PRACTICA

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RESEARCH
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WEEK 1: NATURE OF INQUIRY AND
RESEARCH
INTRODUCE
YOURSELF
TELL ME ABOUT
YOURSELF
DURING ASYNCHRONOUS/OFFLINE
CLASSES:
1. BE ON TIME

2. ATTENDANCE IS A MUST

3. PASSING OF ACTIVITIES AND MODULES VIA E-LMS

4. AVOID PROCRASTINATION AND ALWAYS FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.

5. GC’S ARE MON-FRI ONLY. WEEKENDS ARE PROHIBITEDLY EXCLUDED.

OBJECTIVE
S:
● Identify the Inquiry based learning.
● Discuss the Governing principles or foundation of inquiry.
● Enumerate the benefits of inquiry-based learning.
● Describe the meaning of Research
● Explain the characteristics, purpose, types, approaches of
research.
● Appreciate the importance of Inquiry and Research in the
society.
FAMILIARIZING:
● ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE SUBJECT?
● DO YOU ALREADY HAVE AN EXPERIENCE MAKING A
RESEARCH?
● KINDLY SHARE IT WITH THE WHOLE CLASS
Describe the picture
 INQUIRY
BASED
LEARNING
Inquiry is a learning process
that motivates you to obtain
knowledge or information
about people, things, places,
or events.
3 Educational Theories as Foundation of
Inquiry-based Learning
 JOHN
DEWEY:
Theory of connected
experience
Dewey believed in the continuity of
experience, or the connection between
a student's learning experiences and
that student's future decisions and
behavior. He also believed that
educational experiences required
interaction between between the student
and their environment in order to be
effective
 LEV
VYGOTSKY:
Zone of Proximal
Development
The Zone of Proximal Development is
defined as the space between what a
learner can do without assistance and
what a learner can do with adult
guidance or in collaboration with more
capable peers.
 JEROME
BRUNER:
Theory on learners’ varied
world perceptions for their
own
Learning is interpretations
an active process in
which learners construct new ideas
or concepts based upon their
current/past knowledge.
Benefits of Inquiry-based Learning
RESEARC
H
● Late 16th century: from obsolete
French recerche (noun), recercher (verb), from Old
French re- (expressing intensive force) + cerchier ‘to search’.

● Research is a careful and detailed study into a specific problem,

concern, or issue using the scientific method.

● Defined as the creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing

knowledge in a new and creative way so as to generate new concepts,
methodologies and understandings. This could include synthesis and
analysis of previous research to the extent that it leads to new and
creative outcomes.

● A search for knowledge

 Characteristics of
Research
1. ACCURACY
It must give correct or accurate data, which the
footnotes, notes, and bibliographical entries
should honestly and appropriately documented
or acknowledged.
2. OBJECTIVENESS
It must deal with facts, not with mere
opinions arising from assumptions,
generalizations, predictions, or
conclusions.
3. TIMELINESS
It must work on a topic that is
fresh, new, and interesting to
the present society.
4. RELEVANCE
Its topic must be
instrumental in improving
society or in solving
problems affecting the lives
of people in a community.
Characteristics of Research

5. CLARITY

It must succeed in expressing its central point

or discoveries by using simple, direct, concise,
and correct language.

6. SYSTEMATIC

It must take place in an organized

or orderly manner.
 Purpose of Research

1. To learn how to work independently

2. To learn how to work scientifically or systematically
3. To have an in-depth knowledge of something
4. To elevate your mental abilities by letting you think in higher-order
thinking strategies (HOTS) of inferring, evaluating, synthesizing,
appreciating, applying, and creating
5. To improve your reading and writing skills
6. To be familiar with the basic tools of research and the various
techniques of gathering data and of presenting research findings
7. To free yourself, to a certain extent, from the domination or strong
influence of a single textbook or of the professor’s lone viewpoint or spoon
feeding
Types of Research

• Based on Application of Research Method - Aims to increase

your knowledge about something. However, if your intention is to
apply your chosen research to societal problems or issues,
finding ways to make positive changes in society, you call your
research, applied research.

• Based on Purpose of the Research - Depending on your

objective or goal in conducting research, you do any of these
types of research: descriptive, correlational, explanatory,
exploratory, or action.
Types of Research
 Descriptive - aims at defining or giving a verbal portrayal or picture of a person,
thing, event, group, situation, etc.

