Discussion Questions - Chapter One
1. Identify the various sources of knowledge
acquisition: Experience, Authority, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning and
the Scientific Method
2. Briefly discuss the limitation of each source
of knowledge, i.e., in what way is the source of knowledge questionable in
coming to an accurate conclusion.
3. Identify the four major steps encountered in
the scientific method.
4. What is meant by classification of research
by purpose? What is the goal of each of the following: basic, applied,
evaluation, and action?
5. What is the difference between quantitative
research and qualitative research?
6. Briefly discuss the following quantitative
approaches: descriptive research, correlational research, causal-comparative
research, experimental research.
7. What is the difference between
causal-comparative research and experimental research?
8. What is considered as a
good hypothesis?
9. What is an independent
variable? What is a dependent variable?
10.Provide a question or problem that you are interested in investigating: Is
your question researchable?