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    Cards (23)

    • RESEARCH PROBLEM
      Anything which gives a person a feeling of discomfort
    • RESEARCH FRAMEWORK

      Explains the existence of a problem. It also explains the connections between variables in the research.
    • RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

      Give focus to the study and specify variables that are going to be measured
    • REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
      Information about the problem and related concepts theories that explain the existence of the problem are collected
    • RESEARCH DESIGN

      This is also called the "blueprint" of the study. It is a plan course of action which the research follows to answer research questions or sole research problem.
    • QUESTIONNAIRE
      A set of questions to gather information in a survey
    • Tips for Writing a Great Survey Questionnaire

      • Focus on asking closed-ended questions
      • Keep your survey questions neutral
      • Keep a balanced set of answer choices
      • Don't ask for two things at once
      • Keep your questions different from each other
      • Let most of your questions be optional to answer
    • SURVEY
      A statistical analysis of answers to a poll of a sample of a population, e.g. to determine opinions, or knowledge
    • Type of Survey Questionnaires

      • Yes or No Type
      • Close-ended
      • Open-ended
    • Dichotomous Questions

      It requires respondents to tick off appropriate boxes/circles containing the given responses. One of the easiest type of question for survey makers to interpret and respondents to answer as it consist of two answer options.
    • Multiple-Choice Questions
      It can be divided into two types: Radio-Choice - respondents can only choose one answer, Checkboxes - respondents can choose more than one option
    • Rating-scale Questions

      Researchers use this type of question when they want respondents to rate how they feel about a particular subject, usually on a scale of 1-5.
    • Likert-scale Questions

      A five, seven, or nine-point scale used to measure the extent to which respondents agree or disagree with a particular question or statement.
    • Open-ended Questions

      Free-form survey questions that allow respondents to answer in open-text format to answer based on their complete knowledge, feeling, and understanding.
    • PLAGIARISM
      The use of another's work, words, or ideas without attribution.
    • How to Avoid Plagiarism

      1. Running Text - According to Shane (2021), use of in-text citation shows that the idea is not yours and that you acknowledge its rightful source.
      2. Within Parenthesis - The use of in-text citation shows that the idea is not yours and that you acknowledge its original source (Shane, 2001).
    • Research Statement or Question
      Once you have chosen a research topic, you will need to narrow it down into a research statement or question.
    • Ways to Narrow Down a Research Topic

      • By demographic characteristics
      • By relevant issues
      • By location
      • By timeframe
      • By causes
    • Three General Types of Research

      • Descriptive Research
      • Correlational Research
      • Experimental Research
    • Descriptive Research

      This type of research finds answer to the question who, what, when, where, and how. Factors related to the problem are not viewed as real "causes" of the problem, but factors which are associated with and may contribute to the occurrence of the problem.
    • Correlational Research

      This type of research answers the questions why and how. It describes a given situation in terms of specified factors.
    • Experimental Research

      It studies the "cause and effect" relationship between certain factors on a certain phenomenon under controlled conditions. It describes a given situation in terms of specified factors.
    • Selfies and their Impact on Mood and Behavior