Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs)

➢Describe the characteristics, strengths,

weaknesses, and kinds of quantitative research.
➢Illustrate the importance of quantitative research
across fields.
Activity 1: Finding Clues / In & Out
Identify the following word clues if they are
characteristics of Quantitative Research (In) or
Qualitative Research (Out).

1. measurable Quantitative Research (In)

2. behavior Qualitative Research (Out)
3. statistical Quantitative Research (In)
4. narrative Qualitative Research (Out)
5. objective Quantitative Research (In)
Activity 1: Finding Clues /
In & Out
6. Text-based Qualitative Research (Out)
7. Intervention Quantitative Research (In)
8. Experimental group Quantitative Research (In)
9. Narrative Qualitative Research (Out)
10.Objective Quantitative Research (In)
11. Subjective Qualitative Research (Out)
12.Small sample Qualitative Research (Out)
13.Tables and charts Quantitative Research (In)
14.Deductive Quantitative Research (In)
15.Generalizable Quantitative Research (In)
- an approach to learning that involves a process of
exploring the natural or material world, and that
leads to asking questions, making
discoveries, and testing those discoveries in the
Source:
search for new understanding. https://www.exploratorium.edu
/education/ifi/inquiry

-a systematic investigation
into a problem, issue, topic or idea.
Source: https://inquiry.galileo.org/ch1/what-is-inquiry/
Source: https://www.exploratorium.edu/education/ifi/inquiry

The inquiry process is driven by one’s own curiosity, wonder,

interest, or passion to understand an observation or to solve a
problem.
The process begins when the learner notices something that
intrigues, surprises, or stimulates a question—something
that is new, or something that may not make sense in relationship
to the learner's previous experience or current understanding.
The next step is to take action—through continued
observing, raising questions, making predictions, testing
hypotheses, and creating conceptual models.
Source: https://www.exploratorium.edu/education/ifi/inquiry

The learner must find her or his own pathway through this process.
It is rarely a linear progression, but rather more of a back-and-
forth, or cyclical, series of events.
As the process unfolds, more observations and questions
emerge, providing for deeper interaction with the
phenomena—and greater potential for further development of
understanding.
Along the way, the inquirer collects and records data,
makes representations of results and explanations, and draws
upon other resources such as books, videos, and the expertise
or insights of others.
Making meaning from the experience requires reflection,
conversation, comparison of findings with others,
interpretation of data and observations, and the application of
new conceptions to other contexts. All of these serve to help the
learner construct an improved mental framework of the world.

As the process unfolds, more observations and questions

emerge, providing for deeper interaction with the
phenomena—and greater potential for further development of
understanding.
Source: https://www.exploratorium.edu/education/ifi/inquiry
➢ the process of collecting and analyzing numerical
data. It can be used to find patterns and averages,
make predictions, test causal relationships, and
generalize results to wider populations.

➢ widely used in the natural and social sciences:

biology, chemistry, psychology, economics,
sociology, marketing, etc.
https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/quantitative-research/
True or False
True 1. Quantitative data can be presented using
tables and graphs.
True 2. The results of quantitative research can be
used to generalize and predict.
False 3. Quantitative research is flexible so at any
stage, the study may change.
True 4. Quantitative data are more credible,
reliable, and useful than qualitative data.
False 5. The research study cannot be replicated or
repeated because it is unique in every case.
True or False
True 6. Data in quantitative research are in the
form of numbers and analyzed statistically.
False 7. Data analysis is an on-going process. It can
be done at any stage of the process.
True 8. The behavior of the participants is observed
and is critical to the analysis of results.
True 9. Analysis of data is less time-consuming.
False10. In quantitative research, the researcher
participates and engages the participants
in the study.
 CONCEPT MAP:
Characteristics of
Quantitative
Research
Characteristics of
Quantitative Research
1.Large Sample Size. Important in obtaining more meaningful
statistical results.
2.Objectivity. Data gathering and analysis of results are done
accurately, objectively, and are unaffected by the researcher’s
intuition and personal guesses.
3. Concise Visual Presentation. Data is numerical which
makes presentation through graphs, charts, and tables
possible and with better conveyance and interpretation.
4. Faster Data Analysis. The use of a statistical tools gives
way for a less time-consuming data analysis.
Characteristics of
Quantitative Research
5. Generalized Data. Data taken from a sample can be applied
to the population if sampling is done accordingly, i.e., sufficient
size and random samples were taken.
6. Fast and Easy Data Collection. Depending on the type of
data needed, collection can be quick and easy. Quantitative
research uses standardized research instruments that allow the
researcher to collect data from a large sample size efficiently.
For instance, a single survey form can be administered
simultaneously to collect various measurable characteristics like
age, gender, socio-economic status, etc.
Characteristics of
Quantitative Research
7. Reliable Data. Data is taken and analyzed objectively
from a sample as a representative of the population,
making it more credible and reliable for policymaking
and decision making.
8. High Replicability. The quantitative method can be
repeated to verify findings enhancing its validity, free
from false or immature conclusions.
VENN DIAGRAM:
Strengths &
Weaknesses of
Quantitative
Research
of Quantitative Research
1. very objective
2. numerical and quantifiable data can be used to
predict outcomes
3. findings are generalizable to the population
4. there is conclusive establishment of cause and effect
5. fast and easy data analysis using statistical software.
6. fast and easy data gathering
7. quantitative research can be replicated or repeated.
8. validity and reliability can be established
 of Quantitative Research
1. lacks the necessary data to explore a problem/concept in depth.
2. does not provide comprehensive explanation of human
experiences.
3. Some information cannot be described by numerical data such as
feelings and beliefs.
4. The research design is rigid and not very flexible.
5. The participants are limited to choose only from the given
responses.
6. The respondents may tend to provide inaccurate responses.
7. A large sample size makes data collection more costly.