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Title: Practical Research 1 Meaning of Research
Description: This document includes different meanings of research, its characteristics and considerations to be made in choosing a research topic.
Description: This document includes different meanings of research, its characteristics and considerations to be made in choosing a research topic.
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Practical
RESEARCH 1
Qualitative
Research is from a
French
word
"CERCHIER", which
means "to seek or
to search"
Research means "to search again"
What makes research careful?
to not mislead
Where does hypothesis came from?
assumption
Hypothesis - uneducated guess
Theory is a validated hypothesis
Researchers must critically examine or
reexamine the ideas and information
...
Critical Thinking - thinking of what you are
thinking
...
"
- Calderon & Gonzales, 1993
Characteristics
Research
1
...
Validity
3
...
Credibility
5
...
Empirical
7
...
Controlled
of
Characteristics of Research
Reliability
degree of consistency
the results or findings
repeatable
Systematic Approach
are
Validity
degree of applicability of research
established if the researchers used
a research instrument that is
suitable or measures what needs to
be measured
...
reliable data but not valid;
2
...
not reliable and not valid
...
Credibility
use of best source of information
and best procedures
...
Generalizability
extent to which a research findings
can be applied to larger population
...
no research must be done haphazardly
there must be a established approach
Controlled
all factors that may affect the study must be
controllable
Considerations in
Choosing a Research
Topic:
1
...
Magnitude - a topic
you could manage
3
...
Level of expertise
5
...
Availability of Data
7
Title: Practical Research 1 Meaning of Research
Description: This document includes different meanings of research, its characteristics and considerations to be made in choosing a research topic.
Description: This document includes different meanings of research, its characteristics and considerations to be made in choosing a research topic.