The document discusses the difference between inquiry and research. Inquiry involves asking questions to examine or probe something, while research follows a scientific process of investigating to discover truths or meanings. Research involves more complex investigation and follows steps like identifying a topic, gathering data, forming hypotheses, experimentation, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions. The document provides examples of situations that would be considered inquiry or research and asks the reader questions to test their understanding of the difference between the two concepts.

1. Practical Research 2

2. Activity:
INQUIRY OR RESEARCH?
1. A person wants to
know the occupant
of one condominium.

3. Activity:
INQUIRY OR RESEARCH?
2. A student wants to
know the medicinal
effects of guava
leaves.

4. Activity:
INQUIRY OR RESEARCH?
3. Mr. Pumares wants
to know the technique
to make his electric fan
function instantly.

5. Activity:
INQUIRY OR RESEARCH?
4. Professor Frigillana
wants to discover the
impact of social networking
on his students’ learning
abilities.

6. Activity:
INQUIRY OR RESEARCH?
5. Aling Charing wants
to know the reason
behind the decrease of
her sales for the day.

7. Activity:
INQUIRY OR RESEARCH?
6. A business man wants to
find out which between
these two marketing
strategies; free tasting and
attractive packaging could
increase daily sales..

8. Analysis:
INQUIRY OR RESEARCH?
Inquiry?
Tend to ask questions to
probe or examine
something.
“investigate”

9. Analysis:
INQUIRY OR RESEARCH?
Research?
Is a scientific,
experimental or
inductive manner of
thinking

10. Abstraction:
INQUIRY OR RESEARCH?
Research includes more complex
acts of investigation than inquiry
because the former follows a
scientific procedure on
discovering truths or meanings in
this world.
(Goodwin 2014; Lapan 2012)

11. Abstraction:
INQUIRY OR RESEARCH?
Research Activities?
• Identifying the topic or problem
• Gathering data
• Formulating hypothesis
• Experimentation
• Analyzing data
• Drawing of conclusions

12. Assessment:
INQUIRY OR RESEARCH?
Explain your understanding of inquiry and
research by answering the following questions.
1. Compare and contrast inquiry and research.
2. Which is easier to carry out; inquiry or
research? Give reasons for your answer.
3. How can be a researcher be a scientist?

13. Application:
INQUIRY OR RESEARCH?
Examine the setup of your family, your
school or any organization you are a
member in. Which aspect of each
group do you want to know more
through inquiry or research. Present
your answer to this question in a
tabular form.

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EXPERIME
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ANALYSIS CONCLUSIO
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