. After
presentation, the most exciting part follows; and that is gathering your data.
What’s More
Direction: Rate your own paper using the rubric below. For the purpose of improvement, rate
            your output as honestly as you can. Use the following scale in evaluating your
            own paper.
                                                                                 Self-
                                                 Indicator                      Rating
                1. Research Design
                   Type and definition were presented, and rational is
                   discussed.
                2. Sampling Procedure and Sample
                   Population and samples are described, and sampling
                   procedure is clear and relevant.
                3. Research Instrument, and its Validity and Reliability
                   Basis of decision is explained, instrument is well
                   described, and its validity and reliability were clearly
                   presented.
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                4. Data Gathering Procedure
                   Protocols were clear, and steps in the gathering are well
                   stated.
                5. Data Analysis
                   Basis and explanations are clearly discussed.
                                                                Total Rating
   1. What is your highest and lowest rating? What are your reasons for giving yourself
      such ratings?
   2. Overall, do you think you are ready for presentation of your research paper? Explain
      your answer.
       Visit the following links to further enhance your written problem and to improve you
preparation for presentation.
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1. What are the new learning you have gained from this module in terms of skills,
content, and attitude in identifying and stating the research problem?
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   2. How will you improve your research writing skills in quantitative research?
Direction: Get ready for presentation of your written statement of the problem. The rubrics
           below will serve as a guide on how you will be rated by your teacher. The 4C
           (content, coherence, creativity, communication) technique will be used so that
           you can easily remember.
                                                                 5            4   3   2   1
    Content (35%)
      The parts of the paper are complete and
        appropriate.
      The parts of the research methodology are
        clearly described and justified.
      Overall content is comprehensive.
    Coherence (25%)
      Cohesive of devices are effectively used.
      Organization of ideas is smoothly
        presented.
    Creativity (25%)
      Writer’s voice is showcased.
      Paper uses variety of sentence structures.
      Uses appropriate language.
    Communication (15%)
      Sentences are well structured
      Grammatical conventions are observed.
      Correct spelling and proper research
        format is followed.
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Summary
•     In order to integrate all the components of the research study, the research design
      describes the overall strategy of the research. Types of quantitative research are
      descriptive, correlational, ex post facto, quasi-experimental, and experimental research.
•     Population refers to all the members of a particular group relevant to the research.
      Sample is a part of the population that serves as a representative. Sample are chosen
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               Assessment: (Post-Test)
Directions: Read and analyze the statements below. Encircle the letter of the correct
            answer.
3. Mr. Canuc would like to know further the type of social media used between the male and
   female SHS students of East Pagat National High School. What is the appropriate
   research design to be used in his study?
       A. Quasi-Experimental                        C. Correlational
       B. Experimental                              D. Descriptive
4. Based on item number 3, what appropriate statistical test should Mr. Canuc used to
   answer his research problem?
       A. T-test for two dependent samples    C. Chi-square
       B. Spearman’s rho                      D. ANOVA
5. Which of the following statements is true about the conduct of experimental research?
       A. There is no random assignment of individuals.
       B. Individual subjects are randomly assigned.
       C. Groups are exposed to presumed cause.
       D. Intact groups are used.
7. Why would a researcher choose to use Simple Random Sampling as a sampling technique?
      A. To consider giving equal chance to the member of accessible population being
         selected as part of the study.
      B. To make sure that all subcategories of the population are represented in the
         selection of sample.
      C. To group the entire population into clusters since the location of the samples are
         widely spread.
      D. To systematically choose samples from a given list of individuals.
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8. When can we consider a research sample as "best?"
      A. representative of population           C. conveniently represented
      B. systematically chosen                  D. purposely selected
9. Given that your study will use stratified random sampling, wherein population of your
   scope is 250 with a computed sample size of 152, how many samples for each stratum
   will you have if group 1 has 92, group 2 has 86, and group 3 has 72 population?
         A. Group 1 = 52, Group 2 = 54, Group 3 = 46
10. What type of reliability is measured by administering two tests identical in all aspects
    except the actual wording of items?
      A. Internal Consistency Reliability            C. Test-retest reliability
      B. Equivalent Forms Reliability                D. Inter-rater Reliability
11. What type of validity is when an instrument produces results similar to those of another
    instrument that will be employed in the future?
       A. Predictive Validity                       C. Criterion Validity
       B. Face Validity                             D. Content Validity
12. The Ability Test has been proven to predict the mathematical skills of Senior High School
     students. What type of test validity is shown in the example?
        A. Construct Validity                          C. Content Validity
        B. Criterion Validity                          D. Face Validity
13. What indicator of a good research instrument when items are arranged from simple to
    complex?
      A. Easily Tabulated                          C. Valid and Reliable
      B. Sequential                                D. Concise
15. What statistical technique should be used for this research problem, “You would like to
    determine the differences between the opinions of men and women on the COVID – 19
    local government response?”
        A. T-Test for two dependent samples          C. Two-way Chi-square
        B. T-Test for independent samples            D. Pearson’s r
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Key to Answers
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Barrot, Jessie S. Practical Research 2 for Senior High School. Quezon City, Philippines: C &
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Center for Quality Research. 2015. "Overview of Quantitative Research Methods." YouTube.
   Accessed June 3, 2020. https://bit.ly/36A5idj
Fraenkel, Jack R. and Wallen, Norman E. How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education.
   Asia: Mc-Graw Hill Companies, Inc., 2006.
Fraenkel, Jack R. and Wallen, Norman E. 2020. How to Design and Evaluate Research in
   Education. 6th ed., McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC. Accessed June 3, 2020.
   https://bit.ly/3eBIVrs
I Hope. 2020. "Kinds of Quantitative Research Designs." YouTube. Accessed June 3, 2020.
    https://bit.ly/2LZVLCS
Keyton, Joann. 2020 "Chapter 7: Multiple Choice Quiz." McGraw-Hill Global Education
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