Please read the instructiions below. Select two dissertations related to education technology, one
qualitative study and one quantitative research design. Create a matrix shell
that will carefully review the various data collection activities used for each
of the selected research studies. This matrix will be a 2 X 8 table with the
eight different parts of the data at the left vertically and the two labeled
studies across the top (horizontally listed).
Insert the data from the two sources into the matrix shell.
The completed matrix will facilitate a structured comparison of the
instrumentation, the data organization, the data analysis plan, and the
discussion findings. Summarize the two dissertations selected for this
assignment. Explain how the findings may change depending on the research
design chosen.
The vertical labels should be as follows:
Research Methodology- For a quantitative study, it
could be quasi-experimental, descriptive, inferential, etc. For a qualitative
study, it could be labeled narrative, phenomenological, Grounded Theory,
ethnography, case study, etc.
Site and Population – What is the typical way that a
site is located in order to do this type of study? Where would they be
associated? Would it be as a group or individually discussed?
How to Access Population/Rapport – For example,
contact the administration for permission? Look for people on the Internet who
have had needed experiences? Contact a single person to collect archival data?
Sampling Selection Plan – How did the researcher
select a site and then the individuals to complete the study? (e.g., purposeful
sampling, stratified sample, random sample from a list).
Instrumentation – What was the form of the data
collected? (i.e., interviews, focus groups, test results, observations, a
survey given, special artifacts collected, etc.).
Ethics and Data Security Plan – Took notes, used an
interview protocol and transcribed it from recording, collected survey forms
and aggregated into a spreadsheet, placed in file folders, computer password
protected, etc.?
Validity and Reliability – Any problems accessing
materials and proving the authenticity of the account? Any possible personal
biases in the collection or analysis of data? What were the potential
inconsistencies?
Data Analysis Plan – Once the data was collected, how
was it analyzed to allow discussion of the findings? Was it placed in tables,
analyzed with special statistical tests, used coding to find the
“essence” of what was presented orally from the interviews, etc.?
Create 1300-word essay describing each of the cells of the
matrix in detail. Focus the essay portion of your assignment on describing,
evaluating, comparing, and contrasting how different types of research (one
qualitative and one quantitative) affect how the results are explained and
findings are described. Remember to include the matrix in the appendix. Follow
the APA Guidelines and get at least 10 sources
