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• Inquiry is the process of asking about or investigating something to find out more about it
• Investigation is a proper inquiry or efficient study
• Immersion is the process of learning a skill by using nothing else but that skill
• Research is like exploring things to come up with the best idea/s to respond to the needs of society
• Concept is a conceptual representation of abstract objects, or abilities that make up the fundamental building blocks of thoughts and beliefs
• Qualitative Research involves processes, feelings, and motives and produces in-depth and holistic data
• Usually concerned with generating hypothesis from data rather than testing a hypothesis
• Uses either unstructured or semi-structured instruments
• Uses small sample sizes chosen purposely
• Has high validity
• Used to gain greater understanding of individual differences in terms of feelings, motives, and experiences
• Uses more flexible processes
• Methods include field research, case study, and secondary analysis
• Quantitative Research aims to characterize trends and patterns
• Usually starts with neither a theory nor hypothesis about the relationship between two or more variables
• Uses structured research instruments like questionnaires or schedules
• Uses large sample sizes that are representatives of the population
• Has high output replicability
• Used to gain greater understanding of group similarities
• Uses structured processes
• Methods include census, survey, experiments, and secondary analysis
• Brainstorming is a way of inquiring ideas that will help develop concepts and focusing techniques by asking questions and knowing the interests of the persons involved
• Research Problem is a statement about an area of concern, a condition to be improved, a difficulty to be eliminated, or a troubling question that exists in scholarly literature, theory, or practice
• It points to the need for meaningful understanding and deliberate investigation
• Typically posed in the form of a question
• Conceptual Framework is an analytical tool with several variations and contexts that can be applied in different categories of work where an overall picture is needed to come up with the desired goal
• It is necessary to make conceptual and theoretical distinctions and organize ideas
• Provides evidence of academic standards and procedures that validate the authenticity of the study
• Proposes an explanation and clarification of why the study is relevant and how the researcher expects to fill the gap in the literature
• Research Hypothesis is part of research where you predict the relationship between two variables
• Hints for formulating a hypothesis:

  • Read on the subject matter to explain it before making a final decision
  • A research hypothesis has two elements (variables) that are in relation to each other
• Your hypothesis is what you propose to "prove" by your research
• Avoid judgmental and critical words in your hypothesis
• Your hypothesis must involve an issue or question that cannot be answered exclusively by the discipline of law
• Writing a Statement of the Problem helps the researcher put the topic into context and have a deeper understanding of its significance
• Addresses the relevance of research and lays down the researcher's intention in resolving the problem
• Common Phrases to start the SOP:

  • The aim of this study is to determine…
  • This project aims to explore…
  • The researcher aims to investigate…
• Purpose of the SOP:

  • To describe the substantive focus of the research study
  • To frame it as a larger theoretical policy
  • To pose initial research questions
  • To forecast the literature to be discussed
  • To discuss the limitations of the study
• Significance of the Study provides information to the reader on how the study will contribute
• Must state exactly what the study will contribute and who will benefit from it