Level 3 Btec Health and Social Care Unit 4 Workbook

This booklet breaks down research methods in to manageable chunks for students to fill in key information.

The booklet has 21 pages
Quantitative, Qualitative, Primary and Secondary Data
Quantitative Data Advantages and Disadvantages
Qualitative Data Advantages and Disadvantages, Questionnaires
Closed and Open Questions
Advantages and Disadvantages of Questionnaires, Structured Interviews
Unstructured, Semi Structured Interviews, Advantages and Disadvantages of Interviews
Experimental Method and Experimental Design
Variables in an Experiment
Covert, Overt, Participant and Non-Participant Observations
Advantages and Disadvantages of Case Studies, Standardisation and Hypothesis
Sampling Techniques
Ethical Issues
Types of Validity
Internal and External Validity in Research Methods
Ways to Improve Validity
Reliability
Ways to Improve Reliability
Things to Consider before conducting Research
Practical Considerations before conducting Research and Triangulation in Data Collection
References and Bibliographies