NATURE OF

RESEARCH
 MAKING WORDS MEANINGFUL
A stone is concrete; intelligence is
abstract.
Hone your reading skills by
spending more time in reading
books.
For the actor’s superb
performance, he won an award.
 Research
A process of executing various
mental act for discovering and
examining facts and
information to prove the
accuracy or truthfulness of your
claims or conclusions about the
topic of your research.
 Characteristics of Research
1. Accuracy
2. Objectiveness
3. Timeliness
4. Relevance
5. Clarity
6. Systematic
 Purposes 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
 Purposes of Research
4. To elevate your mental abilities
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
 Purposes of Research
7. To free yourself from the
domination or strong influence
of a single textbook or the
professor’s lone viewpoint or
spoon feeding.