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Research

Research. What exactly is Research?. Think of a question How would you come up with the solution? Research is one of the ways to find answers to your questions. It is an activity designed to provide answers to questions, even simple ones that relate to day-to-day activities.

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Research

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  1. Research

  2. What exactly is Research? • Think of a question • How would you come up with the solution? • Research is one of the ways to find answers to your questions. • It is an activity designed to provide answers to questions, even simple ones that relate to day-to-day activities. • Ways of obtaining answers to your question: • The fairly informal • Strictly scientific

  3. Definition of research • The word research is composed of two syllables, re and search. (Use your dictionary) • Re is a prefix meaning again, anew, over again • Search is a verb meaning to examine closely and carefully, to test and try, or to probe. • Research: a noun describing a careful, systematic, patient study and investigation in some field knowledge, undertaken to establish facts or principles (Grinnell 1993:4) • Research: a structured inquiry that utilizes acceptable scientific methodology to solve problems and creates new knowledge that is generally applicable

  4. One more definition of research • Research is an ORGANIZED and SYSTEMATIC way of FINDING ANSWERS to QUESTIONS. • ORGANIZED in that there is a structure or method in going about doing research. It is a planned procedure, not a spontaneous one. It is focused and limited to a specific scope. • SYSTEMATIC because there is a definite set of procedures and steps which you will follow. There are certain things in the research process which are always done in order to get the most accurate results. • FINDING ANSWERS is the end of all research. Whether it is the answer to a hypothesis or even a simple question, research is successful when we find answers. Sometimes the answer is no, but it is still an answer. • QUESTIONS are central to research. If there is no question, then the answer is of no use. Research is focused on relevant, useful, and important questions. Without a question, research has no focus, drive, or purpose.

  5. Very important • The difference between research and non-research activity is the way to find answer. • The process must meet certain requirements to be called RESEARCH • Validity • Reliability (Homework search by its definition)

  6. Why is research important? • Research procedures do not only help us answer simple questions. They can also be employed to formulate formal theories or laws that govern our lives.

  7. Application • In which issues, areas or fields we can apply the research methodology? • Think about at least five: • . • . • . • . • .

  8. Characteristics of research • Objective and Critical.- careful, exact evaluation and judgment • Example: If your variables change then your result will change • Logical.- Coherent argument • Example: Do not try to explain something that is impossible • Controlled.- Controlled internal and external factor • Examples: Cause-and-effect, Experiment done in a laboratory, • Rigorous.- The procedures followed to find answers to questions are relevant, appropriate and justified. • Example: be constant with the variables and process chosen • Systematic.- Logical sequence • Example: Measurement of blood’s sugar level for secundariatec’s students • Validity and verifiability.- Whatever you conclude according to your findings is correct and can be verified by you and others. • Example: the answer you find will be exactly the same when others do it • Empirical.-Hard evidence collected from experience or observation • Example: Health, Alcohol , Global warming

  9. Types of Research According to…

  10. http://www.mailxmail.com/curso-tesis-investigacion/tipos-investigacion-1-2http://www.mailxmail.com/curso-tesis-investigacion/tipos-investigacion-1-2

  11. Evidence #1 • What type of research will you be using? • Why? (justification: 1 paragraph)

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