RES 8100 The Nature of Knowing

Exercise 3 types of QUAN Research - What are the major differences between experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental research? Discuss the three major conditions to meet cause and effect. Provide a typical experimental "weakness" that wouldn't allow a researcher to determine cause and effect.

Resources:

• Salkind, N. J. (2010). Experimental Design. In Encyclopedia of research design (Vols. 1-0). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412961288

• Duesbery, L. & Twyman, T. (2020). What are quasi-experimental designs, and where do they fit in? In 100 questions (and answers) about action research (pp. 86-86). SAGE Publications, Inc.

• Muijs, D. (2011). Designing non-experimental studies. In Doing quantitative research in education with SPSS (pp. 30-55). SAGE Publications Ltd.