Test Your Knowledge on Quantitative Research Designs

Study Notes

Researchers consider whether to manipulate variables or observe existing ones when designing a quantitative study.
Experimental designs are used for manipulated variables, while non-experimental designs are used for natural variables.
Both designs are useful for addressing specific types of questions and issues.
Non-experimental designs are applicable in schools for understanding student behavior, characteristics, and outcomes.
Descriptive designs describe characteristics of a sample, setting, or phenomenon using descriptive statistics.
Survey research designs focus on perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes of a group of people about a specific topic or situation.
Correlational designs examine the relationship between two or more variables.
Comparative designs compare groups of similar students who differ in terms of some characteristics or ability.
Researchers use non-experimental designs to understand and explain student behavior, characteristics, and outcomes.
Different non-experimental designs are used depending on the research question and the type of variables being examined.