METHODS OF

RESEARCH
EDUC. 201
MELODY B. BALTAZAR
MAED Student

MERCEDES F. BACTOL,Ph.D
Professor
What is expected in a thesis?
• Awareness and understanding of important current
work in the field.
• Ability to plan a research activity.
• Knowledge and motivation to carry out the planned
research activity.
• Ability to analyze the results of the research.
• Ability to draw reasonable conclusions from the
research.
• Ability to complete a written description of the work
in the form of a well-written, properly organized
thesis.
• Ability to complete a thesis with potential for
presentation at and/or participation in professional
meetings and/or publication in scholarly journals.
Two types of Thesis
QUALITATIVE OR CREATIVE THESIS

 This type of thesis is the result of work

done by the students in a descriptive,
exploratory, analytical or creative way.

QUANTITATIVE THESIS

 This type of thesis typically contains data,

pieces of information made or measured by
scientific devices and recorded numerically
on some type of scale.
What is RESEARCH?
 it is a creative and systematic work undertaken to a
careful and detailed study into a specific problem,
concern, or issue using the scientific method.

Research consists of three steps:

 Pose a question.
 Collect data to answer the question.
 Present an answer to the question.
Research is important for three reasons:
 Research adds to our knowledge.
 Research improves practice.
 Research informs policy debates.
BASIC RESEARCH

 type of research, and it is driven

purely by curiosity and desire to
expand our knowledge.

APPLIED RESEARCH

 type of research that is used to

answer a specific question that has
direct applications to the world.
Academic and applied research have the ff.
characterictics in common:

 Phenomenon observed.
 Question(s) asked.
 Problem(s) established.
 Draws upon larger research community.
 Seeks to legitimize the field and
profession.
 Employs accept research methods
(i.e.,rigorous methods)
APPLIED RESEARCH MAIN CATEGORIES:

 descriptive
 experimental
 quasi - experimental

PURPOSES OF RESEARCH:

 exploration
 description
 explanation
 Steps in Guiding you through the Process of
Selecting a Research Topic

Step 1: Brainstorm for ideas . . . . . . . .

Step 2: Read general background information . . .

Step 3: Focus on your topic . . . . . . . . . .

Step 4: Make a list of useful keywords . . . . . . . . . .

Step 5: Be flexible . . . . . . . . .

Step 6: Define your topic as a focused research

question . . . . . . . . .
MAJOR PAPER SELECTIONS

 TITLE PAGE

 ABSTRACT

 MAIN BODY

 REFERENCES
TITLE PAGE
ABSTRACT
MAIN BODY
REFERENCES
BASIC RULES
 All lines after the first line of each entry in
your reference list should be in hanging
indentation.
 Author’s name are inverted
 Reference list entries should be alphabetized

by the first author of each work.

 For multiple articles by the same author, or

authors listed in the same order, list the

entries in chronological order.
 Present the journal title in full.
 Maintain the punctuation and capitalization that is
used by the journal in its title.
 When referring to books, chapters, articles, or
webpages, capitalize only the first letter of the first
word of a title or subtitle.
 Italicize titles of longer works such as books and
journals.
 Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around
the titles of shorter works such as journal articles
or essays in edited collections.
THANK YOU !!!