Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education

NATURE OF RESEARCH
Activity

Directions:
A. Read the following statements. Answer TRUE if the statement describes research,
FALSE if you think it is not. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. There should be adequate data before conducting research.
2. To have an objective view of his or her study, the researcher should avoid
listening to another researcher.
3. A researcher must read literature that relates to the problem he or she is
studying.
4. An opinion from any person is recognized and considered as an answer to the
question asked by the researcher.
5. The researcher has the final say in his findings.

B. Encircle the words in the box that are related to the definition of research.

C. Using the words encircled above, formulate your own definition of research.

D. Interview a Grade 12 Student in STEM about their plans after senior high school.
Ask them how research played a major role in their chosen course in college. Make a
report about it and share it to your teacher. Write your report using a narrative format.
Make use of the notes you wrote down before and after you conducted your interview
to flesh out the report. The first is the brief detail about what the report is, who is the
interviewee and the location of the interview. Then break up the interview into
paragraphs, like narrating a story and finally a conclusion paragraph to end your
report.

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