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Neldas Nature of Research
Neldas Nature of Research
RESEARCH
DR. NELDA JIMENEA GARCIA
Pangasinan State University
Bayambang, Pangasinan
Research
• Research pertains to any systematic
investigation of any social or natural
phenomena where results and conclusions
are aimed at contributing to generalizable
knowledge.
• As a systematic investigation or inquiry,
research requires that data are collected,
analyzed, and interpreted in order to
understand, describe, predict, or control a
phenomenon or set of phenomena or to
empower individuals in particular contexts.
Research and Science
Research becomes scientific if it satisfies two
requirements:
1. Research contributes to a body of science.
2. Research follows the scientific method.
Science refers to a systematic and organized
body of knowledge in any area of inquiry
that is acquired using the scientific method.
Research and Inquiry
Inquiry is a learning process that motivates you to
obtain knowledge or information about people,
things, places, or events.
Research is analogous to Inquiry in that both involve
investigation of something through questioning.
However, the meaning of research is more
complicated than inquiry because it does not
center mainly on raising questions about the topic,
but also on carrying out a particular order of
research stages.
Similar to inquiry, research involves cooperative
learning.
Scientific Method
Scientific method refers to a standardized set
of techniques for building scientific
knowledge, such as how to make valid
observations, how to interpret results, and
how to generalize those results.