Quantitative Research Identification

The purpose of this exercise is to help you determine the type of quantitative research employed in studies. The types may true experimental, quasi-experimental, ex post facto (causal comparative), or correlational.

Study 1: Akour 2006

Read the Method section (page 19; page 3 of PDF) and identify type of study.

http://www.bwgriffin.com/gsu/courses/edur7130/readings/Akour_2006.pdf

1. What type of study was this?

2. How do we know it was this type of study?

Study 2: Yildirim et al 2001

Start reading on page 3 of PDF, the Method section.

http://www.bwgriffin.com/gsu/courses/edur7130/readings/Yildirim_et_al_2001.pdf

3. What type of study is this?

4. How do we know it was this type of study?

Study 3: Candler and Goodman 1977

Start reading at Methods and Materials section, page 2 of PDF.

http://www.bwgriffin.com/gsu/courses/edur7130/readings/Candler_Goodman_1977.pdf

5. What type of study is this and how do we know it was this type of study?

Study 4: Mattox et al 2005

Start reading on page 3 of PDF at Method section and read pages 3 and 4 of PDF. Then look at Table 3 and Figure 1 on page 7 of PDF.

http://www.bwgriffin.com/gsu/courses/edur7130/readings/Mattox_et_al_2005.pdf

6. What type of study is this? How do we know it was this type of study?

Study 5: Mattox et al 2005

Start reading at Method section.

http://www.bwgriffin.com/gsu/courses/edur7130/readings/Wasson_et_al_1990.pdf

7. What type of study is this? How do we know it was this type of study?

Study 6: Nunnery et al 2006

Note title of study, and begin reading at page 5 of PDF at Purpose of Study.

http://www.bwgriffin.com/gsu/courses/edur7130/readings/Nunnery_et_al_2006.pdf

8. What type of study is this? How do we know it was this type of study?