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- Research is systematic inquiry designed to collect, analyze, and interpret data to understand, describe, or predict phenomena
- Research is carried out for a specific purpose to answer a particular question or solve a problem, seeking new knowledge and providing verifiable data
- Importance of Research:
- Develop critical thinking skills
- Understand situations
- Explain observations
- Expand knowledge
- Improve processes
- Characteristics of Research:
- Accuracy: must provide correct data with appropriate documentation
- Objectiveness: deals with facts, not opinions
- Timeliness: works on fresh, new, and interesting topics
- Relevance: topic must improve society or solve problems
- Clarity: expresses central points clearly
- Systematic: takes place in an organized manner
- Types of Research:
- Pure Research: deals with concepts or principles to increase knowledge
- Applied Research: applies research to societal problems for positive changes
- Descriptive Research: defines or gives a verbal portrayal of a person, thing, event, or situation
- Correlational Research: shows relationships between factors
- Explanatory Research: explains the reasons behind relationships
- Exploratory Research: assesses the feasibility of conducting a research study
- Action Research: studies ongoing practices to bring improvements
- Types of Research based on types of data needed:
- Qualitative Research: uses non-numerical data to express results about people's thoughts, beliefs, and feelings
- Quantitative Research: involves numerical data measurement
- Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research:
- Qualitative: less participants, experiences, long contact time, open-ended questions
- Quantitative: more respondents, opinions, short contact time, closed-ended questions