Research Design: Mixed Method
Research Design: Mixed Method
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FACULTY OF EDUCATION
The triangulation method be the most common reason why researcher incorporate mixed
method to their research, the researcher looking for the convergence data to increase their
findings credibility by gathering with all the method in the research. in the end triangulation
strengthen and enrich study conclusion, also means that make this mixed method become more
acceptable.
2. Complementary
The second reason is mixed method is a complementary that make the researchers are
enable to gain more knowledge of the research problem, and also enable researcher to clarify a
given research result
3. Total Understanding
The third is mixed method helps the researcher to have total understanding of the
research problem, how? by creating a synergistic effect which that the results from one method
help to develop the other method.
4. Initiation
The fourth reason is the initiation, the initiation in this case means that commonly, the
research finding rises question and contradiction so that initiate a new study, with expectations it
will add new insights because it might be can reveals a truly new research topic and generate
new study.
5. Expansion
The last is expansion, it is intended to expand the range of the research, so it will be born
detailed findings that helps researchers in a future to use various method to gain new research
question.
Concurrent Design
Is both qualitative and quantitative data are collected separately but at approximately the same
time
Concurrent Triangulation
Is occurs when quantitative and qualitative data are collected and analyzed separately but at the
same time, with the findings converging in the conclusions in order to answer an overarching
research question
Parallel Design
Is those in which data are collected and analyzed separately, similar to concurrent designs
Sequential Design
Is data that are collected and examined in one stage inform the data collected in the next phase
Fully Mixed Design
Or fully integrated designs involve mixing of the qualitative and quantitative approaches in an
interactive way throughout the study
Conversion Design
Is involve transforming data, which means that data collected in one form (e.g., numbers or text)
are converted to a different form and then analyzed
Embedded Design
Is one form of data supports a second form of data within a single study.
E. ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE MIXED METHOD
Mixed method research born a more complete understanding of the case, and there are more
advantages about mixed method but also, there is some disadvantages;
Advantages
a. makes the relationship that found between two variables are more clear
Disadvantages
c. Expensive, it is cost more money than conduct just only qualitative or just quantitative
research
REFERENCES
Ary, Donald. Jacobs, Lucy cheser. Sorensen, Chris (2010) Introduction to Research in
Education. Wadsworth Cencage Learning Eigth Edition.
Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber (2010) Mixed Methods Research. The Guilford Press.