1. Universidad de Costa Rica InvestigationTechniques (IO5600) Qualitative and QuantitativeResearch By Juan José Rodríguez Sibaja juanrodriguez0390@blogspot.com 2011 Educational material created by:Juan José Rodríguez Sibaja. 2011

2. This presentation has beencreatedfor educationalpurposesspeciallyfor InvestigationTechniques (IO5600) at Universidad de Costa Rica. The presentationfocuses on twomainkinds of researches: Qualitative and Quantitativeresearch. The mainobjective is to give an idea of what they are and make a distinctionbetween them. Educational material created by:Juan José Rodríguez Sibaja. 2011 Introduction

3. Qualitative research is a method of investigation used in many different academic disciplines, usually in the social sciences, but also in market research and further contexts. This is a kind of research that tries to comprehend social and educational phenomenons. It refers to a methodused for gatheringinformation in which the subject studiedplays a main role. In thiskind of researchthe researchermust be plungedinto the contextstudied in order to have a face to facecontact with the studied subject. Educational material created by:Juan José Rodríguez Sibaja. 2011 QualitativeResearch

4. This kind of researchfocuses on humanbehavior in a specificcontext. Invetigates the why and how of the studiedphenomenon. It is a non-numerical data collection. Qualitativeresearch´smethods are used for exploration. Educational material created by:Juan José Rodríguez Sibaja. 2011 QualitativeResearch

5. Quantitative research refers to the systematic empirical investigation of quantitative properties and phenomena and their relationships. In this kind of research theory is usually summarized into numbers and statistics. In quantitative research feelings, emotions and experiences of people immerse in the investigation are not as relevant as in qualitative research. Quantitativemethods are used to seekempiricalsupport for researchhypotheses. Educational material created by:Juan José Rodríguez Sibaja. 2011 QuantitativeResearch

6. The process of measurement is central to quantitativeresearch. Quantitativemethods can be used to verify which hypotheses is true. Quantitativeresearchutilizesscientificmethods and instruments for measurement. Statistics, tables and graphs are oftenused to present the results. Educational material created by:Juan José Rodríguez Sibaja. 2011 QuantitativeResearch

7. As a conclusion, qualitative and quantitativeresearches are kinds of investigations which use differentmethods and tools. Researchers can utilize the method that better adjusts to theirnecessities or the necessities of the investigation. Bothresearches are significant and have contributed in manyfields; educationstudies,socialworkstudies,informationstudies and many other fields with the objective of making a better society. Educational material created by:Juan José Rodríguez Sibaja. 2011 Conclusion

8. Thank you! Educational material created by:Juan José Rodríguez Sibaja. 2011