: ฬฬโ introduction to research
Came from the French wordย โcerchierโ meaningย โto seek or to search.โ Implies repeating a search, assuming that the previous search wasnโt complete and still has scope for improvement.
An attempt to solve or gain a solution to a problem. Or, according to Kerlinger, a systematic, controlled, empirical, and critical investigation of hypothetical propositions about the presumed relations among natural phenomenon.
It is an honest, scientific investigation undertaken for the purpose of discovering new facts or establishing new relationships among facts already known which will contribute to the present body of knowledge and can lead to an effective solution of existing problems.
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1. Data Collection - Observing, and recording information.
2. Data Analysis - Arranging and organizing the collected data in order to generalize and determine the significance.
3. Report Writing - Inseparable part and a final outcome of a research study. Used to convey information to the audience.
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Originates with a question or problem.
Requires a clear articulation of a goal.
Follows a specific plan of procedure.
Usually divides the principal problem into more manageable sub-problems.
Guided by the specific research problem, question, or hypothesis.
Accepts certain critical assumptions.
Requires the collection and interpretation of data in attempting to resolve the problem that initiated the research.
Is, by its nature, cyclical; or more exactly, helical.
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Problem Identification -> Reviewing Information -> Data Collection -> Analysis -> Drawing Conclusions
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Add what is known about the phenomenon through the application of scientific methods.
Exploration - finding out about some previously unexamined phenomenon. Useful when researchers lack a clear idea of the problems they will meet. Here, researchers develop concepts more clearly, establish priorities, develop operational definitions, formulate research hypotheses, and improve the final research design.
Description - Data based information-gathering activities. Answers the questionsย โwho, what, when, where, and sometimes how.โ
Causal Exploration - Goes beyond description and attempts to establish cause and effect relationships behind variables.
Prediction - Provide plausible explanation for the vent in question.
Provide solutions to complex problems
Investigate laws of nature
