Inquiries, Investigations, and Immersion RESEARCH

Inquiries, Investigations, and Immersion
RESEARCH 101
Building on the Basics VON CHRISTOPHER G. CHUA
von_christopher_chua@dlsu.edu.ph
mathbychua.weebly.com your point view What is it? Why do it? RESEARCH Research is a systematic and objective creation of knowledge. (Creswell, 2013) works with a system or method unbiased; all angles presented Pose a question Collect data to answer to the question Present the answer a creative
process Identifying a Problem Reviewing Literature Specifying Purpose Collecting Data Analyzing, Interpreting Data Reporting Research Specifying a Problem
Justifying it
Suggesting the need to study it Locating, Selecting, Summarizing Resources Identify the purpose
Narrow the purpose to questions Selecting samples
Obtaining permissions
Gathering info Breaking down data
Representing data
Explaining data What general issue affects majority of individuals your age?
How does this issue affect you personally?
What specific aspect of this issue concerns you the most?
Can you think of a specific solution that may help address the aspect of the issue you identified?
How will understanding this issue help others?<br>

Inquiries, Investigations, and Immersion
RESEARCH 101
Building on the Basics VON CHRISTOPHER G. CHUA
von_christopher_chua@dlsu.edu.ph
mathbychua.weebly.com RESEARCH Identifying a Problem Reviewing Literature Specifying Purpose Collecting Data Analyzing, Interpreting Data Reporting Research QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Exploring a problem and developing a detailed understanding of a central phenomenon
Having the literature review play a minor role but justify the problem
Stating the purpose and research questions in a general and broad way
Collecting data based on words from a small number of individuals
Analyzing the data for description and themes using text analysis and interpreting the larger meaning of the findings
Writing the report using flexible, emerging structures and evaluative criteria, and including the researchers’ subjective reflexivity and bias QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
Describing a problem through trends or an explanation of the relationship among variables
Providing a major role for the literature
Creating purpose statements, research questions, and hypotheses that are specific, narrow, measurable, and observable
Collecting numeric data from a large number of people using instruments with preset questions and responses
Using statistical analysis, and interpreting results by comparing them with prior predictions and past research
Writing the research report using standard, fixed structure. Approach is unbiased.<br>

Inquiries, Investigations, and Immersion
RESEARCH 101
Building on the Basics VON CHRISTOPHER G. CHUA
von_christopher_chua@dlsu.edu.ph
mathbychua.weebly.com LEARNING GOALS<br>

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UNDERSTANDING VARIABLES<br>