reasearch

• Research


  A process of systematic inquiry that entails collection of data, documentation of critical information, analysis and interpretation of what data/information, in accordance with suitable methodologies set by specific professional fields and academic disciplines
• Parts of a research paper

  • Title page
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Literature Review
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Title page


  The first page of the paper that contains an informative title and gives description of the content of the paper. It usually contains the name of the author/s
• Abstract


  Contains the summary of the entire study or research. The abstract also provides the overview of the research. The length is no more than 250 words
• Introduction


  Describes the topic under investigation and identifies research gaps. It is the part where how current research will address that research gap or unresolved issues
• Literature Review


  Contains the sources directly related to the study. It is divided into two sections which are related concepts and related studies
• Related concepts


  Present some of the fundamental concepts needed by the readers to better understand the study
• Related studies


  Refers to reviewing or studying research that is already existing
• Methodology


  Describes the tests, experiments, steps on how the research was conducted or performed. It features the participants, the study design, the instruments used, data gathering procedure and data analysis
• Instruments


  Questionnaire, interview, focus group discussion, survey and tests
• Results


  Shows the data collected and results of statistical data analysis
• Discussion


  Features the summary and explanation of the result collected from the study in relation to the previous studies presented in the literature review
• Conclusion


  Contains the restatement of the findings, recommendation and implications
• References


  Cites the list sources used in the study. They may be books, dictionary, thesaurus and online sources such as websites, online journals, online articles, online videos
• Accuracy


  A term used in survey research to refer to the match between the target population and the sample
• Anonymity


  A research condition in which no one, including the researcher, knows the identities of research participants
• Confidentiality


  A research condition in which no one except the researcher(s) knows the identities of the participants in a study
• Control Group


  The group in an experimental design that receives either no treatment or a different treatment from the experimental group. This group can thus be compared to the experimental group
• Correlation


  A common statistical analysis, usually abbreviated as r, that measures the degree of relationship between pairs of interval variables in a sample