Practical Research 2 – Lesson 1 (Orientation & Inquiry)

Content & Performance Standards

  • Learners must grasp fundamentals of quantitative research writing, problem formulation, and study direction.
  • Expected output: a written quantitative study addressing community needs, presented and defended.

Course Outline

  • 1st Quarter: Writing a Research Proposal
    • Week 1 Inquiry vs Research
    • Week 2 Nature of Quantitative Research
    • Week 3 Experimental vs Non-Experimental
    • Week 4 2nd Monthly Exam
    • Week 5 Variables & Problem Formulation
    • Week 6 Hypotheses
    • Week 7 Review of Related Literature
    • Week 8 2nd Periodical Exam
  • 2nd Quarter: Finalizing the Paper
    • Week 9 Conceptual Framework
    • Week 10 Research Language
    • Week 11 Designs & Data Collection
    • Week 12 2nd Monthly Exam
    • Week 13 Data Analysis (Likert, Surveys)
    • Week 14 Other Statistics
    • Week 15 Sampling Procedures
    • Week 16 2nd Periodical Exam

Course Requirements

  • Chapter I (The Problem & Background) — 1st Quarter
  • Chapter II (Methods) — 2nd Quarter
  • Oral presentation / proposal defense

Grading System

  • Written Work 35 %
  • Performance Task 40 %
  • Quarterly Assessment 25 %

Inquiry: Nature & Importance

  • A quest for truth/knowledge through questioning.
  • Generates & transmits new knowledge; relies on Higher-Order Thinking Strategies (HOTS).
  • Benefits: develops information literacy, critical thinking, long-term retention, creative collaboration, lifelong learning.

Uses of Inquiry

  • Guides learning direction, resource evaluation, workplace problem-solving, reflection, engaging studies.

Theoretical Foundations of Inquiry

  • John Dewey — Connected Experiences
  • Lev Vygotsky — Zone of Proximal Development
  • Jerome Bruner — Learner’s Varied Perceptions

Research: Definition & Characteristics

  • Systematic, intensive use of scientific methods to create organized knowledge.
  • Key attributes (COSTAR):
    • Clear
    • Objective
    • Systematic
    • Timely
    • Accurate
    • Relevant

Inquiry vs Research

  • Inquiry: initial, surface-level information gathering (e.g., customer-agent, doctor-patient).
  • Research: deeper, formal investigation aimed at generating generalizable knowledge (e.g., IT & social media impact, blood type vs COVID-19 severity, crisis response).