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• Research


  A systematic process of discovering new knowledge
• Methodology


  The section/part of research that includes the research design, techniques, methods, population, and instrument
• Reference List


  The section at the end of your paper that contains all the sources you cited throughout your research
• Abstract


  An overview of your entire research
• Literature Review


  The section of research that collects and analyzes sources relevant to the topic
• Research is a process of executing various mental acts for discovering and examining facts and information to prove the accuracy or truthfulness of your claims or conclusion about the topic of your research
• Research requires you to inquire or investigate about your chosen research topic by asking questions that will make you engage yourself in top-level thinking strategies of interpreting, analyzing, synthesizing, criticizing, appreciating, or creating to enable you to discover truths about the topic
• Characteristics of Research


  • Accuracy
  • Objectiveness
  • Timeliness
  • Relevance
  • Clarity
  • Systematic
• Abstract


  It summarizes all sections of the research and helps readers decide whether to read the entire report
• Hypothesis


  A statement that predicts the relationship between the independent (causal) and dependent (outcome) variables
• Literature Review


  It provides a review of what others have written or researched concerning the topic
• Plagiarism


  Presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement
• Research Method


  The approaches, tools, and techniques that the researcher(s) use to study a problem
• Data


  Information used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation
• Data Collection


  The observation, measurement, and recording of information in a research study
• Data Analysis


  The process by which data are organized to better understand patterns of behavior within the target population
• Quantitative Research


  Research expressed in numbers and graphs, used to test or confirm theories and assumptions
• Qualitative Research


  Research expressed in words, used to understand concepts, thoughts, or experiences
• Population


  The target group under investigation, the entire set under consideration
• Questionnaire


  A structured set of questions on specified subjects that are used to gather information, attitudes, or opinions
• Variable


  A measurable attribute or characteristics of a person, group or object that varies within the sample under investigation
• Bias


  The loss of balance and accuracy in the use of research methods
• Accuracy


  The match between the target population and the sample
• Confidentiality


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


  The degree to which a measure yields consistent results
• Information gathered from different sources such as books, articles and journals should be acknowledged by the researcher
• Research should be done with a purpose of solving problems to help improve the community or society
• Research is not always written subjectively
• The data produced in Qualitative Research are not always numerical, and they are not always analyzed using mathematical and statistical methods
• Abstract is not the organization and interpretation of data
• Researchers should have a balanced treatment of data
• Survey form is an example of a research instrument
• Plagiarism is a misconduct in research
• Literature Review should have more than one reference or source
• Reference lists all the sources used in the research