Inquiries, Investigations
and Immersion
Week 1
Research
- a careful study that is done to find and report new
knowledge about something
- an investigation or experimentation aimed at the
discovery and interpretation of facts, revision of accepted
theories or laws in the light of new facts, or practical
application of such new or revised theories or laws
- the practice of collecting information about a particular
subject
The following are the things that may be
considered before starting the research activity:
1. A problem that is most interesting to you.
2. Existing problems in the classroom/school/campus/university
which one may want to solve.
3. Existing needs of the community or society
4. Area of interest, specialization or event from related fields
5. Offshoots of friendly conversations
The following are the things that may be
considered before starting the research activity:
6. Observations, intuitions or a combination of both
7. The type of data you need
8. The participants and sources
9. The location and timescale of the research
10. Prevailing theories and philosophy
Criteria in Choosing a Research Topic:
1. It should be something new or different from what has
already been written about.
2. It must be original.
3. It should be significant to the field of study or discipline.
4. It must necessarily arouse intellectual curiosity.
5. It should be of researcher’s interest and researcher
must be___ with the topic.
6. It should be a modest one for a beginner to be carried
out within a limited period of time.
Criteria in Choosing a Research Topic:
7. It should be clear, not ambiguous.
8. It should be specific, not general.
9. It should consider the training and personal qualifications of the researcher.
10. It should consider the availability of data involved in the study and the
methods and techniques to be employed in gathering them.
11. It should consider the availability of effective instruments for gathering the
data and their treatment.
12. It should consider the financial capacity of the researcher to support the
project.
13. It should consider the time factor involved in the undertaking.
Directions: Identify the
statements if it is QUALITATIVE
or QUANTITATIVE.
1. Research is scientific
explanation.
2. Respondents are called to
the target people in this
research.
3. Presents frequency
and magnitude.
4. Uses observations as
an instrument.
5. It controls hypothesis.
6. The design is evolving
and emergent.
7. Presents cause and
effect relationship.
8. Focus on the meaning
and experience of target
people.
9. Participants are called to
the target people in this
research.
10. Reality is subjective.
A. DIRECTIONS: Write TRUE if
the statement is true and
FALSE if it is not.
1. Research may start from a simple
situation, an observation, a
hypothesis, or an existing problem.
2. Research is the process of
finding the answers to an
inquiry.
3. To successfully start a
research, ask any question
regardless of the SHS strand.
4. When thinking about research
project, there are five W
questions to ask.
5. My research project should be
about something ambitious and
big.
B. DIRECTIONS: Write QNT if the
statement describes quantitative
research, QLT if it describes qualitative
research
1. Focuses on the experiences
of the participants.
2. Wanted to prove the
hypothesis made.
3. Shows cause and
effect relationship.
4. Research is structured
and pre-determined.
5. Researcher as
instrument.
11-15. Differentiate Qualitative
and Quantitative Research