Week 1-3: Nature of inquiry and research

Question 1

Who defined research as an orderly process of inquiry that involves purposeful and systematic analysis and interpretation of data (units of information) to gain new knowledge or to verify already existing knowledge?

Answer 1

Dempsey and Dempsey (in Casela& Cuevas, 2010)

Question 2

Who defined research as a careful, critical, disciplined inquiry, varying in technique and method according to the nature and conditions of the problem identified, directed toward the clarification or resolution (or both) of a problem?

Answer 2

Good (in Calderon & Gonzales, 2008)

Question 3

The three basic ethical principles relevant to research involving human subjects:

Answer 3

1. Respect for persons
2. Maximize possible benefits and minimize possible harms
3. Observe justice

Question 4

What two kinda of classifications can research be classified in ?

Answer 4

Qualitative and quantitative

Question 5

What is is used when clarity, reliability and validity are sought?

Answer 5

quantitative research

Question 6

What is used when richness, complexity and data are not translated in numerical scale?

Answer 6

Qualitative research