PRACTICAL RESEARCH 11 - Terms and Characteristics of Research

1ST SEM

Basic research

contributes by advancing knowledge or understanding, as well as theoretical understanding or academic thinking within a particular discipline

Applied research

Uses knowledge acquired through research to contribute directly to the understanding or resolution of any contemporary issues

Exploratory research

Seeks to test the feasibility of understanding a more extensive study regarding a particular phenomenon

Descriptive research

Seeks to make careful observations and detailed documentation of a phenomenon or interest

Explanatory research

Seeks to explain observed phenomena, problems or behaviors

Inductive reasoning

Draws conclusions based on facts or observed evidence

Deductive reasoning

Draws conclusions about a phenomenon or behavior based on theoretical reasons and an initial set of premises

Research design

A blueprint for the collection, processing, measurement, and analysis of data

Research methods

Techniques and tools for gathering data or evidence

Research methodology

It bridges ontological and epistemological assumptions or positions to choice of data collection and analysis methods and procedures

Empirical

Indicates that the information, knowledge, and understanding are gathered through experience and direct data collection

Nonempirical

Sources of information include forms of introspection, vicarious experiences, and other people's analysis of events

Ontology

Pertains to the nature or object of social reality and assumptions about how we see the world

Epistemology

Links to the process or act of knowing or acquiring knowledge and assumptions about the best way to study the world

Systematic

Organized, step-by-step process using proper methods to ensure order and reliability

Logical

Uses reasoning, scientific comprehension, and critical thinking to connect evidence and conclusions

Cyclical

It is a cycle that begins with a problem and ends with a problem

Replicable

It is the ability to be replicated, transferred, and applied

Systematic, Empirical, Logical, Cyclical, and Replicable

5 Characteristics of Research