 Correlational - shows relationships or connectedness of two factors, circumstances,

or agents called variables that affect the research.

 Explanatory - elaborates or explains not just the reasons behind the relationship of
two factors, but also the ways by which such relationship exists.

 Exploratory - purpose is to find out how reasonable or possible it is to conduct a

research study on a certain topic.

 Action - studies an ongoing practice of a school, organization, community, or

institution for the purpose of obtaining results that will bring improvements in the
system.
Types of Research

• Based on purpose of the research - The kind of data you want to work on
reflects whether you wish to do a quantitative or qualitative research.
 Qualitative - requires non-numerical data, which means that the research
uses words rather than numbers to express the results, the inquiry, or
investigation about people’s thoughts, beliefs, feelings, views, and lifestyles
regarding the object of the study. These opinionated answers from people
are not measurable; so, verbal language is the right way to express your
findings in a qualitative research.

 Quantitative - involves measurement of data. Thus, it presents research

findings referring to the number or frequency of something in numerical
forms (i.e., using percentages, fractions, numbers).
 Approaches of Research
you discover and measure information as well as observe and control
variables in an impersonal manner. It allows control of variables. Therefore,
SCIENTIFIC OR the data gathering techniques appropriate for this approach are structured
POSITIVE APPROACH interviews, questionnaires, and observational checklists. Data given by these
techniques are expressed through numbers, which means that this method is
suitable for quantitative research

In contrast to the scientific approach that uses numbers to express data, the
naturalistic approach uses words. This research approach directs you to deal
NATURALISTIC with qualitative data that speak of how people behave toward their
surroundings. These are non-numerical data that express truths about the
APPROACH way people perceive or understand the world. Since people look at their
world in a subjective or personal basis in an uncontrolled or unstructured
manner, a naturalistic approach happens in a natural setting.

you are free to gather and analyze data using multiple methods, allowing you
TRIANGULATION to combine or mix up research approaches, research types, data gathering,
APPROACH and data analysis techniques. Triangulation approach gives you the
opportunity to view every angle of the research from different perspectives.
(Badke 2012; Silverman 2013)
 Activity 1
Directions: In your own words. Explain your understanding of
inquiry and research by answering the following questions
intelligently.
 
1) Describe Inquiry and research in your own words.
2) How do you learn something through inquiry?
3) Do you agree that inquiring on something means you are researching
about it?
4) Was there an instance in your life when you, too, did a sort of an
inquiry or research? Describe your experience.
5) What topics interests you. List them down.
 Activity 2
Directions: PAIR WORK. Do the following activities with a partner:
 
1. Identify the specific type of research for each given topic by
entering the letter of the research type in the correct column.
Likewise, below the letter representing your answer, write the
importance of such research in your day-to-day life.
a. Theory of   Relativity
b. University Belt Street Foods
c. Landline vs. Cellphone
d. Reasons Behind Tuition Fee Increases
e. Manila Flash Flood Solutions
f. College Assessment Practices
g. Critical Thinking and Creative Thinking in Learning-
Teaching Situations
h. The Why and How of Internet Use
i. Effects of Korean Telenovelas on Filipino TV Viewers
j. Digital Age
k. Teaching Through PowerPoint Presentations
l. Archimedes’ Principle of Buoyancy
REFLECTION PAPER NO. 1
Based on the topic discussed, what are your thoughts/insights
about inquiry and research? Write your answer in an essay format (at
least 300 words, note must be concise/brief)
 
 

Rubrics:
Content: 35%
Organization: 30%
Focus: 35%
 
Total: 100%
 
 WHAT IS THE
IMPORTANCE OF
INQUIRY AND
RESEARCH IN THE
SOCIETY?
ASSIGNMENT:
Search and define the following:
1. What is Qualitative Research?
2. What are the Characteristics of Qualitative Research?
3. What are the Types of Qualitative Research?

