WorksheetsResearch methods
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the key quality of QUANTITATIVE research
Someone wants to explain something difficult.
Uses words to describe observations
Uses numbers to help explain information
Uses tests to record thigs
What is the key quality of QUALITATIVE research
Discusses how people feel
Uses words to describe observations, thoughts, feelings and beliefs.
Uses numbers to try and explain things
Uses research to outline themes withina group
Primary data is.......
Data collected by other people and used by you.
The first recording of this type of data
The first time someone has used this data.
Data collected direct from the source
Secondary data is........
Utilizing previously collected info/ data.
Collecting data from source but not for the first time.
Repeated data collection.
Data you've used before.
An example of primary data is........
Data given on the news.
Books, journals, articles.
Any information released this week.
Surveys, interviews, live test data.
An example of secondary data is......
Surveys, interviews, focus groups.
Data published by researchers.
Books Journals, websites, census info.
Information passed from one researcher to another.
Surveys involve the researcher.....
Collecting information from a large specific group.
Collecting information from a small group.
Using data driven research techniques.
Testing participants.
Focus groups are used to......
Target specific themes
Gain deeper insight into a groups thoughts and feelings on a particular topic.
Ask specific questions to a specific group.
Study a specific case/ person / group.
Case studies allow us to....
Know more about a large group of people.
Generate large pools of data.
Generate small amounts of data about a specific 'thing'
Increase our understanding of a specific case.
Ethnography is the study and observation of..........
......natural phemomena such as the environment etc.
..... a new group.
.....a single person or small group of people.
....subjects in their natural environment
A questionnaire is good at.......
Collecting lots of information quite quickly
Collecting detailed information from individuals
Collecting specific data
Comparing information between individuals.
Surveys allow us to.....
Collect large amounts of information
Describe the characteristics of large groups
Collect specific information from individuals
Collect detail on participants answers
What is a Hypothesis?
The background information for you research
An explanation of your methods.
A statement of what you expect your research to find
The question you are trying to answer
Field testing allows us to...
Observe an describe training sessions.
Explain what we see during matches
Provide data to coaches.
Collect data from real world settings (matches/ training etc)
Once we have from quantitative testing, we can then......
Compare this to other data
Provide data to help coaches
Explain what we're observing
All of the above
