POBLACION POLOMOLOK NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Brgy. Pagalungan, Polomolok, South Cotabato

INSTRUCTIONS: Determine the meaning and function of research by reading the paragraphs
below. Complete the paragraph by choosing the appropriate technical terms in the box below to
understand research even better. WRITE IN A ONE WHOLE SHEET OF PAPER. COPY
AND ANSWER.

SUBJECT CONCEPTS PRINCIPLE RESEARCH

When researchers are interested in examining a problem using a scientific approach, it is said
that they are doing a 1. _______________. The people who are being studied are called
2. ____________. The person who oversees the research is called the 3. ____________
investigator. The building blocks of theories are called 4. ____________.

THEORY DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT EXTRANEOUS

VARIABLE
An abstract generalization that presents a systematic representation about relationship among
phenomena is called a 5. _____________. The concepts that are studied are called
6.___________. The concept that is being studied that usually indicates the influence or cause is
called the 7._____________ variable. The concept that the researcher is most interested in
understanding is called the 8.__________ variable. Variables that may influence or contaminate
the data are called 9.____________ variable.

THEORY DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT EXTRANEOUS

VARIABLE

If the group that is being studied is very different or varied, the group is said to be 10.________
while groups that are very similar are called 11. __________ groups. When studying variables,
definitions must be clarified. A variable such as anxiety may be defined as a feeling of
uneasiness; this is called a 12.___________ definition. To measure anxiety the State- Trait
Anxiety 13.___________ might be used.
 QUANTITATIVE DEDUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP
BASIC HYPOTHESIS APPLIED

A 14.__________ is statement written by the researcher that states the relationship among or
between variables. There are two major categories for research design. One design, the
15._______ approach uses data that has numerical representation or values. The second design,
16.__________, uses narrative data. 17.___________ reasoning is the basis for quantitative
approach. The bond or connection between two variables is called a 18.__________. Research
that is conducted to generate knowledge that influences or improves practice is called
19._______ research. Research that test theories is known as 20.__________ research.

II. Evaluating your learning about research by completing the statement below. Consist more
than one paragraph.

In this lesson, I learned that research _______________________________________

________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

These technical terms can be distinguished by ___________________________________

________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________