PRACTICAL 12

RESEARCH 2

IMPORTANCE OF QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH ACROSS FIELDS
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Writer: Michael P. Tumilap, Sta. Ana National High School 1

 A module developed by DepEd-Davao City
Icons were illustrated by

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Writer:

MICHAEL P. TUMILAP
Teacher III, Sta. Ana National High School

Evaluators:

SHERWIN S. FORTUGALIZA
Master Teacher I, Davao City National High School

AMYLYN F. LABASANO
Master Teacher II, Calinan National High School

APPLE MAY A. TAÑEGA

Teacher II, Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School

Illustrator:

ROBERT RAMIREZ
Student, Sta. Ana National High School

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Information about this ADM learner s material

I. Objectives: The learner demonstrates understanding of

the importance of quantitative research across

Ia. Content Standard
fields

The learner is able to decide on suitable

Ib. Performance Standard quantitative research in different areas of

interest

. Ic. Learning Competency The learner illustrates the importance of

quantitative research across fields

(CS_RS12-Ia-c-2).

Importance of Quantitative Research Across

II. Content / Topic
Fields

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 Good day! This module for Practical Research 2 will
help you in illustrating the importance of quantitative research
across fields. You have learned the characteristics, strengths,
weaknesses and kinds of quantitative research. This time, you
will illustrate the application and usefulness of quantitative
research in different fields.
After this lesson, you will find yourself capable to
determine and decide the appropriate quantitative research
topic across fields.
For questions and clarifications, feel free to ask your
parents or contact your teacher.

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. Determine the field of discipline for the

given research studies; and

2. Illustrate the importance of quantitative

research across fields.

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 Introduction

People do research to find solutions, even tentative ones to problems, in order to

improve or enhance ways of doing things, to disprove or provide a new hypothesis or

simply to find answers to questions or solutions in daily life. In natural and social

sciences, quantitative research is the systematic, empirical investigation of observable

phenomena via statistical and mathematical techniques (Vanderstoep & Johnston,

2009). Quantitative research has undeniable impact on the different aspects of society.

The findings of a particular quantitative study can influence crucial decision affecting

different organizations and individuals (Barrot, 2017).

For instance, companies may use quantitative data in evaluating the

effectiveness of certain leadership styles on employee performance. Educators can

utilize quantitative research in examining the relationship between the performance of

teachers and the academic performance of students (Creswell, 2002). Quantitative

research can also be used to better understand the relationship between the quality of

quarantine facilities and the number of COVID19 recovered individuals.

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Crossword Puzzle

Instruction: Fill in the crossword puzzle with the words missing from the sentences

below. Match the number of the sentence to the boxes placed across and

down the grid.

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Across

1. A field that practice or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and

feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming.

2. A discipline that involves a competitive physical activity which, through casual or

organized participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills

while providing entertainment to participants, and in some cases, spectators.

3. A discipline that focuses on probing question that are of social nature; for example,

pertaining to social arrangements, human behavior, and forms of social, political,

and economic organization.

6. A field that involves an organized efforts and activities of individuals to produce and

sell goods and services for profit.

Down

4. A field that involves on application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in

a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated

primarily for their beauty or emotional power.

5. A discipline that focuses on investigation or solving medical related problems.

7. A discipline that concerns with all the technology used to handle telecommunications,

broadcast media, intelligent building management systems, audiovisual processing

and transmission systems, and network-based control and monitoring functions.

8. A discipline focuses on imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the

powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others

intellectually for mature life.

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 Thank you for the effort!

How did you find the activity? The activity that

you have performed is keys that you need to

remember in relation to the importance of

quantitative research in different fields.

With the keywords that you have discovered, I am very sure

that you can easily illustrate the importance of quantitative

research across fields.

Guide Questions:

1. What words did you discover?

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2. What do you think is the connection of those words you have discovered to

quantitative research?

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 Great Job! It seems that you have gained ideas

about the different fields or disciplines that

quantitative research can be useful. Now let’s

learn these concepts.

Lesson: Importance of Quantitative across Fields

Presented in the table below is the purpose of quantitative research in each

discipline and sample research study:

Discipline Purpose Sample Research Study

To better understand the Level of Contraceptive
Social Inquiry
behavior and social interactions Practices among Tribes in
among individuals Davao City

To investigate methods or Level of Satisfaction Arts and

Arts
approaches that enhance one’s Design Students towards
creativity. Work Immersion Companies

Information and To examine the trends and The Relationship of Instagram

tendencies in the use of on the Visual Literacy of
Communication
information technology Teenagers.
Technology
To determine the effectiveness The Efficacy of Aspirin and
Science
of a newly developed medicine Mayana Leaf Extract in
treatment, or approach in Reducing the Cholesterol

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 addressing health problems Level of Obese People

and To examine how agriculture in Technical Capacity of

Agriculture
a particular community is Improvised Water Treatment
Fisheries
influenced by global trends. Device in Rural Farming

To understand the relationship The Relationship of Cognitive

Sports
between one’s health and Functioning and Stress Level
athletic performance. among Athletes in Davao
Region

To assess approaches that will The Relationship of Income

Business
help companies in their and Mall Spending among
decision-making practices. Private Employees in Davao
City

To discover new interventions Effect of Drill and Review to

Education
and assess existing programs the Mathematical Ability of
with a common goal, to Students
increase the performance of
the learners.

Sample Problem:

The study of Angeles (2016) reveals that some companies in Davao City, the

needs of their employees are not properly provided, hence there is a greater chance of

neglecting good employees in the organization, inefficient coordination between

managers and subordinates and decrease in the productivity regarding the products or

output of the company. The researcher intended to know the level of job satisfaction

and level of performance among employees of Coca Cola Bottlers Philippines, Davao

branch. Determining the aspects of job satisfaction that influence an employees’

performance is the major concern of this study. The result of this study became the

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basis of the administration as an organizational assessment, addressing the issues of

the employees in granting their pleasure, motivation and satisfaction in their work.

