English module 1

• Inquiry


  A term synonymous with 'investigation', involving asking questions to probe or examine something to request for truth, information, or knowledge
• Research


  An organized and objective creation of knowledge which is systematic, objective, and a creative process of knowledge creation
• Parts of research


  • Abstract
  • Problem
  • Background of study
  • Scope and limitation
  • Literature review
  • Hypothesis
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Data
  • Analysis
  • Conclusion
  • Recommendation
  • Appendix
• Abstract


  Summarizes all sections and helps the readers decide whether or not to read the entire report
• Problem


  A statement clarifying what the research is all about, stating the general problem and the specific statements of the problem in question form
• Background of study


  Provides the reason why a researcher has to make a certain study, serving as a bridge that connects a present situation to the present study
• Scope and limitation


  Provides the reader the boundaries as to where the study is to be covered, stating a specific place, event, or people under study
• Literature review


  Provides a review of studies, published or unpublished, that others have written or researched on concerning a topic under study
• Hypothesis


  A tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical and empirical consequences
• Methodology


  Presents and explains how the research is conducted, including how data would be gathered, interpreted, and analyzed
• Results


  The final data gathered by the researcher which is analyzed and interpreted, or treated statistically
• Data


  The information gathered from the participants or correspondents
• Analysis


  The discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of the results of the research
• Conclusion


  Provides a comprehensive summary of the research, usually based on the results or data
• Recommendation


  Considered to be the only part of research which the researcher claim to be his own, borne out of the results of a study
• Appendix


  Written at the end of research which contains related information such as graphs, charts, tables, and list