Entry #4: Re-defining my research

Hello there,

So I guess since I'm going to change my research topic, I need to redefine the area, objective, statement and the question(s).

As I've mentioned earlier, I realised that the most important thing in conducting or deciding on the research topic is that it must be measurable. Measurable in the sense that how am I going to collect my data, what are the items that I'm going to use for my survey questions for example, that could help me in measuring the targeted response.

From that, I guess I would be able to decide which type of research my research would follow, whether it is going to be qualitative or quantitative, etc.

So, is it Quali or Quanti?

Quantitative research is an inquiry into an identified problem, based on testing a theory, measured with numbers, and analyzed using statistical techniques. The goal of quantitative methods is to determine whether the predictive generalizations of a theory hold true.

By contrast, a study based upon a qualitative process of inquiry has the goal of understanding a social or human problem from multiple perspectives. Qualitative research is conducted in a natural setting and involves a process of building a complex and holistic picture of the phenomenon of interest.

Lecture note for Chapter 4

So, I guess, based on my research proposal, my research would fall under quantitative research since my research is designed to determine the effectiveness of using Reader Response Approach (RRA) in reducing the students' anxiety level. The research would be measured in numbers as I would measure the students' anxiety level pre and post introduction of RRA in oral activities in ESL classroom.

I hope this one would present a clearer view and direction of my research.