Post for 2/20 - Polio & Friedman Chapter 1
Which peer review study appeals to you more, the quantitative or the qualitative one? Why? What kinds of research have you done so far?
Both the qualitative and quantitative study appeal to me for different reasons. In terms of the quantitative study, I like that it does a better job of pointing out individual differences in people, contexts, etc. This is often a criticism leveled at quantitative studies, as they attempt to control for these things but often do not, and this seriously influences the credibility of the studies’ findings. However, if I’m being totally honest, one of the main appeals of the qualitative study is that it does not involve complicated math. Although I find statistics interesting and necessary, it’s not my strong suit; therefore the easier readability of the results of this kind of study appeals to me.
The quantitative study, on the other hand, has various different appeals. While it’s important to account for the differences in individuals and contexts, it’s also important to create studies where some implications for future practice can be drawn. To a certain extent, we should be striving for findings that can be generalized. In addition, the quantitative study drew from a much larger pool of participants, giving it a serious advantage over the qualitative one, which only had two participants.
One reason I took this class is because I have not done much in terms of research. We designed a study in a Topics in SLA course last semester, but the focus of that study was more about creating valid test items and using qualtrics than coming up with a research question and finding the best way to investigate it. I’m interested to hear what you guys have been involved in.
Both the qualitative and quantitative study appeal to me for different reasons. In terms of the quantitative study, I like that it does a better job of pointing out individual differences in people, contexts, etc. This is often a criticism leveled at quantitative studies, as they attempt to control for these things but often do not, and this seriously influences the credibility of the studies’ findings. However, if I’m being totally honest, one of the main appeals of the qualitative study is that it does not involve complicated math. Although I find statistics interesting and necessary, it’s not my strong suit; therefore the easier readability of the results of this kind of study appeals to me.
The quantitative study, on the other hand, has various different appeals. While it’s important to account for the differences in individuals and contexts, it’s also important to create studies where some implications for future practice can be drawn. To a certain extent, we should be striving for findings that can be generalized. In addition, the quantitative study drew from a much larger pool of participants, giving it a serious advantage over the qualitative one, which only had two participants.
One reason I took this class is because I have not done much in terms of research. We designed a study in a Topics in SLA course last semester, but the focus of that study was more about creating valid test items and using qualtrics than coming up with a research question and finding the best way to investigate it. I’m interested to hear what you guys have been involved in.
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