Answer the following questions:

1. What specific field/ discipline the scenario is inline?

Answer: Business

2. What are the key words used by the authors to present the findings in a quantitative

way?

Answer: level, influence

3. What actions made by the authorities/ administrators based from the findings.

Answer: The issues of the employees were addressed.

4. What do you think is/ are the improvements happened to the life of the employees

after the action by the authorities/ administrator has been taken?

Answer: The levels of satisfaction and performance of the employees have increased

and eventually the productivity of the company has improved.

Wow! It is nice to know that you already have a good

understanding on the purpose of quantitative research

across fields and its sample research study. It will now be

easier for you to appreciate the importance of quantitative

research in your daily life. At this point, you will apply the

importance of quantitative research in more different

fields. Are you ready to do the next activity?

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Let’s Investigate!

Instruction: Below is a scenario. Read carefully the research problem. Observe how

the result is presented, and analyze how the authorities took action to

address the problems by responding to the following

statements/questions.

Scenario

The country’s prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing. Overweight

children face risks of compromised physical and mental well-being, increased
incidence of disease processes, and increased risk of adult obesity. Data revealed
that 62% of this child population with high prevalence of overweight and obesity was
located in urban community. Majority are males (42.9%) compared to females
(20%). It further reveals that private school children had higher levels of overweight
and obesity than in public schools. With this, the Department of Education has
imposed and implemented an order to stop selling unhealthy foods in schools.

1. What specific field/ discipline the scenario is inline?

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2. What are the key words used by the authors to present the findings in a

quantitative way?

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3. What actions made by the authorities/ administrators based from the findings.

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 4. What do you think is/ are the improvements happened to the life of students after

the action by the authorities/ administrator has been taken?

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Congratulations for the great work! It seems that you have

now the knowledge how quantitative research has

awakened the authorities and changed the life of people

1. Quantitative research is important to the following fields:

a. Social Inquiry;

b. Arts;

c. Information and Communication Technology (ICT);

d. Science;

e. Agriculture and Fisheries;

f. Sports;

g. Business; and

h. Education;

2. Quantitative research is capable of addressing problems by creating intervention/

change to the lives of people for betterment.

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Instruction: Read carefully the research problem. Observe how the result is presented,

and analyze how the authorities took action to address the problem by

responding to the following statements/questions.

One of the major problems in schools today in Davao City is absenteeism

among students because of online game addiction. Instead of attending to their

classes and spending money for their projects, they spend their times and allowance

in the internet shop. A survey questionnaire was purposely administered to fifty (50)

students in School A who are engaged in online game addiction to determine the level

of practices among internet cafe owners on the implementation of Children’s Welfare

Code (banning school kids from Internet cafes on school days). The result reveals

that majority of the students who are addicted to online games are males (98%)

compared to females (2%). Moreover, majority of them are Grade 10 students (46%)

while Grade 7 shows the lowest number (12%). On the other hand, it reveals that

internet café owners have low level of practices on the implementation of Children’s

Welfare Code. With this, the city government of Davao has strengthened their

monitoring to the internet cafés towards strict implementation of the said ordinance

and with strong coordination with the school administration.

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 1. State the specific field/ discipline the research study is related.

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2. Describe briefly how the result of the study is presented quantitatively.

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3. How quantitative findings help the government to create/ impose an intervention?

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4. What do you think is/ are the improvements happened to the life of students after

the action by the authorities/ administrator has been taken?

________________________________________________________________

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Note: Your answer will be evaluated based on the rubric presented below.

Rubrics for Tasks No. 2 and 3

Areas of Exceeds Meet Do not Meet

Assessment Expectations Expectations Expectations
Idea 5 3 1
(5 points) Very informative and Somewhat Gives no new
in original manner informative and information and ideas
organized and in a are vague or unclear
consistent manner
Organization 3 2 1
(3 points) Strong and well Organized at the No or lack of
organized at the beginning, middle organization at all
beginning, middle and and end of the parts of the answer
end of the answer answer
Grammar Usage 2 1 0
and Mechanics No spelling, Few spelling and So many spelling,
(2 points) punctuation or punctuation errors, punctuation and
grammatical errors minor grammatical grammatical errors
errors that it interferes with
the meaning

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References:

Barrot, J.S. (2017). Practical research 2. Quezon City, Philippines: C & E Publishing,
Inc.

Creswell, J. W. (2002). Educational research planning, conducting, and evaluating

quantitative and qualitative research. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice
Hall.

Vanderstoep, S.W. & Johnston, D.D. (2009). Research method for everyday life. John
Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Answer Keys

Crossword Puzzle

Down: Across:

1. Agriculture 4. Arts
2. Sports 5. Medicine
3. Social Inquiry 7. ICT
6. Business 8. Education
Crossword Puzzle Guide Questions

1. agriculture, business, sports, social inquiry, medicine, arts, ICT and education
2. Those words are the different disciplines/ fields in which quantitative research is
important
Let’s Investigate

1. Science/ Health
2. Numbers/ Percentage, high
3. The Department of Education has imposed and implemented an order to stop
selling unhealthy foods in schools.
4. The nutrition status of the students has improved which resulted to good
academic performance.
Let’s Test Ourselves

1. Education
2. The result of the study is presented through numbers
3. The city government of Davao has strengthened their monitoring to the internet
cafés towards strict implementation of the said ordinance and with strong
coordination with the school administration.
4. Those students who are addicted to online games are always present to classes
and their grades have increased significantly.

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