See other reference or materials regarding the above topic

such as (YouTube video or pdf materials/resources online)
THANK YOU AND
GOD BLESS
PRACTICA
L
RESEARCH
1
WEEK 2: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND ITS
IMPORTANCE IN DAILY LIFE
DURING ASYNCHRONOUS/OFFLINE
CLASSES:
1. BE ON TIME

2. ATTENDANCE IS A MUST

3. PASSING OF ACTIVITIES AND MODULES VIA E-LMS

4. AVOID PROCRASTINATION AND ALWAYS FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.

5. MON-FRI ONLY. WEEKENDS ARE PROHIBITEDLY EXCLUDED.

OBJECTIVE
S:
● Identify a thorough or in-depth knowledge of qualitative research and
clarify their understanding of qualitative research
● Explain the elements or characteristics of qualitative research, the
advantages and disadvantages of qualitative research
● Discuss how qualitative studies take place in other areas of
knowledge
● Specify the data collecting technique for a certain area of knowledge
● Appreciate the essence of qualitative research.
REVIEW/RECAP
:
DIFFERENTIATE
INQUIRY AND
RESEARCH AND HOW
ARE THEY CONNECTED
TO EACH OTHER.
Describe the pictures
QUALITATIVE
RESEARCH
Involves collecting and analyzing non-
numerical data (e.g., text, video, or
audio) to understand concepts, opinions,
or experiences. It can be used to gather
in-depth insights into a problem or
generate new ideas for research.
 CHARACTERISTICS
OF QUALITATIVE
RESEARCH
• Human understanding and interpretation
• Active, powerful, and forceful
• Multiple research approaches and methods
• Specificity to generalization
• Contextualization
• Diversified data in real-life situations
• Abounds with words and visuals
• Internal analysis
 TYPES OF
QUALITATIVE
RESEARCH
• Case study
• Ethnography
• Phenomenology
• Content and discourse analysis
• Historical analysis
• Grounded theory
 Advantages of Qualitative Research
1. It adopts a naturalistic approach to its subject matter, which means
that those involve in the research understand things based on what
they find meaningful.
2. It promotes a full understanding of human behavior or personality traits
in their natural setting.
3. It is instrumental for positive societal changes.
4. It engenders respect for people’s individuality as it demands the
researcher’s careful and attentive stand toward people’s world views.
5. It is a way of understanding and interpreting social interactions.
6. It increases the researcher’s interest in the study as it includes the
researcher’s experience or background knowledge in interpreting verbal
and visual data.
7. It offers multiple ways of acquiring and examining knowledge about
something.
 Disadvantages of Qualitative Research
1. It involves a lot of researcher’s subjectivity in data analysis.
2. It is hard to know the validity or reliability of the data.
3. Its open-ended questions yield “data overload” that requires long-time
analysis.
4. It is time-consuming.
5. It involves several processes, which results greatly depend on the
researcher’s views or interpretations.
 Research in different
areas of knowledge

Subject Area Hard Sciences

Research vs. Soft
Approaches Sciences
  Activity 1
Directions: INDIVIDUAL WORK. In your own words, Explain the concepts you have
learned by answering the following questions.
1. What comes to your mind the moment you hear qualitative research? 
2. If you want to conduct a research study about your favorite restaurant in town,
what method of qualitative research is appropriate for your study? Explain your
choice. 
3. How is grounded theory different from other qualitative research methods? 
4. Can all research methods be used in one research study? Give reasons for your
answer.
5. If you will do a qualitative research about the area in which your house is situated,
what could be your research problem or topic?
 Activity 2
Directions: Categorize the given research topic inside the triangle
representing the science under which such chosen topic is
researchable. Write only the number of the topic inside the triangle.
Research Topics
1. Iron Contents of Oregano Plants
2. Aling Bebs: A Filipino Centenarian
3. Electrical Wirings of a Japanese Car
4. Microorganisms in a Canal
5. Parents’ Views About the K–12 Curriculum
6. St. Joseph’s Grade 8 Teachers’ Questioning
Techniques
7. Medicinal Elements of Guava Leaves
8. Historical Development of Filipino Novels in
English
9. Muslim Wedding Rites
10. The Nature of Ebola Virus
 
REFLECTION PAPER NO. 2
 
Based on the topic discussed, what are your thoughts/insights
about Qualitative Research. Write your answer in an essay
format (at least 200 words, note must be concise/brief)
 
 
Rubrics:
Content: 35%
Organization:30%
Focus: 35%
 
Total: 100%
 WHAT IS THE
IMPORTANCE OF
QUALITATIVE
RESEARCH?
ASSIGNMENT:

See other reference or materials regarding

the above topic such as (YouTube video or
pdf materials/resources online)
THANK YOU AND
GOD BLESS