confirmatory research

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is research designed to test a specific hypothesis, conceptual framework  or model

Confirmatory research is seen as a 'paradigmatic' position

It is often contrasted with discovery or exploratory research.

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.