13. WHAT IS RESEARCH?
• RESEARCH IS DEFINED AS THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF PHENOMENA WHICH
INCLUDES COLLECTION, PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF FACTS
THAT LINKS AN INDIVIDUAL’S SPECULATION WITH REALITY.
•RESEARCH IS THE SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF TREND OR EVENT WHICH INVOLVES CAREFUL
COLLECTION, PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF QUANTITATIVE DATA
OR FACTS THAT RELATES MAN’S THINKING WITH REALITY.
14. WHAT RESEARCH IS NOT
•MERE COLLECTION OF DATA
•TRANSFERRING INFORMATION
•JUST READING ABOUT EXISTING LITERATURE
•JUST FOLLOWING ABOUT TEMPLATE
•JUST ABOUT WRITING THE PARTS OF RESEARCH PAPER
15. CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH
COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. CRITICAL A . MEASURES WHAT IT INTENDS TO MEASURE
2.EMPIRICAL B. SOMETHING NEW
3.SYSTEMATIC C. REQUIRES ANALYSIS
4.NOVEL D. STUDY COMPLEX SYSTEMS
5.VALID E. BASED ON EXISTING PHENOMENON
6.HOLISTIC F. FOLLOWS AN ORDERLY PROCEDURE
20. QUALITIES OF RESEARCHER
READY AND WILLING TO READ
EAGER TO LOOK FOR INFORMATION
SYSTEMATIC AND SINCERE
EXPLORES AND EXPECTS CHALLENGES
APPRECIATIVE AND WILLING TO COLLABORATE
RESOURCEFUL AND RESPECTFUL
CULTURALLY AWARE, CREATIVE AND COMMUNITY-ORIENTED
HONEST AND HUMBLE
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT
RESPONSIBLE AND READY TO DISSEMINATE THE RESEARCH OUTPUT/REPORT
21. TYPES OF RESEARCH ACCORDING
TO THEIR PURPOSES
BASIC- AIMS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION TO THE EXISTING BODY
OF KNOWLEDGE IN ONE’S DISCIPLINE.
22. TYPES OF RESEARCH ACCORDING
TO THEIR PURPOSES
APPLIED- AIMS TO IMPROVE A
PRODUCT OR A PROCESS TO VALIDATE
EXISTING THEORIES.
23. TYPES OF RESEARCH ACCORDING
TO THEIR PURPOSES
ACTION- AIMS TO OFFER IMMEDIATE
SOLUTIONS TO EXISTING PROBLEMS ON
A LIMITED AREA ON A VERY
PARTICULAR LEVEL
24. DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF RESEARCH
THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH TITLE
1. A STUDY SEARCHING FOR THE
CAUSATIVE FACTORS OF CANCER
25. 2. A STUDY EXAMINING WHETHER A
VEGETARIAN DIET IS HEALTHIER THAN
ONE WITH MEAT.
26. 3. STUDY ON HOW TO IMPROVE
ILLITERACY IN TEENAGERS
35. WRITE TRUE IF THE STATEMENT IS CORRECT AND
FALSE IF THE STATEMENT IS INCORRECT
1.RESEARCH IS TRANSFERRING INFORMATION
2.RESEARCH FOLLOWS THE STEPS OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD
3.ONE OF THE CHARACTERISTIC OF RESEARCH IS HOLISTIC.
4.A RESEARCHER MUST BE INEFFICIENT
5.APPLIED RESEARCH AIMS TO OFFER KNOWLEDGE THAT IS APPLICABLE
AND IMPLEMENTABLE