Apayor, Dale Jerich F.

Grade 12 - Section 15 HUMSS

Research Project Ms.Neliza Sevilla

Activity 1

A. Compare and contrast Inquiry and Research?

Inquiry is the process of raising and asking a series of questions in order to find
out answers, hence, it is deemed as an informal and convenient way of finding out
and learning knowledge, data, or fact – whereas research is more of a systematic
process of conducting an investigation, inspecting, and studying a phenomenon and
a thing. And that includes selecting and applying appropriate methodologies,
gathering respondents, and critically analyzing the information. Therefore, an inquiry
is time-saving, meanwhile, research is time-consuming. Inquiry promotes
convenience, whereas research promotes diligence.

Inquiry and Research aim to uncover the truth of a matter, occurrence, or thing.
They are both helpful in enhancing one’s knowledge and intelligence. The two of
them enable critical thinking, objectivity, and fair judgment.

B. What are the purposes and goals of research?

The objectives and purposes of research, as stated in the recorded discussion

are: (1) to discover data about a specific occurrence or event; (2) to discover and
find answers and resolutions to current issues or conundrums that can merely be
solved by existing methods and interventions and knowledge derived from previous
studies; (3) to quench the researcher’s desire and interest to learn and know; (4) to
enhance old procedures while inventing new product or invention that may benefit
the greater good; (5) to employ scientific methods that help in exploring and
discovering new solutions to any given question about a phenomenon, thing, and
behavior; (6) to explain theories and knowledge of a particular study using acquired
data and facts.

Furthermore, these are not the obvious goals and purposes of research.
Research seeks to inculcate the researchers and scientists’ ethical and moral values
which serves as their guidelines as they conduct their study. With research, not only
you become literate with the information you acquire and discover, but you also
uncover the importance of being impartial, honest, and objective at all times,
whether you are carrying out decision-making tasks or laying a judgment on a
matter.

C. What are some hindrances to research? Why are they called hindrances?
Apayor, Dale Jerich F. Grade 12 - Section 15 HUMSS
Research Project Ms.Neliza Sevilla

Some hindrances to research include: (1) ambiguous topic; (2) too broad or
narrow topic; (3) fabricated information, data, and pieces of evidence; (4) lacking
credibility of the information, data, or knowledge gathered.

An ambiguous topic is often encountered in making a research study, dealing

with an ambiguous study means that the topic is unclear, misleading, vague, or
puzzling, which also means that the interpretation of the explanations, facts,
evidence, and data is fluctuating or differing depending on the person who reads the
research study.

Having to deal with a broad and narrow topic affects the researcher’s data
collection procedure. A broad topic covers the other unnecessary variables or areas
of the study topic. When there is a copious amount of information but presents
different explanations for the selected topic, this becomes a hindrance for the
researcher/s. While a narrow topic can also be a pain on the researcher’s side, a
narrow topic is when there are insufficient studies that could not support or
corroborate the topic or when the topic is un-researchable on the search engine.

Dishonesty in research is a violation to research conduct. When the presented

facts, data, and evidence being presented are manipulated and falsified, it could
affect the quality and validity of the study and may cause legal problems i.e.
imprisonment (if the knowledge from the study is applied and has caused problems).

Have you ever read related literature and discovered that there is no date of
publication and author’s name? That is what we call lacking credibility of the
resources. When those things are encountered, this only means that the sources of
information are not trustable, which is a problem on the behalf of the researcher.