Quarter 1 DEFINTION, PROCESS, AND PURPOSE:

THE NATURE OF RESEARCH

LESSONS 1

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activities. Accomplish this module on or before JANUARY 8, 2021. For online consultations, please refer
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ESSENTIAL LEARNING PURPOSES: At the end of these lessons, I am expected to:

1. Define correctly a good research;
What do I 2. Enumerate the research step-by-step process; and
need to 3. Practice one’s acquired knowledge about research by processing how certain by-
know?
products of research affect human activities.

Before going further, let us see if you can answer this exercise. I know you can do it! This
will help you to determine and activate your prior knowledge about this topic!
What I Directions: Study closely the figure below. Draw out words that you can associate with
know? the term “Research” by writing it around the main shape. Do not limit your knowledge to
REVIEW the shapes provided. You are encouraged to add further figures that you think may serve
your best. Then, create a synthesis out of the contributing words to form a
comprehensible definition of research.

Spill your thoughts here!

Formulated Definition: ______________________________________________________________

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Research is …

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 …turning ideas into reality!

Research by-products: List down items/products which you think an output of thorough investigation
in the field of…

Medicine Business/Corporate Education Law/Governance

Consider research your personal journey. It will be challenging but

also exciting. Pack along for your journey a toolkit. Realize that on
this journey you need to respect people and the places you visit.
Enjoy the process using your natural skills such as the ability to
solve puzzles, use library resources, and write.

Research is usually a systematic and objective search for reliable

information. It is a systematic investigation, including research
developments, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or
contribute to generalizable knowledge. It also aims to establish
facts and reach new conclusions.

At a general level, research consists of three

steps:

This should be a familiar process. You engage

in solving problems every day and you start with
a question, collect some information, and then

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form an answer. Although there are a few more steps in research than these three, this is the overall
framework for research. When you examine a published study, or conduct your own study, you will find
these three parts as the core elements.

Characteristics of Research
There are a couple of famous definitions of research and most of these definitions agree with the common five
characteristics of research. They are the following:
1. Being systematic – Research should follow ordered steps
2. Being objective – Research should have a specific goal
3. Feasibility – Research should be achievable through the given limitations
4. Being Empirical – Research should be based from facts and evidences
5. Clarity – The research should have clear content and intent.
Importance of Research (Reddy, 2019)
 Enhances Knowledge – You get to know detailed information about that topic.
The more the knowledge of the topic, the more successful is the research.
 Clarifies Confusion – The research helps in clarifying the complicated facts and
figures.
 Helps in Understanding Society – In order to know society’s norms, policies,
code of conduct, one needs to do proper research or it may become difficult to
survive in society.
 Improving Practices – The educational research is important for the students to
improve practices and at the same time, it helps in improving those individuals who
really wish to bring improvement in those practices.
 Helps in decision making – It prepares the person for taking essential decisions which further
necessitates the same from all the participants involved in the process.
The Research Process
We can divide the steps into 6 parts (Creswell, 2014).
1) Identify a problem and ask a question
Researchers begin a study by identifying a research problem that they need to address. They write about
this “problem” in the opening passages of their study and, in effect, give you as a reader the rationale for
why the study is important and why you need to read their study.
2) Reviewing the Literature
It accomplishes several purposes: shares results of other studies that are closely related to the one being
undertaken; relates a study to the ongoing dialogue in the literature, filling in gaps and extending prior
studies; and, provides a framework for establishing the importance of the study as well as the benchmark
for comparing the results with other findings. Essential Literature could be found in Encyclopedias,
Journals, Indexed Publications, and Electronic Sources, Books, etc.

Review of Related Literature and related studies are often used interchangeably but they are totally
different from each other. Here is the quick detail about the distinction of the two concepts!

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 4. Specifying a Purpose for Research
A focused restatement of the problem is the purpose statement. This statement conveys the overall
objective or intent of your research. As such, it is the most important statement in your research study.

