EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

• Research


  A systematic, objective and comprehensive investigation of certain phenomenon which involves accurate gathering and recording, and critical analyses and interpretation of all facts about the phenomenon for theoretical or practical ends
• Experimental research


  A study conducted with a scientific approach using two sets of variables, where the first set acts as a constant to measure the differences of the second set
• Experimental research


  • Time is a vital factor in establishing a relationship between cause and effect
  • Invariable behavior between cause and effect
  • You wish to understand the importance of cause and effect

  
• Basic research


  Focuses on the advancement and production of new knowledge, used by academicians and scientists
• Characteristics of basic research

  • Its goals to refute or support theories that explain how the social world works, what causes things to occur, why society changes, and why social relations operate in that manner
  • Lacks practical application
  • Provides a foundation for the advancement of knowledge in various fields of study and policy areas
  • Provides explanations and is a source of methods, theories, frameworks, and concepts to understand the causes of how people act and think
  • Is bounded by scientific method and requires the highest degree of academic scholarship
  • The research problems and topics are varied diverse
  • The results are usually published in scholarly journals, books and other academic publications or presented in academic conferences
• Applied research


  Focuses on addressing a specific concern or usually offers a solution to a social problem, usually done by practitioners in the business sector, government, health care sector, social service organizations, political organizations and educational institutions
• Characteristics of applied research

  • Research conducted is part of the job
  • Research problems are very specific according to the demands of the superiors
  • Rigors and standards of scholarship depend on the use of the research results
  • The goal of research is to provide generalizations to areas of interests of the sponsors
  • Success is determined when the sponsors used the research results in decision-making
  • Applied research results are not publicly disseminated or published in journals and are usually made available to only a few decision-makers, practitioners, or research sponsors

  
• Purposes of research


  • Exploration
  • Description
  • Explanation
• Exploratory research


  To satisfy the researcher's curiosity and desire for better understanding, to examine the viability of undertaking a more extensive study, and to develop the methods to be used in future studies
• Descriptive research


  Provides a detailed and accurate picture of the situation, clarifies a sequence of steps or stages, documents a causal process or mechanism, and reports on the background or context of a situation
• Explanatory research


  Tests a theory's predictions or principles, elaborates and expands a theory's explanation, extends or develops a theory to new issues or topics, supports or contradicts an explanation, connects issues or topics with a general principle or theory, and determines which of the explanations is considered the best answer
• Steps in the research process

  • Selection of a topic
  • Identify the research question
  • Develop a research design
  • Data gathering/collection
  • Data analysis
  • Interpretation of data
  • Communicate research findings and results
• Science Investigatory Project (SIP)


  Uses the scientific method to study and test an idea about how something works, involving researching a topic, formulating a working theory (or hypothesis) that can be tested, conducting the experiment, and recording and reporting the results
• Rules for crafting a title for SIP research

  • Accuracy
  • Clarity
  • Relevance
  • Conciseness
  • Specificity
  • Avoid abbreviations
  • Grammar and formatting
  • Originality