Research

• Research


  A process of discovering new knowledge
• Purposes of research


  • To inform
  • To prove theory
  • To contribute knowledge in the field
• Types of research

  • Quantitative
  • Qualitative
• Quantitative research


  • Describes, infers, resolves problems using numbers, collection of numerical numbers
• Qualitative research


  • Based on words, feelings, emotions, sounds, non-numerical and unqualified numbers
• Questions of quantitative research


  • How many/much?
  • Number
  • Statistical results
• Parts of research

  • Title page
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Literature review
  • Hypothesis
  • Conceptual framework
  • Methodology
  • Analysis of data
  • Research instruments • Results/Findings/Presentation of Data • Discussion • Conclusion • Reference • Appendix
• Title page


  Also known as cover page, indicates title, your name, institutional background, and few other relevant info
• Abstract


  Summarizes the overall purpose of the study
• Introduction


  Includes background, reasons, problem and solutions, presents focus on research
• Literature review


  • Local literature (Philippines)
  • Foreign literature (other country)
• Hypothesis


  The researcher's guess (not yet proven) of possible results
• Conceptual framework


  A set of coherent ideas or concepts organized
• Methodology


  • Quantitative
  • Qualitative
  • Statistics/mathematical calculations
• Analysis of data


  Analyze the data you have obtained (e.g. percentage)
• Research instruments

  • Questionnaire
  • Surveys
  • Interviews
  • Checklist
  • Sample test
• Results/Findings/Presentation of Data - presents the info gathered through the research. 4 parts : introduction, setting, interpretation, results
• Discussion - interprets and describes the significance of the research findings
• conclusion- restate your general thesis statement, restate the other parts of the research paper
• Reference - list all the sources used in research reference list
• Reference- Should be alphapetized  by LAST, NAME, INITIAL, YEAR OF PUBLICATION, TITLE OF THE BOOK, PLACE OF PUBLICATION ; PUBLISHER
• APA - American Psychological Information
• Appendix - contains other related information ( graphs, charts, tables)