ENGLISH 10-1

• recerchier


  old french word, to search and search again
• Research


  A scientific approach of answering a research question, solving a problem, or generating new knowledge through a systematic and orderly collection, organization
• Research


  • Also an academic study that uses very technical terms to represent its parts
• Data Collection


  Observing, measuring, and recording information
• Data Analysis


  Arranging and organizing collected data to find out their significance and generalize about them
• Report Writing


  An inseparable part and an outcome of a research study. Its purpose is to convey information contained in it to the readers
• Descriptive Research


  Finds answers to who, what, when, where, and how. Describes a given situation in terms of specified factors
• Correlational Research


  Answers the questions why and how. Investigates relationships between factors and variables
• Experimental Research


  Studies the "cause and effect" relationship between certain factors on a certain phenomenon under controlled conditions
• Quantitative Research


  Emphasizes objective measurements and statistical, mathematical, or numerical analysis of data collected through polls, questionnaires, and surveys
• Qualitative Research


  Focuses on obtaining data through open-ended and conversational communication. About what people think and why they think so
• Qualitative Observation vs Quantitative Research

  Qualitative Observation uses the five senses to describe results, while Quantitative Observation is made with instruments and is measurable
• Research Problem


  Anything that gives a person a feeling of discomfort, needs to be changed, or is not working as expected. Must be relevant, feasible, clear, and ethical
• Research Framework


  Explains the existence of a problem and the connections between variables in the research
• Research Objectives


  Give focus to the study and specify variables that are going to be measured
• Variables


  Basic elements measured in the study. Observable and measurable. Four kinds: independent, dependent, intervening, and antecedent
• Hypothesis


  A scientific guess that tentatively answers research questions. Two types: null hypothesis (no relation) and alternative hypothesis (relationship between variables)
• Review of Related Literature (RRL)


  Collected information related to the research problem and related concepts theories
• Research Design


  Plan course of action followed to answer research questions or solve research problems
• Research Statistics


  Science of collecting, presenting, analyzing, and interpreting data
• Population


  Entire pool from which a statistical sample is drawn. May refer to an entire group of people, objects, events, or measurements
• Sample


  Smaller, manageable version of a larger group used in statistical testing
• Probability Sampling


  Sampling technique where a researcher sets selection criteria and chooses members of a population randomly
• Non-Probability Sampling


  Researcher chooses members for research at random without a fixed or predefined selection process
• Data


  Information collected, printed, or recorded for the purpose of analysis
• Research Question


  Provides a focus for investigation, determines the method of study, and guides all stages of inquiry, analysis, and reporting
• Creswell 2008: 'Steps in doing a simple research'
• Fraencal & Wallen 1996: 'Three general types of research'