ASIAN INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER STUDIES-CEBU

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MODULE

1ST SEMESTER SY 2022-2023
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

MODULE 1:
NATURE OF INQUIRY AND RESEARCH
INQUIRY VS. RESEARCH OVERVIEW

Name: ____________________________ Section/Strand: ______________________

I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

A. Define the meaning of research and inquiry

B. Relate unfamiliar terms to discover the meaning of difficult term
C. Differentiates the similarities and differences of Inquiry and Research

II. GENERAL INSTRUCTION

Hi! I am Grace Tormis, your Practical Research 2 instructor for

this semester. If you have any questions or concerns about
academic purposes and/or module submission, you may
reach us out thru: fb/messenger with my account: Aics Grace
or email: aicsgracelda@gmail.com

TEACHERS INSTRUCTIONS:

DO NOT SEND YOU ANSWER SHEETS VIA MESSENGER OR EMAIL FOR

MODULE 1 FOR WE WILL BE SEEING EACH OTHER NEXT WEEK. ALSO,
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS, YOU HAVE TO WRITE IT IN YELLOW PAD. IF
YOU WILL ANSWER IN A BONDPAPER, MAKE SURE IT IS PRINTED.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW WILL HAVE POINT DEDUCTIONS. BRING ALL
YOUR ANSWER SHEETS ON OUR FIRST MEETING.

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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MODULE
1ST SEMESTER SY 2022-2023
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

A. ACTIVITY

INSTRUCTION: Determine whether Inquiry or Research is applicable to the given situations. Check
the corresponding column of your answer.

Situation Inquiry Research

A person wants to know the occupant of one condominium.
A student wants to know the medicinal effects of guava
leaves.
Mr. Cruz wants to know the technique to make his electric fan
function instantly.
Professor Gomez wants to discover the impact of social
networking on his students’ learning abilities.
Aling Rosa wants to know the reason behind the decrease of
her sales for the day.
A business man wants to find out which between these two
marketing strategies; free tasting and attractive packaging,
could increase daily sales.

III. READING

INQURY VS. RESEARCH

 Inquiry can be described simply as the process of finding answers to questions.

The main aim of an inquiry is to solve problems, resolve doubts, or augment
knowledge.
 Research is a careful study conducted using a systematic approach and scientific
methods. A research study typically involves several components: abstract,
introduction, literature review, research design and method, results and
analysis, conclusion, bibliography.
 In brief, an inquiry is a process of finding answers to questions and may involve
different procedures, epically according to disciplines. Research, on the other
hand, is the formal and systematic investigation and study of materials and
sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
 The main difference between inquiry and research is that inquires may be less
formal and systematic than research studies and therefore easier to conduct.

NATURE OF INQUIRY AND RESEARCH

 People tends to seek knowledge not just to store in the brain but to acquire
knowledge for deeper understanding of the world – an understanding that
inspires you to create, construct, or produce things for the betterment of all
kinds of life.
 Inquiry is a term which is synonymous to investigation. When people inquire or
investigate, people tends to ask question to probe or examine something.

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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MODULE
1ST SEMESTER SY 2022-2023
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

 By doing investigation, people use their higher-order thinking strategies (HOTS)

of inferential, analytical, critical, creative and beyond such objective of your
inquiry.
 Thinking is a manner that makes you ask open-ended questions to elicit views,
opinions and beliefs of others in relation to research
 In a way, Inquiry is the basic foundation of research.

CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH

 Research is a scientific, experimental or inductive manner of thinking. It starts

from particular to complex ideas.
 Research is executed by varied thinking acts that range from lower-Order
Thinking Strategies to Higher-order thinking strategies reflected by this
activities.

a. Identifying the topic or problem

b. Gathering data
c. Making theories
d. Formulating hypotheses
e. Analyzing Data
f. Drawing Conclusions

 In Practical Research 1, there are descriptive words that characterize research in

cognitively driven terms such as:

a. Empirical
b. Logical
c. Cyclical
d. Analytical
e. Critical
f. Methodical
g. Replicable

 All data in a research does not come from the researcher itself but also from
other sources such as books, people, artworks and many more. Hence, one
cardinal rule in research is to give credit to these people whom you derive your
data. It is not only thanking the authors of their contribution but also
establishing the validity and reliability of the finding of your research will be
serve as an instrument to world progress. (Mujis 2011; Ransme 2012)

METHODS OF RESEARCH

 A researcher must think logically or systematically.

 There are 2 approaches of a researcher;

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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MODULE
1ST SEMESTER SY 2022-2023
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

a. Inductive thinking makes you ponder on specific ideas first to complex

concepts such as conclusions and generalization.
b. Deductive thinking lets you start from forming generalizations to examining
details of subject matter.
 In choosing an approach, methods, and types of research, it depends on your
topic and purpose. (Gray 2011; Sharp 2012)

Inquiry vis-à-vis Research

 Both Inquiry and Research makes you learn something by encouraging you to
formulate questions to exact information that you want to discover about the
object of your curiosity.
 Inquiry follows a scientific procedure of discovering the truth. (Goodwin 2014;
Lapan 2012)
 Research includes complex act of investigation. (Goodwin 2014; Lapan 2012)

IV. Evaluation

A. ACTIVITY: WORD SEARCH

Find the words that are related to the topic and write them on the provided space
below.

A G E R T D S U P J K S R F M I
M E T H O D I C A L L F E H T N
W H H Q D R D O Y A K Z P Y G V
E J B R E S E A R C H Y X P B E
R T N S S C D I I I R Y E O T S
Y U M E T I C A U G G O F T H T
I K E R F E F U Q O A S D H G I
O L T G G N H Y N L R D M E F G
P Z H M H T J T I Z C V F S N A
A X O C R I T I C A L R I I A T
S C F O Y F U E D F G C F S R I
E X P E R I M E N T A L D A S O
D Y L L A C I T A M E T S Y S N
F V S X T F D E T Q E R T Y Y U

1. ___________________ 6. ___________________
2. ___________________ 7. ___________________
3. ___________________ 8. ____________________
4. ___________________ 9. ____________________
5. ___________________ 10. __________________

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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MODULE
1ST SEMESTER SY 2022-2023
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

B. COMPREHENSION CHECK

Directions: Explain your understanding of Inquiry and research by answering the following
questions.

1. Which is easier to carry out: Inquiry or Research? Explain your answers

2. Could Inquiry and Research go together? Explain your answers.

3. Have you had an application of Inquiry and Research in your day-to-day life? Explain.

4. Give an example of an Inquiry activity.

5. Differentiate Inductive from Deductive thinking.

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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MODULE
1ST SEMESTER SY 2022-2023
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

C. APPLY FOR IT!

Directions: Explain the following scientific methods and their uses.

1. Identifying the topic or problem

2. Gathering data

3. Making theories

4. Formulating hypotheses

5. Analyzing Data

6. Drawing Conclusions

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 ASIAN INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER STUDIES-CEBU
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MODULE
1ST SEMESTER SY 2022-2023
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

V. Resources

Baraceros E.L. (2016).Practical Research 2 (First Edition ed., pp.3-4) Cebu: Rex Bookstore.
Melegrito M.L. PHD and Mendoza D.J, Phd. (2016) Applied Research: An Introduction to
Quantitative Research Methods and Reporting Writing (pp. 1-3) Quezon City: Phoenix
Publishing House, Inc.
https://pediaa.com/what-is-the-difference-between-inquiry-and-
research/#:~:text=In%20brief%2C%20an%20inquiry%20is,facts%20and%20reach%20new%20conclusion
s.

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