DISTINGUISHING TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN RESEARCH 2 Flashcards
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The basic purpose of Tresearch.
TO INFORM
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It is an organized body of concepts and principles intended to explain a particular phenomenon.
THEORY
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It is a term that abstractly describes and names an object, a phenomenon, or an idea.
CONCEPT
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The use of in-text citation shows that the idea is not yours and that you acknowledge its original source (Shane, 2001).
WITHIN PARENTHESIS
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According to Shane (2021), use of in-text citation shows that the idea is not yours and that you acknowledge its rightful source.
RUNNING TEXT
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It occurs when ideas, information, and even pictures are used without proper acknowledgement of the original sources. Providing in-text citation or parenthetical text from another source is a surefire method to avoid plagiarism.
PLAGIARISM
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It contains related information such as graphs, charts, tables, lists
APPENDIX
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It is located at the last page of your research paper. It lists all the sources you have used in your research.
REFERENCE
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It is where the key findings are summarized and arranged in a manner that answers your research problem. Don’t forget to use references from existing studies to finish your conclusion stronger.
CONCLUSION
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These are the findings from the data that you have collected from your study.
RESULTS
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It is a set of questions to gather information in a survey. It may be in a form of open-end format that allows the respondents to answer in any way he or she wishes in his or her term, multiple choice format that presents a question which is followed by a set of options pre-determined by the researcher, or checklist format that is used exclusively or with some use of free-response option
QUESTIONNAIRE
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It explains how the research was conducted. These include the research design, population and sampling procedure, research instrument, data gathering procedure, and data analysis procedure.
METHODOLOGY
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It provides a review of what others have written or researched on concerning the topic.
LITERATURE REVIEW
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It refers to the clarification and Texplanation of key concepts, terms, and terminology used in the study. It helps readers understand the specific meanings and context of these terms within the research.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
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It identifies the problems or questions that your research would like to answer or prove based on the data that will be gathered.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM