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Quantitative approach in general education: main advantages of the…
Quantitative approach in general education: main advantages of the quantitative approach
It is an investigation of a specific problem through the application of a scientific approach.
Approach to conduct a research study is replicability, as it focuses on hypothesis testing based on a well-defined plan and clear objectives
The quantitative approach helps research to optimize the time and effort invested in analyzing and describing the results obtained.
Quantitative research is practical and useful in:
Rapid data collection: data are obtained from a representative group of a population.
Wide range of data analysis: with statistics as a useful tool, it also allows for a collection of data from a representative group of people.
Collect reliable and accurate data: The use of numbers makes researchers see the study topic represented in an unbiased manner
Eliminate bias: The results achieved are statistical
Quantitative approach in educational generalities: some disadvantages of the quantitative approach
Quantitative research may be insufficient by concentrating only on numbers, because there is a possibility of missing information that may be useful.
This approach fails to provide sufficient explanations of the reasons for the effect of certain variables.
Quantitative research can also be restrictive, which results in some disadvantages
Quantitative is that it measures variables in a particular context at a particular time without measuring those characteristics that might be consistent.
Despite the weaknesses mentioned above, quantitative research tends to be taken as a very useful tool.
A second limitation is that the positivism paradigm does not describe how reality is "modeled" nor does it address how people "interpret"
