OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS Flashcards
True or False. You may choose any methodology of your liking.
False. “the methodology that’s used comes from the research question, not from your personal preferences for one design or another.”
- Dr. Linda Crawford, Walden University
It is a problem solving activity which applies scientific method in investigating the problem.
Research
What are the basis of conclusions made from the research process?
empirical evidence or observed facts
True or False. Research is an activity that is:
Systematic
Objective
Reproducible
True
What is the 2 purpose of research?
a. generate new knowledge
b. validate existing knowledge
STEPS IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH
- Identify and define the research problem
- Review related literature
- Develop the conceptual framework
- Revisit the research objectives and redefine the actual problem
- Construct the research design
- Design the tools for data collection
- Design the plan for data analysis
- Plan for the administrative aspects of the research
- Collect the data
- Process the collected data
- Analyze the data
- Write the research report
- Disseminate the results
- Utilize the results
It explains either in the form of a figure, in narrative form, or both, the main variables being studied in the proposed research and how they are related to each other.
conceptual framework
In food preparation it is the meal planning.
1-8. Planning for the
research activity
In food preparation it is the marketing.
- Data collection
In food preparation it is the washing, paring,
slicing.
- Data Processing
In food preparation it is the cooking.
- Data Analysis
In food preparation it is the garnishing; plating.
- Report writing
In food preparation it is the serving.
- Data
Dissemination
In food preparation it is the eating.
- Data Utilization
SELECTING A RESEARCH TOPIC:
COMMONLY USED CRITERIA
a. Interest, background and qualification of the researcher
b. Relevance
c. Avoidance of Duplication
d. Feasibility
e. Applicability
f. Ethical Acceptability
A ________ is an area of concern within the selected topic where there is a gap in knowledge. It provides the motivating factor for the research objectives to be answered in the research.
research problem
They summarize what is/are to be achieved by the study. They reflect the questions the study wishes to answer.
research objectives
They serve as the “steering wheel” of the whole research process, by providing direction regarding the rest of the steps of the research process. They are derived from the research problem.
research objectives
It reflects the overall purpose of the project.
general objective
They are statements regarding the specific questions expected to be answered in the study. They break up the general objective into smaller, logically connected parts.
specific objectives
SPECIFIC ACTION VERBS
Determine
Compare
Compute
Describe
NON-SPECIFIC ACTION VERBS
Appreciate
Understand
Explore
Dramatize
Convincing others that the problem is important. Explaining what is not known about the problem hence the need for the proposed research.
Significance of the Research
True or False. When justifying the significance of the research, it must follow an inverted triangle, starting with broad issues, then focusing on specific issues related to particular groups or settings to be studied in the proposed research.
True
True or False. Research objectives must be realistic, without considering the constraints within local conditions and should be feasible.
False. For it to be realistic it must consider constraints.
