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• Definition - a word or expression that has a precise meaning in some uses
• Definition of terms - an alphabetical list of important terms, acronyms or jargons
• Jargons - a terminology only understood by people in a certain group
• Technical definiton - also known as conceptual/theoretical definition. a definition that come from different references such as dictionaries
• Operational definition - the researcher formulate the meaning of the term. commonly used the phrase " as used in the study"
• Guidelines in Defining terms

  • only words with special meaning are defined
  • define terms technically
  • if the term is from references, acknowledge the source
  • if there an uncommon acronym, spell them out
  • definition should be short
• Abstract - a short summary of a completed research
• Introduction - the next part of the title and abstract
• Literature review - it provides an overview of sources explored including book and any other relevant sources
• Hypothesis - a statement of expectation or prediction that will be tested by research
• Singular (Hypothesis)

  Plural (Hypotheses)
• Methodology - a systematic method to resolve a research problem through data gathering using various techniques
• Population - the entire group that a research want to draw conclusions about (target things or any living organisms you will use in a research
• Sample - a smaller part of group in the population
• Respondents - they are the one that answers your questionnaire
• Participants - they are the one that is participating in your research
• Research - an organized and systematic way of finding answers to questions
• Variable - any factor, trait, or condition that can be manipulated or measured in an experiment
• Independent variable - the variable that is changed or manipulated
• Dependent variable - a variable that responds to the changes
• Research Instrument - any tool that may use to collect data for research
• Questionnaire - the main instrument for collecting data
• Data - any information that has been collected to validate original research findings
• Results - the author provide the data collected during the study
• Discussion - the section of research paper whose purpose is to interpret and describe the significance of the findings
• Conclusion - intended to help the readers understand why the research should matter to them
• Reference - the last page of the research paper that list all the sources used in the study
• Appendix - this is where the researchers attach a copy of their research instrument
• research paper - a piece of academic writing that provide analysis, interpretation, and argument based on in-depth independent research