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NCE: Research and Program Evaluation.
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Research - ✔✔-systematic process of collecting and analyzing data for some purpose

such as investigating a problem or answering a question



Evidence-based inquiry - ✔✔-search for knowledge using empirical data which has

been gathered systematically



Inductive Research - ✔✔-this research begins at the real world, practical level. It tends to be

descriptive, correlational, or historical and leads to the building of theory.



Deductive Research - ✔✔-this research springs from theory which is already established.

This research tries to determine what the relationships are between elements of the theory and may be
experimental in nature.



Survey - ✔✔-this non-experimental design may occur through questionnaires, interviews, etc. and is
used to measure attitudes, perceptions, etc.



Descriptive - ✔✔-this research simply describes an existing state of events. Numbers may be used to
characterize groups or individuals



Comparative - ✔✔-this research method investigates whether there are differences between two or
more groups. There is no manipulation of conditions experienced by each group



Correlational - ✔✔-this research method uses the correlation coefficient to determine the degree of
relationship between two or more variables or phenomena.

, Ex Post Facto - ✔✔-Also called causal-comparative, this research design studies possible causal
relationships among variables after the fact



True Experiment - ✔✔-This research is characterized by the use of experimental and control groups with
random assignment to each.



Quasi-Experiment - ✔✔-This research is similar to experimental research except that randomization of
subjects to treatment and control groups is not possible. It may be that no control or comparison group
is available



Qualitative - ✔✔-Research type that emphasizes gathering data about naturally occurring phenomena
(individual's and groups' living experiences) and events. Data collection may be in terms of words rather
than numbers.



Mixed-method research designs - ✔✔-These designs combine quantitative and qualitative methods in
the same research effort. The researcher retains the flexibility to use both types of designs. Typically,
the designs are used sequentially.



Single-subject design - ✔✔-research design that studies the effects of a program or treatment on an
individual or group treated as an individual, usually after a baseline has been established



Action Research - ✔✔-research conducted in an attempt to improve services or a program. This research
may often be viewed as having an evaluative function



Pilot Study - ✔✔-a small-scale research effort often used to determine the

feasibility of a large scale effort with emphasis on refining procedures and instrumentation



Longitudinal Research - ✔✔-consists of collecting data from the same group of

individuals over a period of time. This is also called a panel study



Cross-sectional research - ✔✔-consists of collecting data from different groups at

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