Padayon : applied research : an introduction to quantitative research methods and report writing / Diana J. Mendoza [and] Ma. Lourdes F. Melegrito

Includes bibliographical references.

Preface -- Chapter I. The research process: an introduction -- Chapter II. Identifying the inquiry and stating the problem -- Chapter III. Learning from the others and reviewing related literature -- Chapter IV. Understanding data and ways to systematically collect data --Chapter 5. Finding answers through data collection -- Chapter VI. Reporting and sharing research findings.

"Applied research: an introduction to qualitative research methods and report writing provides a basic and less intimidating textbook on quantitative research. It walks the students through the various phases of doing research from understanding the "nature of of inquiry and research," to identifying the inquiry and stating the problem" to "Learning from others and reviewing the literature", then to "understanding data and ways to systematically collect data, to "finding answers through data collection," to "analyzing meaning of the data and drawing conclusions," and finally, to "reporting and sharing research findings." -- Excerpt from the preface