KIN 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Quantitative Research, Postpositivism, Scientific Method
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Kin 122 lecture notes september 8th, 2017. Kinesiology: the study of the mechanics of body movements. Dis(cid:272)uss the (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)ept of a (cid:862)philosophi(cid:272)al (cid:449)o(cid:396)ld(cid:448)ie(cid:449)(cid:863) a(cid:374)d ho(cid:449) it links to research. Introduce one type of research design used in kinesiology. Identify and describe the steps in the scientific method. Often the goal of research is the generation of knowledge. Systematic problems, methods, data, analysis, interpretations, conclusions. Reductive data used to establish more general relationships. Replicable the research process is recorded and others can repeat or build on that research. Philosophical worldviews: a (cid:396)esea(cid:396)(cid:272)he(cid:396)(cid:859)s (cid:271)asi(cid:272) set of (cid:271)eliefs a(cid:271)out the ge(cid:374)e(cid:396)al orientation of the world and the nature of research, what (cid:862)(cid:272)ou(cid:374)ts(cid:863) as k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge a(cid:374)d (cid:396)esea(cid:396)(cid:272)h. Postpositivism: (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) the (cid:374)otio(cid:374) of a si(cid:374)gle (cid:396)ealit(cid:455) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e t(cid:396)uth(cid:863: research should be unbiased and objective, associated with the scientific method and quantitative research (e. g. experiments, surveys)
