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A. Nature of Descriptive Method
• Designed for the investigator to gather information about presenting existing conditions.
AIM:
• To describe the nature of situation as it exist at the time of the study and to explore the causes of particular phenomena (Travers, 1978).
• Defines descriptive method as involving collection of data in order to test hypothesis or to answer questions concerning the current status of the subject of the study (Gay 1976).
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1. Ways of Obtaining Descriptive Information
A. Asking them to provide you the important information
- personal interview or by a mail survey. This type of descriptive investigation is classified as questionnaire or opinion-mail studies.
B. Observation- is the communication between you
as the researcher and your participants chosen for investigation.
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Three categories: Activity Analysis
- observation that t concentrates on the actual behavior of the participants.
Product Analysis- observations which is concentrated on the product of the participant’s behavior.
Situation Analysis - determines the sets of conditions in which the behavior of the participant occur.
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C. USES OF DEVICES- SUCH AS A TOOL TO
CONDUCT MEASUREMENTS FROM THE IDENTIFIED PARTICIPANTS.
NORMATIVE SURVEYESTABLISHES
STANDARDS OF WHAT IS PREVALENT
DEVELOPMENTAL STUDYA COMBINATION OF
CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES AND LONGITUDINAL APPROACH.
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2. The Extent of Use
Several Reasons for the descriptive research:
a. more expansive and encompassing than any other methods of investigation.
b. its contribution to science in supplying the necessary information in a new situation.
c. The data gathered in this study are considered very useful in helping us adjust or meet the existing daily common problems in life.
Types of Descriptive Research
1. Case Studies
• A detailed study about one person or unit over a considerable period of time.
• Involve you to inquire deeper and examine thoroughly
• To take note on how these behaviors change as the individual adapts and reacts to his environment.
• Discovering and identifying all the important variables which have contributed to the history or development of the subject.
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ADVANTAGES
• Depth.
• Opportunity to gain insights into the basic concepts of human behavior.
DISADVANTAGES
• Depth = lack of breadth.
• It is difficult to generalize findings to include other people when these findings have been drawn only from one individual.
3.Surveys- Gathering relatively limited data from a relatively large
number of cases.
- involves determining information about variables rather than about individuals.
- employed to measure the existing phenomenon without inquiring into why it exist.
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3. Developmental Studies
Reliable information that deals with the progress or stages of development of an individual
Tackles the 5 aspect of a person.
(emotional , intellectual, physical, social & mental) Investigating a progression
Participants can be a homogenous or a heterogeneous group
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2. Complimentary techniques
a. Longitudinal Method
- study of participants over an extended period of time.- can be short term or long term
Disadvantage: If there is a problem in your variables, sample and participants and you have been observing them in years.
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b. Cross – Section Method- study of participants in different level and
focus on characteristics.-comparison of characteristics
Disadvantage: The differences between samples may lend bias to your results. Achievement level will differ based from the participants.
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4. Follow – up Studies
- employed when you intend to investigate the subsequent development of participants after a specified treatment or condition.
- evaluation of success of a specific topic.
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5. Documentary Analysis
- content analysis- study involves gathering of
information by examining records & documents
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6. Trend Analysis
- study which seeks futures analysis
- aimed to project demands or needs of the people in the future.
- short term and a long range predictions.
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7. Correlational Studies - study designed to help you determine
the extent to which different variables are related to each other
- to generate or test hypothesis - The critical distinguishing
characteristic is the effort to estimate a relationship, as distinguished from simple description(Fox , 1969)
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Advantages, Disadvantages and Cautions in the use of
the Descriptive Method
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1. Advantages
- all the information is gathered in this method
- data will be validated and proves its reliability
- aim toward information dissemination
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2. Disadvantages- any method are taken into account,
you should also be aware of the two particular aspects:
1. faults of your methods per se2. the faults of your method when you poorly use it. - tend to misuse the method easily. ( Helmstadter , 1970)
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- if you are oriented with the different methods of research, this method will be the simplest.
- you tend to avoid statistical analysis and your study will no longer qualify as a research. It is merely information gathering.
- there is limited information about the effects of the variables under study.
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- be aware of the delicate and inconsistent actuation of the participants in your study. It may affect the validity of one’s investigation.
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3. Cautions
- describe any particular group of individuals in your population.
- primary objective of this method is to make use of the results to facilitate predictions or control of some behaviors.
- uses statistical procedures to assure you a level of confidence that your results are trustworthy
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DESCRIPTIVE METHOD
Dagoy, John Vincent O.Parel, Rica C.
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