Research Methodology (Educ 601)

Name:JOVAN MAE SAQUILON Reflection Paper

(March 25, 2023 Presentations)

1. Terms Used in E-Research – terms play an important role in understanding the

scientific context of the research, there are seven terms in E-research mentioned
in the discussion. This includes the research methodology paradigm, the use of
related and relevant literature, the purpose and objective of the study, the
problem statement, acknowledgment of limitations, the significance of the
study, and the plan for data collection and analysis plan.

2. Quantitative Research – This research collects and analyzes numerical data. It

can be used to find patterns and generalizes results to wider populations.

3. Ethical Theory of Murphy and Dingwall – The ethical theory of Murphy and
Dingwall talks about nonmaleficence or no harm should be done to participants
and beneficence or the outcome of the research should be positive and
beneficial.

4. Ethical Research – This refers to the specific principles, rules, guidelines, and
norms of research-related behavior that a research community decided are
proper, fair, and appropriate. This would protect the participant’s rights.

5. Area Research of Interest – These are the lists of issues and questions. This
would help you identify your area of study or even identify the mistakes of your
approach.

6. Organizing to Review Related Literature – The purpose of writing a literature

review is to convey to your reader what knowledge and ideas have been
established on the topic and what the strengths and weaknesses might be. The
following the ways to structure your literature review:

➢ Topical order (by main topics or issues, showing relationship to the main
 problem or topic)
➢ Chronological order (simplest of all, organized by dates of published
literature)
➢ Problem-cause-solution order

➢ General to a specific order

➢ Known to an unknown order

➢ Comparison and contrast order

➢ Specific to a general order

7. Writing Research Title – In writing a research title, a suitable title, and an

appropriate abstract. The “title” and the “abstract” are the “initial impressions”
of a research article, and hence they need to be drafted correctly, accurately,
carefully, and meticulously. It should be descriptive, direct, accurate,
appropriate, interesting, concise, precise, and unique, and should not be
misleading. The “abstract” needs to be simple, specific, clear, unbiased, honest,
concise, precise, stand-alone, complete, scholarly, (preferably) structured, and
should not be misrepresentative.

8. Goals of a Research – the aim of the research is to study a particular problem

or concern using scientific methods.

9. Guidelines to Formulate the General Problem – it is the general area of

concern that researchers want to answer or solve a problem. The problem
statement identifies the current state, the desired future state, and any gaps
between the two.

The following are presented guidelines for writing the general problem:

➢ Clearly state the main tasks of the researchers

➢ Identify the participants of the study

➢ State the research setting of the study

➢ State the period of the study

 ➢ Indicate the output of the study

10. Sample Informed Consents: Description of the Research – this is one of the
founding principles of research ethics. This would allow participants to enter
research freely or voluntarily with full information about what it means for them
to take part in and give consent before they enter the research.

11. Five Steps in Conceptualizing Research Topic According to Moyer - Defining

the research problem is the first step before determining your research design,
as it is only after you've defined the problem that you'll be able to identify the
methods and techniques to solve it.

Moyer considered the several steps in conceptualizing a research topic. Here

are the steps, identify the area of interest or find your focus, gaps in the
literature, how to begin or start, refine research topics, and the questions to ask
yourself.
12. Research Problem – these are statements about an area of concern, a
condition to be improved, a difficulty to be eliminated, or a troubling question
that exists. It begins with a problem or concern that a researcher wants to solve
or wants to answer.

13. Collection of Data Base and Questionnaire – This is the process of gathering
information for a specific purpose. It can be used to answer research questions,
which is the primary and most important step for research. Collecting data may
be a form of interview or surveys.

14. The Variables – they are the things you are trying to measure,
manipulate and control in statistics and research.

15. The Use of Research – this would allow you to understand certain things and
even answer or solve the issues, questions, and concerns you have in mind. This
would hone your problem-solving skills and challenge you in new ways. This
would be beneficial to the community as it enhances society by advancing
knowledge through scientific theories.

16. Mixed Method Research Design – This method is mixing both quantitative
and qualitative research in a single study to understand the research problem.

17. Characteristics of Good Research Hypothesis – The hypothesis is the

assumption or tentative statement about the relationship between two
variables. In making a good research hypothesis you should consider your
variables, population, and the relation between the two variables.