The document outlines a course on practical research for SHS students, emphasizing the significance of quantitative research and critical thinking skills. It covers various research topics and findings, including the effects of Korean drama on sleeping patterns, materialism among teens, social media usage and depression, and perceptions of kindness on social networks. Additionally, it clarifies what research is not, distinguishing it from mere information gathering.

1. INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH
Developing Appreciation for Research
VON CHRISTOPHER G. CHUA
von_Christopher_chua@dlsu.edu.ph
PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

2. Session Objectives
In this fraction of the course on Practical Research
2, SHS students are expected to attain the
following competencies:
1.Explain the significance of conducting quantitative
researches in the context of a SHS student.
2.Define practical research by stating what it is not.
3.Explore different research opportunities in several
areas of interest.
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3. PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2
Course Description: The course aims to develop critical thinking and problem-
solving skills through quantitative research.
Course Content:
The Nature of Inquiry and Research
Identifying the Inquiry and Stating the Problem
Learning From Others and Reviewing the Literature
Understanding Data and Ways to Systematically Collect Data
Reporting and Sharing Findings

4. Research is a scientific, experimental, or inductive manner of
thinking (Baraceros, 2016).
Research is a systematic process of collecting, analyzing, and
interpreting information in order to increase our understanding
of a phenomenon about which we are interested or concerned
(Leedy & Ormrod, 2013).
Practical research aims to discover truths about topics that
interests or affects the researcher(s) in order to improve.

5. Is research relatable?
The Effects of Korean Drama on Students
Majority of students who took part in the research do not
consider their fanaticism with Korean drama to have affected
their sleeping patterns. Also, the study shows the same students
are financially responsible and are not even willing to buy
products and franchises relative to this type of entertainment.

6. Is research relatable?
Today’s Teens: More Materialistic, Less Willing to
Work
Jean Twenge and Tim Kasser, San Diego State University (2007)
“Compared to previous generations, recent high school
graduates are more likely to want money and nice things, but
less likely to say they’re willing to work hard to earn them”
62 percent of student-teenagers from 2005-07 think it is important to have
lots of money as compared to only 48 percent of the teenagers within 1976-
78.
39 percent of the group admitted that they are not willing to work

7. Is research relatable?
Social Media Usage and Depression
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
“The more time young adults use social media, the more likely
they are depressed.”
The 1,787 participants of the study used social media 61 minutes
per day and visited various social media accounts 30 times per
week. 25 percent of these participants were classified as having
high indicators of depression.

8. Is research relatable?
Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites
Amanda Lenhart (2011)
Despite the negative portrayal of adolescent social media usage
by most news outlets, nearly 70% of over 800 teens surveyed
said that they view people are “mostly kind” to one another
online. 20% responded that their peers were “mostly unkind”,
while the rest said “it depends.”

9. What research is NOT
(Leedy & Ormrod, 2013)
1. Research is not merely gathering information.
2. Research is not merely rummaging around for hard-to-locate
information.
3. Research is not merely transporting facts from one location to
another.