ENGLISH Flashcards
is a process of systematic inquiry that
entails collection of data; documentation of critical
information;
Research
“Research is a careful investigation or inquiry especially
through search for new facts in any branch of knowledge.”
(Rocco, 2011)
“Research is systematic investigation to establish the facts.”
(Creswell, 2008)
“Research means “gathering and analyzing a body of
information or data and extracting new meaning from it or
developing unique solutions to problems or cases.”
(Cohen, N. & Arieli, T., 2011)
Three steps:
- Pose a question;
- Collect data to answer the question, and;
- Present an answer to the question
8 Characteristics of research
- Generalized
- rigorous
- empirical
- systematic
- valid and reliable
- objective
- analytical and accurate
- feasible
you are being careful of the process that you will be going to do
rigorous
information you get from your respondents are based from their real life experiences and observations
empirical
we are follow the step by step process
systematic
a research is valid when we measure what it needs to be measures
validity
we can trust the information from the source that we got
reliability
you have a purpose in doing your research
objective
easy to analize
analytical
same answers or information is reliable
accurate
it is doable and attainable
feasible
quantitative participants
respondents
qualitative participants
participants
5 parts of research
chapter 1: the problem and its setting
chapter 2: the review of literature and studies
chapter 3: methodology
chapter 4: results and discussion
chapter 5: summary of findings, conclusions and recommendations
two types of studies
local and foreign studies
where you can find RRL and RRS
google scholar, scopus, research gato, web of science
part of research in IMRD format
introduction
methodology
results, discussions and conclusion
indicates the research problem or
question, presents essential background
information, and discusses the study’s purpose and
significance.
introduction
It usually includes a description of the
participants/subjects, the study design, the
materials used, and the study method
methodology
a section that discusses the data obtained
and the results of any statistical tests that were
performed
results