Science Investigatory Project Flashcards
As cited in the work Sanchez and Rosaroso, In the country, science research is promoted and fostered in accordance with Republic Act _____ [Science Act of 1958], as an effective instrument to intensify science and technology (S&T), research and development
(R&D) for national progress.
RA 2067
The science research goals of the country
are also pitched down to the basic
education level. The national research goals are embedded in the basic education research agenda formulated by the
Department of Education (DO No. 39, s. 2016), particularly in ____________ agenda.
teaching and learning (T&L) agenda.
Accordingly, in T&L, science studies may be integrated
in ?
instructional materials development, community
contextualization, and performance-based
assessments.
In basic education, the latter two make
science research possible to be conducted by
elementary and high school students – through what?
science investigatory projects (SIPs).
These projects are
instruments for students to make…
real-world connections and solve problems in their community
A science investigatory project involves the use
of the ____________ within an area of inquiry.
scientific method
What is scientific method?
a systematic
methodology that includes five steps
Steps in scientific method
The scientist or science student first identifies the problem. He then proposes, or
formulates, a potential answer to the problem. At the third step, he tests that proposed
answer, also called the hypothesis. As an outcome of testing the hypothesis, he gathers data and conducts an analytical evaluation.
• identify the problem
• proposes or formulates potential answer to the problem
• hypothesis
• gathers data
• conducts an analytical evaluation
Through science investigatory
projects, students develop what?
Through science investigatory
projects, students develop their
scientific investigation and acquire
knowledge of the different scientific
concepts, theories, principles and
laws of nature. They use their higher-order process or thinking skills in conducting study.
What does IMRAD stands for?
• Introduction
• Method
• Result
• And
• Discussion
IMRAD
what did you find?
Result
IMRAD
How did you do it?
Method
IMRAD
why did you do this study?
Introduction
IMRAD
What does it all mean?
Discussion
IMRAD
DEFINE INTRODUCTION
The Introduction typically provides everything your reader needs to know in order to understand the scope and purpose of your research.
IMRAD
This section should provide:
•Context for your research (for example, the nature and scope of your topic)
•A summary of how relevant scholars have approached your research topic to
date, and a description of how your research makes a contribution to the
scholarly conversation
•An argument or hypothesis that relates to the scholarly conversation
•A brief explanation of your methodological approach and a justification for this
approach (in other words, a brief discussion of how you gather your data and
why this is an appropriate choice for your contribution)
•The main conclusions of your paper (or the “so what”)
•A roadmap, or a brief description of how the rest of your paper proceeds
Introduction
IMRAD
DEFINE METHOD:
The Methods section describes exactly what you did to gather the data that you use in your paper. This should expand on the brief
methodology discussion in the introduction and provide readers with enough detail to, if necessary, reproduce your experiment, design, or method for obtaining data; it should also help readers to anticipate
your results. The more specific, the better!
IMRAD
These details might
include:
•An overview of the methodology at the beginning of the section
•A chronological description of what you did in the order you did it
•Descriptions of the materials used, the time taken, and the precise
step-by-step process you followed
•An explanation of software used for statistical calculations (if necessary)
•Justifications for any choices or decisions made when designing your
methods.
Method
IMRAD
DEFINE RESULTS
The Results section outlines the data gathered through the methods described above and explains what the data show. This usually involves a combination of tables and/or figures and prose. In other words, the results section gives your reader context for interpreting the data.
IMRAD
The _______ section usually includes:
•A presentation of the data obtained through the means described in the methods section in the form of tables and/or figures
•Statements that summarize or explain what the data show
•Highlights of the most important results. Tables should be as succinct as possible, including only vital information (often summarized) and figures should be easy to
interpret and be visually engaging.
Results
IMRAD
DEFINE DISCUSSION:
The Discussion section explains why the results described in the previous
section are meaningful in relation to previous scholarly work and the specific research question your paper explores.
IMRAD
This section usually includes:
•Engagement with sources that are relevant to your work (you should compare and contrast your results to those of similar researchers)
•An explanation of the results that you found, and why these results are important and/or interesting
Discussion
The Conclusion section of a paper should include…
a brief summary of the main ideas or key takeaways of the paper and their implications for future research.
This section usually includes:
•A brief overview of the main claims and/or key ideas put forth in the paper
•A brief discussion of potential limitations of the study (if relevant)
•Some suggestions for future research (these should be clearly related to the content of your paper)
Conclusion
