PR - LONG QUIZ

research

a systematic, organized investigation aimed at discovering new facts, solving problems, and reaching new conclusions

objectives of research

to be able to contribute to the existing body of knowledge that would result to a more effective and efficient process that would make life convenient

quantity

amount of or quantity of

quantitative research

deals with numerical values and how they can describe a phenomenon or infer a relationship

quantitative research

it is the go-to approach for scientific inquiry because of its ability to test hypotheses

aliaga and gundeson

they describe quantitative research as “explaining phenomena by collecting numerical data that are analyzed using mathematically based methods

descriptive research

a non experimental research design focused on the description of factors, variables, or phenomena that occur in nature

correlational research

its primary objective is to compare two variables then identify the relationship between them

causal-comparative research

its primary objective is to compare two variables in order to identify whether they exists a causative relationship between them

quasi-experimental research

do not use random samples but assigned samples

true experimental research

the primary objective is to identify a cause-effect relationship between the variables where the samples are randomized

controllability

quantitative research should be in an environment where all variables are identified and can be controlled

generalizability

is from larger sample sizes that the results are based on as a representative of the population

objectivity

the results of the data are observable and measurable using structured instruments

replicability

the research should be replicable by other teams of researchers that will eventually come up with similar outcomes

variables

are things you measure, manipulate, and control in statistics and research

independent variable

is a singular characteristic that the other variables in your experiment cannot change

dependent variable

are the variables that are influenced by the independent variables

mediating variables

are also known as intervening variables since they intervene between the independent and dependent variables to show their connection

moderating variables

are variables that have a strong conditioned effect, which may modify the relationship between the independent and dependent variables

extraneous variables

are variables that should be mainly excluded from the research study as they may interfere and compromise with the experiment and research results

introduction

• the primary goal is to catch the attention of the readers

• the main purpose is to give description of the problem that will be addressed

rationale

brief explanation why your research topic is worthy of study

purpose

refers to the goal or objective of your research

research questions

must be focused and clear; related to your research purpose

background

• an overview of the research study and why you, as a researcher, are doing the study

• this provides data or information from the related literature or secondary data gathered relevant to your study

statement of the problem

is the focal point of your research; it justifies the need for research study

hypothesis

is a tentative conclusion or answer to a specific question raised at the beginning of the investigation

assumptions

is any important fact presumed to be true but not actually verified

assumptions

is a self-evident truth which is based upon a known fact or phenomena

purpose or objective of the study

is a single statement or paragraph that explains what the study intends to accomplish

significance of the study

this section of the research discusses the convincing importance of the study to the society, the government, the community, the agency concerned, the curriculum developers and to the researcher as well as other researchers