Lesson 1: Research Paradigm

Question 1

It is an outline that guides the researcher in conceptualizing and conducting the research.

Answer 1

research paradigm

Question 2

An effective research must address these two important aspects:

Answer 2

research foundations and research methodology

Question 3

It refers to the fundamental components of research such as the research problem, purpose, specific questions to be addressed, and the theoretical and conceptual frameworks to be applied.

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research foundations

Question 4

It is a research foundation that requires describing the undesirable situations related to the problem and the needed knowledge or information in order to solve that problem.

Answer 4

research problem

Question 5

It is a research foundation that describes how the study will fill this “knowledge gap.”

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purpose of the research

Question 6

It is a research foundation that the researcher must formulate necessary questions that will help distinguish the
significant points of the research.

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purpose of the research

Question 7

They may be either framed in a quantitative (how much, how often, to what extent) or qualitative (what, why, how) manner.

Answer 7

research questions

Question 8

The possible answers to the research questions are the ________________, which will be either confirmed or rejected by the data collected in the study.

Answer 8

hypotheses

Question 9

Lastly, the ________________________________ provide bases and contexts for the study.

Answer 9

theoretical and conceptual frameworks

Question 10

It presents the theory in which the topic of the study is embedded.

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theoretical framework

Question 11

It discusses the specific concepts and variables which are to be explored in the study.

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conceptual framework

Question 12

This describes how the researcher will answer the research questions in a credible manner.

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research methodology

Question 13

They explain how the hypothesis was come up.

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assumptions

Question 14

They are employed to address the research purpose and gain new information and insights to answer the problem.

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Research methods

Question 15

It includes the review of literature, research approach and design, data collection, methods of analysis, and conclusions.

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methodology of the research

Question 16

It analyzes the existing knowledge regarding the research topic.

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review of literature

Question 17

It identifies gaps in information that may be addressed by the research.

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review of literature

Question 18

It is also an important basis of the theoretical/conceptual framework of the study.

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review of literature

Question 19

With the existing knowledge about the study, the__________________________ identifies what is the best means to collect and analyze data in the study.

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research approach and design

Question 20

It is used to clarify and improve the research problem, purpose, and questions.

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design

Question 21

Having the best way to gather the data, the researcher will proceed to the __________________.

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data collection

Question 22

It gives the methods to determine who will be the participants in the study, how the variables will be measured, and how data will be documented and collected.

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data collection

Question 23

The collected data will then undergo ______________, which consists of the strategies and methods that makes sense of the data to answer the research problem and questions.

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data analysis

Question 24

It summarizes the key results of the study and discusses how these are relevant to the research problem.

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conclusion

Question 25

At this point, the research addresses the _________________ and determines if they are accepted or rejected.

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hypotheses

Question 26

The research also addresses the _____________ and presents new insights into the problem.

Answer 26

knowledge gap