capstone Flashcards
. A research problem should be ______, _______, and ______ enough to guide the process and contribute to the definition of research project objectives, methods, and outcomes
clear, concise, and specific
is driven by a scientist’s curiosity or interest in a scientific question. The main motivation is to expand man’s knowledge, not to create or invent something.
Basic research
is designed to solve practical problems of the modern world, rather than to acquire knowledge for knowledge’s sake
Applied research
is a survey of scholarly sources (such as books, journal articles, and theses) related to a specific topic or research question
Literature review
contain first-hand information, meaning that you are reading the author’s own account on a specific topic or event that s/he participated in.
Primary resources
describe, summarize, or discuss information or details originally presented in another source; meaning the author, in most cases, did not participate in the event.
Secondary resources
writing exact words used by the source in shorten manner to emphasize argument
Quoting
to narrow down a text and highlight its main arguments
Summarizing
use of different words to present understanding but with the same idea from the
original text
Paraphrasing
states the absence of relationship between the independent and dependent variables
Null hypothesis
states the relationship
between the independent and the dependent variables and the fact that the first affects the second one.
Alternative hypothesis
based on existing theory to explain the relationship of
variables and the effects of one variable on the other variables
theory driven
based on the findings of previous research studies
data driven
state the relationship of two variables as well as of the
relationship of these variables
directional
state the relationship of
variables but not on the direction of the relationship.
non-directional
statement specifying the relationship between two variables due to the influence of something
descriptive
statement specifying the relationship between two variables due to cause and effect
causal
is the path through which researchers need to conduct their research. It is the
specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, process, and analyze information about a topic
Research methodology
refers to the overall strategy that you choose to integrate the different components of the study in a coherent and
logical way, thereby, ensuring you will effectively address the research problem
Research design
core contents of research process
introduction, literature review, methodology, results, conclusion
Watching behavior as it occurs spontaneously in a natural setting
naturalistic observation
Statistical technique - measures strength of relationship between variables
correlation
An independent variable is manipulated while others controlled, to see effects on a dependent variable.
experiment
A snapshot of large number of people’s attitudes, opinions or behavior.
questionnaire survey
