LESSON 2 Flashcards
a process of gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information to answer questions.
research
What is the importance of research?
helps improved life as well as finding a solution to problems through reliable and validated information.
a process of gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information to answer questions.
Research
What makes a research good?
A good research follows processes that must have certain characteristic. It must be systematic, controlled, rigorous, valid and verifiable, empirical and critical.
researchers had obligations to adhere professional standards in conducting research .Thus to consider a research writing ethical it must be clear, accurate, just and authentic.
To avoid unethical practices
7 Characteristics of Research
- Empirical
- Logical
- Cyclical
- Analytical
- Critical
- Methodical
- Replicability
Research is based on direct experience or observation by the researcher.
Empirical
Research is based on valid procedures and principles.
Logical
process because it starts with a problem and ends with a problem.
Cylical
procedures in gathering the data, whether historical, descriptive, and experimental and case study.
Analytical
Research exhibits careful and precise judgment.
Critical
Research is conducted in a methodical manner without bias using systematic method and procedures.
Methodical
The research design and procedures are replicated or repeated to enable the researcher to arrive at valid and conclusive results.
Replicability
7 Steps of Research Process
- Define the Research Problem
- Review Related Literature
- Formulate the Hypothesis
- Design Research
- Collect data
- Analyze data
- Interpret and Report
This can be a problem that needs to be solved or some piece of information that is missing about a particular topic.
Answering this question will be the focus of the research study.(Offord Centre for Child Studies, 2017)
Define the Research Problem
The researchers must now learn more about the topic they are investigating. This not only provides important background information about the issue they are researching., but it also tells them what other studies have already been conducted, how they were designed, and what those studies found. In research, you often do not want to repeat old studies, but rather add something new to the field.
Review Related Literature
The hypothesis is a clear statement of what is intended to be investigated. It should be specified before research is conducted and openly stated in reporting the results.
Formulate the Hypothesis
The research design refers to the overall strategy that you choose to integrate the different components of the study in a coherent and logical way, thereby, ensuring you will effectively address the research problem; it constitutes the blueprint for the collection, measurement, and analysis of data.
Design Research
a critical step in providing the information needed to answer the research question. Every study includes the collection of some type of data-whether it is from the literature or from subjects –to answer the research question. (Blankenship, 2010)Depending on the plan of the research, data can be collected in the form of words on a survey , with a questionnaire, through observations, or from the literature.
Collect Data
plays an important role in the achievement of research aim and objectives. (Dudovskiy, 2016) Once the data have been collected , these must be analyzed in order to answer the original research question.
Analyze Data
you will have to justify why you think that research aims and objectives have been achieved. (Dudovskiy, 2016). Proofread the paper you have created and report the results.
Interpret and Report
generally is considered to deal with beliefs about what is right or wrong, proper or improper, good or bad.
Ethics
