RESEARCH BASIC KEY TERMS (G11)

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 undertaking a more extensive study regarding a particular phenomenon

Descriptive research

seeks to make careful observations and detailed documentation of a phenomenon of 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 brings ontological and epistemological assumptions or positions to the choice of data collection and analysis, methods, and procedures