Practical Research 1 (June 29- July 2)

Inquiry

Asking questions to obtain information. An investigation to discover new information that could add existing knowledge. Involves checking the credibility and validity, Clarify point of views, drawing inferences, and conclusion and meaning.

Research

Reexamining and reinvestigating a particular topic or issue following a logical step. Broken down into “re” and “search” meaning “to look again.”

Research Gap

A gap that wasn’t answered in a research

The Areas that need further research is called:

It will be the basis for the purpose of the study

Research process

It describes the various steps the study will pass through starting from identification of the problem to utilization of the result of the study.

Identification of a problem, Literature Review, Setting the direction of the study; Collecting, analyzing, and Interpreting Data; Evaluation and Report Writing, Community application or utilization of research

Research Process:

Identification of a problem

First step in research writing, the researcher points out the area that needs further study or investigation given the current state of knowledge.

Literature review

The researchers checks for related materials on the topic that are available that could sever as a starting point or reference of the study. (RRL or Study Literature)

Setting the direction of the study

Contains the purpose of the study, the research question, and methodology.

Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data

At this stage, the materials are needed to be gathered, analyze and interpret. The treatment depend on the approach appropriate.

Evaluation and Report Writing

From the analyzed data, learning and conclusion are drawn. The conclusion is synthesized answer to the research question that will also be the basis for recommendations that define the action of intervention.

Thematic or Graphs

2 Types of expressing the conclusion in evaluation and report writing

Community application or utilization of research

Result of the study is disseminated back to the community. This is best complimented with plan on how it will be utilized

Importance of doing research

Adds to existing body of knowledge, Improve or enhance current practices, and It an inform policy

Adds to existing body of knowledge

Findings provide added information to better understand the issue by confirming or contesting previous results.

Improve or enhance current practices

It can evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of current practice

Effectiveness

Ability or produce the set goal or social value

Efficiency

Facility in producing the social value

It can inform policy

It can be a starting point in changing policies that could affect a whole organization, community, or society

Rigorous, Replicable, Accurate, Objective, and Ethical

Characteristics of Good Research:

Rigorous

Must be systematic, scientific, and logical. Each step must be properly justified in terms of appropriateness.

Replicable

Procedure utilized must be replicable in other contexts and the result must have wide range applicability. It must have a degree of generalizability

Accurate

Data to be used must be representative of the actual response of the participants or actual data as recorded in the instruments used

Ethical

Data or information from the respondent must be handled with outmost confidentiality. Credit must also be given.