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Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research

Use the table below to answer the following:

• Define and distinguish between qualitative and quantitative research.

• Provide examples of qualitative and quantitative research.

• Imagine that you are a researcher interested in identifying the components of ‘giftedness’ in pre-teen children. What quantitative methods might you use to help you better understand the experience of giftedness? What qualitative methods might you use?

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach?

| |Definition |Examples |Examples of methods to study |Advantages |Disadvantages |

| | | |‘giftedness’ | | |

|Quantitative | | | | | |

|Research | | | | | |

|Qualitative | | | | | |

|Research | | | | | |

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