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INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH (Researchers (Undertake Inquiry, Gain…
INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH
Research
Formal
Systematic Process Inquiry
Researchers
Undertake Inquiry
Gain Understanding
Problem
Basic and Applied Research
Basic Research
Theory development: many research studies conducted over time, may not be concerned with the immediate utility of their findings
Process of collecting and analyzing information to develop and enhance a theory
Applied research
Not building a new theory or even generalizing beyond a specific content
seeking specific helpful information
Evaluate its usefulness in solving practical problems
Evaluation Research
Formative evaluation - monitor ongoing process
Summative evaluation - decision
Making decisions - quality, effectiveness, merit or value educational programs, products or practices
Far end of applied research
Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Stating hypotheses and research
Numerical data
Have little interaction with the participants
Employing data analyses rely on statistical procedures
Qualitative Research
Nonnumerical data
Do not accept the view of a stable, coherent, uniform world
Purposes of Research
ongoing process
secondary purpose: e.g helping others understand the research results
Primary purpose: Inquiry to gain understanding about some problems
Understanding Things
inductive(Specific to general)
developing generalizations from a limited number of related observations or experiences
Deductive (general to specific)
developing specific predictions from general principle, observations or experiences
Scientific and disciplined inquiry
Important characteristics
A basis for examining and verifying the research
Permits other to examine, undersand and critique the research
Researcher is to provide detail research produces and its conclusions
Orderly process
Describe and execute procedures to collect information about the topic being studied
analyse the collected data
Recognize and identity a topic to study