Technical Terms used in Research Flashcards
What is the purpose of informative text?
To provide clear facts about something
It is known as an organized, objective method of obtaining facts
Research
A research term which is defined as the connection between two variables
Relationship
It is referred to as a generalization that describes the relationships among occurrences
Theory
The quality of interest that can be manipulated or studied
Variable
Objectives of Research
- To find out the real facts
- To achieve the new thoughts
- To evaluate the information
- To test a hypothesis
- To design or implement the research
- To improve the understanding
A researcher evaluates or finds the real or exact information for our problem-related questions
To find out the real facts
Finding the exact information through proper observation, optimization, and experiments.
To achieve new thoughts
A researcher evaluates the information through various scientific approaches and methods, statistical analysis and procedures, and another type of tables and graphs
To evaluate the information
A research hypothesis is a statement of expectation or prediction that will be tested by research
To test a hypothesis
After the structure of the research design, the researcher implements them in a problem and find out the optimum factor to solve them
To design or implement the research
What else needs to be evidenced before the research is purposeful, or what knowledge could be assembled from a more focused investigation, or scrutiny of the existing findings
To improve the understanding
Commonly Used Terms in Research
R- Research Design
E- Experiment
S- Subject
E- Extraneous
A- Abstract
R- Relationship
C- Concept
H- Hypothesis
The game plan or method the researchers use to find out what they want to know
Research Design
A research design employed to determine “cause-effect” relationships.
Experiment
An individual that participates in research
Subject
A variable that may affect or contaminate the data
Extraneous
A concise overview of a research study
Abstract
The connection or bond between two variables or entities
Relationship
The building blocks or important components of theories
Concept
A statement proposed by the researcher expressing the relationship between or among the variables
Hypothesis
The research that is conducted to formulate knowledge with the aim of improving a certain practice or method
Applied research
The research that examines theories or concepts
Basic research
The definition that tells the researcher what a concept means in abstract or theoretical therms
Conceptual Definition
The basic meaning found in dictionaries
Constitutive Definition
The one that does not undergo the treatment in experiments
Control group
