Correlation of Between the Performance in Playing Dota and in Computer Programming

Chapter 3

Research Methods and Methodology

Research Design

The study was conducted in order to know the correlation between the performance in the computer game Defense of the Ancient and the performance in computer programming of the first year of IT students in Pup Sta. Mesa A.Y. 2012-2013.

Researchers used descriptive research because it is the appropriate research design for conducting this study. The descriptive research design is a scientific method which involves observing and describing the behavior of a subject without influencing it in any way.”Descriptive research is a valid method for researching specific subjects and as a precursor to more quantitative studies. While there are some valid concerns about the statistical validity, as long as the limitations are understood by the researcher , this type of study is an invaluable scientific tool”. Martyn Shuttleworth(Sep 26, 2008) Different Research Designs in explorable.com[http://explorable.com/descriptive-research-design]

The researchers used a quantitative method in collecting the data for their study. Quantitative method is a research method that relies less on interviews, observations, small numbers of questionnaires, focus groups, subjective reports and case studies but it is much more focused on the collection and analysis of numerical data and statistics. Quantitative method in paranormality.com [www.paranormality.com/quantitative_method.shtml]

Research Method

The quantitative method helps the researchers in finding the answer from each respondent depending on the majority of the answers of the respondents.

Survey was used by the researchers in this study because survey allow the researchers to collect a large amount of data in a short period of time. The survey method was used because it is less expensive than other methods.

The survey is defined as a technique of gathering data by asking questions to people who are thought to have desired information. As compared to other...