THE NATURE AND
CHARACTERISTICS
OF RESEARCH
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The Nature and Characteristics of Research: A Comprehensive Guide, Summaries of Natural Resources
An in-depth exploration of research, its nature, characteristics, and the steps involved in the research process. It delves into the systematic and controlled approach of research, the importance of empiricism, validity, reliability, and the various activities involved in the research process such as identifying the problem, reviewing information, collecting data, analyzing data, summarizing results, and drawing conclusions.
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THE NATURE AND
CHARACTERISTICS
OF RESEARCH
What is research?
A systematic, controlled,
empirical, and critical
investigation of
hypothetical propositions
about the presumed
relations among natural
phenomena(Kerlinger,1973)
What makes research
controlled?
It is so planned every step of the way that fancy guess work do not set in.
- problem is defined thoroughly
- variables identified and selected
- instruments carefully selected and constructed -conclusions drawn only from data yielded
- recommendations are based on
Characteristics:
- EMPIRICAL
- TAKES VARIETY OF FORMS
- SHOULD BE VALID
- SHOULD BE RELIABLE
- SHOULD BE SYSTEMATIC Empiricism- the doctrine that all knowledge is derived from sense experience Empirical- evidences are derived from research data
RELIABILITY
Concerns with the replicability and consistency of the methods, conditions, and results of research
ACTIVITIES IN THE
RESEARCH PROCESS
IDENTIFYING THE
PROBLEM
REVIEWING
INFORMATION
COLLECTING DATA
ANALYZING DATA
DRAWING CONCLUSION
DATA COLLECTION
before data collection, measuring instruments must be identified and developed (^) in descriptive narrative, researcher must organize for taking field notes in ethnographic research, researcher collects data through various procedures such as interviews and observations (^) if experiment is conducted, the experimental treatments are conducted just before or during data collection in survey, measuring instruments are administered
ANALYSIS
results of the study
are generated when
analysis is done
field notes are
organized and
synthesized
data are summarized
statistical analyzes
are completed
ASSIGNMENT 1
(^) You are given a copy on the topics related to the unit. Prepare different concept maps to illustrate your understanding, analysis and synthesis of their contents. (^) Leaders will present the concept maps by posting these in brown Manila papers for everyone to appreciate next meeting. (^) Points for the group work: 10 points for completeness, 10 points for appropriateness, 10 points for clarity of presentation. Total of 30 points