5. Collecting Data
Collecting data means identifying and selecting individuals for a study, obtaining their permission to study
them, and gathering information by asking people questions or observing their
behaviors. Evidence helps provide answers to your research questions and
hypotheses.
6. Analyzing and Interpreting the Data
Analyzing and interpreting the data involves drawing conclusions about it;
representing it in tables, figures, and pictures to summarize it; and explaining the
conclusions in words to provide answers to your research questions.
7. Reporting and Evaluating Research
Reporting research involves deciding on audiences, structuring the report in a
format acceptable to these audiences, and then writing the report in a manner
that is sensitive to all readers.

*For further discussions go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9nvd-aB8Nw

*For Offline reference:
Before goingWeek 1: Video
further, 1.1see
let us - Research as Inquiry
if you can answer this exercise. I know you can do it! This
will help you to determine your prior knowledge about this topic. Good luck!
Short Quiz Directions: Closely Read the sentence. Then, explain your stand about the statement by
WHAT’S MORE? activating your prior knowledge of crafting research. Consider the prepared rubrics for the
scoring.
Rubric:
Points Description
10 The explanation well-established and could easily be followed and free from “Research is to
mechanical any issues.
see what
7 The explanation is somehow clear and organize but, there are minimal
everybody else
mechanical issues.
has seen, and to
5 The explanation could hardly be understood and mechanical issues are
evident. think what
nobody else has
thought.” – Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

FIELDS What can still What needs What is its

be discovered? improvement? questionable
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needs support?
EDUCATION New The K-12 The continuation
modes/ways of Curriculum. of classes… Now, let us check
learning. your progress.
Study carefully
WHAT I CAN the table below.
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MEDICINE spaces with a
corresponding
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GOVERNMENT

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 Rationalized Multiple-choice test: Carefully examine each statement. BOLD the correct answer
then, supplement your choice with a short explanation by writing it in the box.
1. The Literature Review accomplishes the following purposes, EXCEPT:
ASSESSMENT a. It informs the readers of the past results of the study relevant to the one being
conducted.
b. It extends factual information to the readers about the acquired result of careful
investigation of the study.
c. It provides a substantial comparison of results with other findings.
d. It provides framework for establishing the importance of the investigation.

Reason:
2. Deciding what issue to address in a study should be carefully selected in what particular
step of research process?
a. Identify a problem and ask a question.
b. Reviewing the Literature
c. Collecting Data
d. Analyzing and Interpreting the Data

Reason:
3. Which of the following is NOT part of the group?
a. Almanacs c. The Slangs/Verbal Expressions found in Youtube Videos.
b. Meriam Dictionary d. Philippine Daily Inquirer

Reason:
4. Gino is a STEM student who has an aspiration of becoming an astronaut. Driven by his
interest of galaxy, he became interested of conducting a study measuring the distance of
earth to sun. What characteristic of research was mainly violated by Gino?
a. Objective c. Empirical
b. Feasibility d. Clarity
Reason:

5. A researcher should be particular on the field of issue he wants to explore in his study. To
draw a clear path and eventually reach his intended destination for his paper, what
research characteristic should be taken into consideration?
a. Objective c. Empirical
b. Feasibility d. Clarity

Reason:

Explorer! Please take time to watch the following videos attached in this section before you
proceed to the next lesson. For now, you may take your break.
ENRICHMENT
Video Links:
1. Video 1.2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pCfq5QH_v4
Offline Ref: Video 1.2 - Research ethics
2. Video 1.3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0uydNe4cQo
Offline Ref: Video 1.3 - Ethics Human Subject Research

NEXT LESSON: THE RESEARCH ETHICS

Zarah, L. (2020, March 30). 7 Reasons Why Research Is Important. Owlcation.

https://owlcation.com/academia/Why-Research-is-Important-Within-and-Beyond-the-
REFERENCES Academe

Reddy, C. (2019, November 13). Why Research is Important for Students, Humans,

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 Education. WiseStep. https://content.wisestep.com/research-important-students-
humans-education/

The Seven Steps of the Research Process | Olin & Uris Libraries. (n.d.). Cornell
University Library. https://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/content/seven-steps-research-
process

Doc Ed Padama. (2020, August 30). How to Write the Literature Review in 5 Steps
(PPT). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vooJfECtbAY

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