A power point presentation on "Descriptive research"

1. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TOPIC:
DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH

2. DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH
DEFINITION:
I) “Descriptive studies may include present facts or current conditions concerning the nature
of a group of persons, a number of objects, or a class of events and involve the procedures
of induction, analysis, classification, enumeration or measurement”
-Good (1963)
“A descriptive study describes and interprets what is. It is concerned with the conditions or
relationships that exist, opinion that are held, processes that are going on effects are
evident or trends that are developing”.
- Best(1983)

3. STEPS IN DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH
selection of the problem
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Statement and definition of the problem
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Identification of data
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Selection or development of tools
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selection of the sample
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collection of data
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analysis and interpretation of data
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Writing of the research report