Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research Worksheet

Complete the table to answer each of the following prompts in frty to ninty words:

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 qualitative methods might you use to help you better understand the experience of giftedness? What quantitative methods might you use?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach?

Prompts	Qualitative Research	Quantitative Research
Definition
Examples
Methods to Study Giftedness
Advantages
Disadvantages