Practical Research 1

2. 1. Based on Application of Research
Method
Is the research applied to theoretical or
practical issues? If it deals with concepts,
principles, or abstract things, it is a pure
research. This type of research aims to
increase your knowledge about something.
However, if your intention is to apply your
chosen research to societal problems or issues,
finding ways to make positive changes in
society, you call your research, applied
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3. 2. Based on Purpose of the
ResearchDepending on your objective or goal in
conducting research, you do any of
these types of research: descriptive,
correlational, explanatory,
exploratory, or action.
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Descriptive Research – This type
of research aims at defining or giving a
verbal portrayal or picture of a person,
thing, event, group, situation, etc.

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Correlational Research – A
correlational research shows
or connectedness of two factors,
circumstances, or agents called
that affect the research. It is only
concerned in indicating the existence
relationship, not the causes and ways
the development of such relationship.

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Explanatory Research – This
type of research elaborates or
explains not just the reasons
the relationship of two factors,
also the ways by which such
relationship exists.

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Exploratory Research – An
exploratory research’s purpose is
find out how reasonable or
is to conduct a research study on a
certain topic. Here, you will
ideas on topics that could trigger
interest in conducting research
studies.

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Action Research – This type
of research studies an ongoing
practice of a school,
community, or institution for
purpose of obtaining results
will bring improvements in the
system.

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1. Scientific or Positive
Approach, in which you discover and
measure information as well as
and control variables in an impersonal
manner. It allows control of variables.
Therefore, the data gathering
appropriate for this approach are
structured interviews, questionnaires,
observational checklists.

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Data given by these techniques are
expressed through numbers, which
means that this method is suitable for
quantitative research.

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Naturalistic Approach. In contrast
to the scientific approach that uses
numbers to express data, the naturalistic
approach uses words. This research
approach directs you to deal with
qualitative data that speak of how people
behave toward their surroundings.

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These are non-numerical data that express
truths about the way people perceive or
understand the world. Since people look at
their world in a subjective or personal basis
in an uncontrolled or unstructured manner,
a naturalistic approach happens in a
natural setting.

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Triangulation Approach. In this
case, you are free to gather and analyze
data using multiple methods, allowing you
to combine or mix up research approaches,
research types, data gathering, and data
analysis techniques. Triangulation
approach gives you the opportunity to
view every angle of the research from
different perspectives.