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8. Apply the results

INQUIRIES, INVESTIGATIONS,
AND IMMERSION
Inquiry - systematic search of
information, knowledge, and truth
about certain thing. Solving problem
through researching and probing.
Involves questioning and
interrogation
Investigation - systematic
examination to uncover facts
regarding the matter. Done carefully
and by thoroughly inspecting details
in organized manner and assessing
facts which are uncovered in the
process
Immersion - researchers immerse
themselves in the culture they are
studying. Researcher can gain more
information than through other
method
Collaborative / Participatory
Research - researchers working
together to achieve the common
goal of producing new scientific
knowledge
PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP
1. Decide on objectives together
2. Build up mutual trust
3. Share information and develop
networks
4. Share responsibility
5. Create transparency
6. Monitor and evaluate the
collaboration
7. Disseminate the results
9. Share profits equitably
10. Increase research capacity
11. Build on the achievements
Research – reserche means “to
travel through or “to survey”. Orderly
investigation of a subject matter for
the purpose of adding to knowledge.
Includes collection, presentation,
analysis and interpretation of facts
that line an individual’s speculation
with reality. Concur or improve or
negate findings of previous works
IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH
1. Collect essential information
2. Create changes
3. Improving standard of living
4. For a safer life
5. Know the truth
6. Explore history
7. Understanding arts
8. Evaluate findings of other studies/
researches or build on where they
stopped
CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH
1. Empirical – actual experience or
observation by the researcher
2. Logical – legitimate and valid
procedures and principles
3. Cyclical – begins with a problem
and concludes with a problem
4. Analytical – uses proven
analytical procedures; no error in
interpretation as observed in
critical analysis of the data
5. Critical – cautious and exact
judgment
6. Methodical – logical manner
using systematic method and
procedures
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2. Pure Researches – do not use
empirical or direct data; simplify a
problem or derive a concept or
7. Replicability - can be reproduced;
theory or a formula -laboratory is
designs and procedures can be
the human mind. Ex. Thesis or
reiterated
dissertation
8. Objectivity - free from bias and
3. Applied Researches - pursues
prejudice and alteration
potential solutions to human and
9. Originality – requires effort to get
societal problems; designed to
the researcher’s own investigation
solve practical problems of the
and obtain data needed to
modern world. Ex. studies on rice
complete the study
substitutes modern techniques for
10. Controlled – all variables are kept
tooth treatment
constant except those that are
4. Action Researches - solving
tested and experimented
specific problems within a
11. Accuracy – give correct or
program, organization or a
accurate data; appropriately
community ; people in the
documented
situation are directly involved. Ex.
12. Timeliness – topic that is fresh,
habitual absences of employees
new and interesting to the present
5. Evaluation Research – studies the
society
processes and outcomes aimed
13. Relevance – instrument for
at attempted solution
improvement or in solving
A. Formative Researches -
problems affecting people
improve human intervention
14. Transformative – data can be
within specific conditions
numerical measures and are
such as activities.
treated statistically because it
B. Summative Evaluation – to
employs quantitative or statistical
judge the effectiveness of a
methods
program, policy or product
15. Rigorous – ensures that
6. Correlational Research –
procedures followed to find
statistical study of relationships or
answer to questions are relevant,
associations among two or more
appropriate and justified; degree
variables, without necessarily
of rigor varies
determining cause and effect. Ex.
Gender to Course Preference
KINDS OF RESEARCH ACCORDING TO
7. Experimental Research – to
PURPOSE
predict and control phenomena
and examine probability and
1. Basic Researches - to understand
causality among selected
and explain; come up with a new
variables; establishes cause-
knowledge or contribute to an
effect relationship of variables on
existing knowledge. Studies on
each other ( independent-
relationships, comparative
dependent ). Ex. Effect of method
analyses, trends and projections.
of teaching to the performance of
Ex. Relationship between
the students in Math
intelligence and performance
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CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD TOPIC
OR PROBLEM FOR RESEARCH
8. Descriptive Research – provide
1. Interesting – something related to
accurate portrayal of a class or a
your discipline; interests you
situation or a group as a means to
2. Practical Value/ Relevance -
describe what exists, determine
something important in today’s
frequency of an occurrence and
world, current
categorize information; detailed
3. Focused/ Plausible – set
study which has an impact to
limitations; not too broad but not
people or community. Ex. Finding
too narrow; not vague; not highly
the most common and frequent
technical
disease that affects children in
4. Verifiable – results/answers can
town - Its impact would be finding
be verified by other studies
solution on how to prevent
5. Availability – materials and
9. Ethnographic Research – in depth
resources are available; yet not
study of the culture through its
overly written
members; describe and analyze
6. SMART characteristics
theories of cultural behavior in
7. Variables are clear, separable
their natural settings to
and updated
understand what is happening
8. Topic should not carry moral or
naturally
legal impediment ( follow ethics )
10. Phenomenological Research –
aims to describe an experience as
DEVELOPING A WORKING TITLE BASED
it is actually lived by the person;
ON THE RESEARCH TOPIC
study and understand the
experience from the perspective
• The title should encapsulate the
of the individual
main idea of the research –
indicate accurately the subject
SOURCES OF PROBLEMS
and the scope of the study; simple,
1. Subjects in the Classroom
concise and self explanatory. Ex.
2. Work/ Personal Experiences
Effects of Divorce on Children
(Professionals)
• It should include clear variables
3. Theories which Need Empirical
and setting – explain the nature of
Support
the study ; clue to methods. Ex. The
4. Off-Shoots of other Researchers/
Effects of Outside Employment on
Replications
High School Students’ Academic
5. Suggestions from Experts or
Achievement in Arellano University
Authorities
• Choose appropriate wording –
6. Programs (Government,
needed and useful descriptive
Institutions)
words only; refrain using
7. Instructional Programs Pursued
abbreviations/ jargons unless
8. Practices, Rules and Regulations
these are commonly known; spell
of Organizations
out acronyms.
9. Specialization/ Field of Study/
Discipline or Across Fields
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• Be mindful of the length – avoid

redundancies ( a study of, an
analysis of) unless citing the
research design/ methodology
limit; the title must be limited to 10
to 15 substantive words.
Conjunctions (and, but, because,)
prepositions (in, on, at) and
articles (the, a, an) are not
counted. Ex. An Analysis of Cost-
Benefit in Hiring Contractual
Workers in Fast Food Restaurants
in Metro Manila
• Observe Proper Grammar and
Capitalization – content words
must be capitalized
• Use subtitles:
A. Provide additional context
B. Qualifies the geographic
scope of research
C. Qualifies temporal scope of
research
D. Identifies methodology/
theory used
E. Identifies the methodology
used
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