NAT U R E OF IN QU IR Y A N D

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OBJECTIVES:

• IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS, PROCESSES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH;

• VALUE THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH IN THEIR DAILY LIFE.
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1. HRCREEAS PCARITCAL

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PRACTICAL RESEARCH
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2. IRYQUIN RRESEACH

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INQUIRY RESEARCH
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3. DILCAOHTEM

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METHODICAL
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ANALYTICAL
DIFINITION OF RESEARCH

•RESEARCH IS DEFINED AS THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF

PHENOMENA WHICH INCLUDES COLLECTION, PRESENTATION,
ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF FACTS THAT LINES AN
INDIVIDUAL’S SPECULATION WITH REALITY
DIFINITION OF INQUIRY BASED

•INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING IS A FORM OF ACTIVE LEARNING THAT

STARTS BY POSING QUESTIONS, PROBLEMS OR SCENARIOS
EXAMPLE:
IN EDUCATION, IT CONTRASTS WITH TRADITIONAL EDUCATION WHERE IT GENERALLY RELIES ON THE
TEACHER PRESENTING FACTS AND THEIR OWN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SUBJECT
THE INQUIRY MODEL

• RESEARCH IS IMPORTANT WHEN WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF IT. WITH THIS, WE NEED TO CHECK
THE LEARNER‘S PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF HOW RESEARCH IS USED IN DAILY LIFE. ASSESSING THESE WILL
FACILITATE TEACHING AND YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS A STUDENT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH IN
DAILY LIFE. CHECK THE MODEL OF INQUIRY BELOW AND ITS PROCESS.
CHARACTERISTICS OF CLASSROOMS WHERE TEACHERS EMPHASIZED INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING:

• INQUIRY IS IN THE FORM OF AUTHENTIC (REAL-LIFE) PROBLEMS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE
CURRICULUM AND/OR COMMUNITY.

• THE INQUIRY CAPITALIZES ON STUDENT CURIOSITY.

• DATA AND INFORMATION ARE ACTIVELY USED, INTERPRETED, REFINED, DIGESTED AND DISCUSSED
IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH
• GIVES US A LIGHT TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RIGHT INFORMATION.
• SHARPENS THE BRAIN AND GIVES IT A JUDICIOUS VISION TO LOOK.
• LEADS US TO THE ULTIMATE PHILOSOPHY OF ALL THE SUBJECTS AND BUILDS A GRAPHIC VISION OF LIFE.
• EMPOWERS US WITH KNOWLEDGE AND EFFICIENT LEARNING OF NEW THINGS.
• HELPS US IN UNDERSTANDING VARIOUS ISSUES OF LIFE IN A LARGER MANNER.
• EVOLVES US TO MARK OUT THE THIN LINE BETWEEN TRUTH AND LIE.
• MAKES GOOD HABITS OF READING, ANALYSING, THINKING, AND LEARNING.
THE CHARACTERISTICS, PROCESSES, AND ETHICS OF
RESEARCH
• EMPIRICAL – RESEARCH IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND MEASURED PHENOMENA AND DERIVES KNOWLEDGE FROM ACTUAL EXPERIENCE RATHER THAN
FROM THEORY OR BELIEF.

• LOGICAL – RESEARCH IS BASED ON VALID PROCEDURES AND PRINCIPLES. MEANING TO SAY IT IS GUIDED BY A SET OF RULES OF LOGICAL REASONING
AND THE LOGICAL PROCESS OF INDUCTION AND DEDUCTION. THIS MAKES RESEARCH MORE MEANINGFUL IN THE CONTEXT OF DECISION MAKING.

• CYCLICAL - RESEARCH IS A CYCLICAL PROCESS BECAUSE IT ALWAYS STARTS WITH A PROBLEM AND ENDS WITH A PROBLEM.
• ANALYTICAL – RESEARCH UTILIZES PROVEN ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES IN GATHERING THE DATA, WHETHER HISTORICAL, DESCRIPTIVE, AND
EXPERIMENTAL AND CASE STUDY.

• CRITICAL - RESEARCH EXHIBITS CAREFUL AND PRECISE JUDGMENT.

• METHODICAL – RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED IN A METHODICAL MANNER WITHOUT BIAS USING SYSTEMATIC METHOD AND PROCEDURES.
• REPLICABILITY – THE RESEARCH DESIGN AND PROCEDURES ARE REPLICATED OR REPEATED TO ENABLE THE RESEARCHER TO ARRIVE AT VALID AND
CONCLUSIVE RESULTS.
FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN SELECTING A RESEARCH
PROBLEM

• RESEARCHER’S AREA OF INTEREST

• AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
• INVESTIGATOR‘S ABILITY AND TRAINING
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THE LETTERS TO FORM THE WORD. WRITE YOUR ANSWER ON THE SPACE PROVIDED BELOW THE
POPSICLE STICK.

• IT IS THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF PHENOMENA WHICH INCLUDES COLLECTION, PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF FACTS THAT LINES AN
INDIVIDUAL’S SPECULATION WITH REALITY.

S E R H C A E R = _________________

• RESEARCH UTILIZES PROVEN ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES IN GATHERING THE DATA, WHETHER HISTORICAL, DESCRIPTIVE, AND EXPERIMENTAL AND CASE STUDY.

L A A N C Y L I T A = ________________

• RESEARCH IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND MEASURED PHENOMENA AND DERIVES KNOWLEDGE FROM ACTUAL EXPERIENCE RATHER THAN FROM THEORY OR BELIEF

E P M I I R C L A = __________________

• RESEARCH IS A CYCLICAL PROCESS BECAUSE IT ALWAYS STARTS WITH A PROBLEM AND ENDS WITH A PROBLEM.
C C Y L C A I L = _____________________
ASSIGNMENT

• WHAT IDEA JUSTIFIES THAT RESEARCH IS CYCLICAL?

• WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE RESEARCH IN OUR DAILY LIFE?
REFERENCES
• BIGLETE, AMELIA. ―ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH.‖ LECTURE, MAY 2014.
• DONHAM, JEAN, KAY BISHOP, CAROL COLLIER KUHLTHAU, AND DIANNE OBERG. INQUIRY-BASED
LEARNING: LESSONS FROM LIBRARY POWER. WORTHINGTON, OH: LINWORTH, 2001

• FOCUS ON RESEARCH: A GUIDE TO DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ RESEARCH SKILLS. EDMONTON, ALBERTA:

ALBERTA EDUCATION, 1990.
HTTP://WWW.LIBRARY.UALBERTA.CA/DOCUMENTS/FOCUSONRESEARCH.PDF.
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