NATIONAL AUTOMOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO

FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY AND LETTERS – PEDAGOGY

1183 - Fundamentals of Pedagogical Research I and 1186 - Bibliographic, Newspaper and

Documentary Techniques I

Teacher: Alejandra Yadira Estrada Morales

Student: Guadalupe González

Learning activity 3

Unit 2 Documentary Research and Scientific Research

Instruction:

Summary table on research methods

Based on the text by Rafael Bisquerra, “Classification of research methods”, he creates a

synoptic table with the classification of research methods.
 CLASSIFICATION OF RESEARCH METHODS

Scientific knowledge Types of research in Education

formal process Degree of generalization Conception of the educational Orientation

Degree of abstraction Nature of data
phenomenon

a) Deductive method.
a) Methodology a) Research
b) Inductive method. a) Research a) Research a) Nomothetic investigation.
quantitative. Conclusion-oriented.
c) Method pure fundamental. b) Idiographic Research.
b) Methodology b) Research
hypothetico-deductive. b) Research b) Research
qualitative. decision-oriented.
applied. action.

Chronological Aim Approach Sources Place Timing Number

Variable manipulation
dimension of individuals
a) Bibliographic research. a) Cross-sectional methods.
a) Descriptive methods. b) Longitudinal methods .
MET a) Research b) Methodological research.
historical. b) Explanatory methods.
HO a) Descriptive research. c) Empirical research.
b) Research c) Experimental methods. a) Laboratory research.
DOL b) Experimental research. descriptive.
d) Predictive methods. a) Experimental method. b) Field research. a) Group studies.
OGY c) 'Ex post facto' investigation. c) Experimental research.
b) Correlational method. b) Subject studies
only.
INVESTIGATION PROCESS
Subjectivism
Objectivism

Quantitative methods Qualitative methods

Ontology
Nominalism Epistemology Realism
Anti – positivism Human nature Positivism
Explanation of the Voluntarism Methodology Determinism
phenomenon Qualitative Science Quantitative Interpretation
Ideographic Paradigm Nomothetic
Practice Interpretative Normative

Theory Investigation
Bibliography:

BISQUERRA, RAFAEL. “Classification of research methods” In Educational Research Methods. Practical

Guide. Barcelona, CEAC, 1989. pp. 55-70