PRELIMS Flashcards
(18 cards)
1
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what you do in research?
A
ANALYZE AND INVESTIGATE
2
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purpose of research
A
to make non-existent exist
3
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RESEARCH IS A
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- process of inquiring
- scientific investigation of a phenomena
- collection, presentation, analysis of facts
4
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why inquire?
A
to know the scope of the problem
5
Q
are all information valid?
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- YES, BCS THESE ARE RESEARCH
- NO, BCS SOME INFORMATION IS NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE
6
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5 ways to gather information
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- CONSULT EXPERTS
- REVIEW BOOK AND ARTICLES
- OBSERVATION
- REFLECTING ON EXPERIENCES
- INTUITION
7
Q
why is research unbiased?
A
there is a hypothesis
8
Q
how to make the ways valid?
A
scientific method
9
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steps of scientific method
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- identifying a problem or question, “expertise”
- clarifying the problem
- determining the information needed and how to obtain
- organizing the information
- interpreting the results
10
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A SCIENTIFIC METHOD IS A
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- freedom of thought – open to alternatives
- public procedures – replication
11
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INDEPENDENT: _________
DEPENDENT: _________
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- significance ; being changed
- effect ; affected by change
12
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essence of research originates from
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CURIOSITY
13
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conclusions are to be viewed as
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TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
14
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steps in developing a topic
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- field of study / discipline ; law, teacher
- subfield ; constitution, education
- broad topic within the subfield ; bill of rights, module
- specific topic ; civil rights, how to give intruction
15
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DELIMITS
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- PEOPLE
- PLACE OF STUDY
- TIME PERIOD
- HUMAN INTEREST
16
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how to summarize
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- get information related to variables, respondents
- get from trusted sources
- study should be already done
- 2010 and up
- news to support
- put website if no author
17
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process of synthesis
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- organizing your findings
- identifying patterns
- comparing viewpoints
18
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what are the trusted websites?
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- google scholar
- jstor
- google books
- researchgate
- scihub
- eric
- worldcat
- bing
