IMPORTANCE

OF
RESEARCH IN
DAILY LIFE
PRAYER…

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OBJECTIVES…

• Explain the importance of research in daily life

• Describe characteristics, processes, and ethics of

research

• Provide examples of research in areas of interest

• Share research experiences and knowledge

LET’S FIND
OUT…
WHAT IS RESEARCH???
INQUIRY VS. RESEARCH

An inquiry is to look for information by asking various questions about

the thing you are curious about

Research is to discover truths by investigating your chosen topic

scientifically by going through a systematic way of doing things
 It follows a step-by-step investigation process that uses a standardized
approach in answering questions or solving problems (Polit & Beck,
2004).

MEANING OF It plays a vital role in tertiary education. Though there are many
problems confronted by higher education, developments are realized
RESEARCH through research. After all, its primary purpose is to answer a question or
solve an issue (Palispis, 2004).

It is a continuous undertaking of making known the unknown (Sanchez,

2002). It entails investigating new facts leading to the discovery of new
ideas, methods, or improvements. It is an attempt to widen one's outlook
in life. It always proceeds from the known to the unknown. Thus, the end
of the research is to arrive at a new truth.
It is a meticulous investigation of something that purports the
contribution of additional or new knowledge and wisdom (Bassey,
as cited by Coleman & Briggs, 2002).

MEANING OF
It is a tested approach to thinking and employing validated
RESEARCH
instruments. It is also a series of steps to obtain a more adequate
solution to a problem. These problems are usually impossible to
address under ordinary means (Crawford, as cited by Alcantara &
Espina, 1995).
  Provides a scientific basis for any
practice or methodology in any field
or discipline
 Undertaken for the continuous
development and further
IMPORTANCE OF productivity in any field
RESEARCH  Helps develop tools for assessing
any practice and operation
effectiveness, such as psychological
tests, intelligence quotient tests, and
psychological assessments, among
others
 Provides solutions to problems concerning almost all
issues encountered in the different areas of work

Impacts decision-making
IMPORTANCE OF
RESEARCH
Develops and evaluates alternative approaches to the
educational aspects of any discipline

To advance the personal and professional

qualifications of a practitioner
 Research should be…

systematic

CHARACTERISTIC objective

S OF RESEARCH
feasible

empirical

clear
Ethics…

Promotes the pursuit of knowledge, truth, and

credibility IMPORTANCE OF
ETHICS IN
Ensures that researchers are held accountable to RESEARCH
the public

Adherence to ethical principles helps build

support for research
 ETHICS IN RESEARCH

Honesty Objectivity Integrity

Respect for
Carefulness Openness Intellectual
Property
 Confidentiality

Social Responsibility

ETHICS IN Competence
RESEARCH
Legality

Animal Care

Human Subjects Protection

Voluntary participation

Informed consent

RIGHTS OF
Risk of harm
RESEARCH
PARTICIPANT
Confidentiality

Anonymity
 ETHICAL
STANDARDS IN
RESEARCH WRITING

 Findings should be reported

with complete honesty
 Intentional misinterpretation,
misinformation, and misleading
claims must be avoided
 Appropriate credit should be
given when using other people's
work.
 Plagiarism should be avoided.
 act of using another person's ideas,
words, processes, and results without
Plagiarism
giving due credit
 • authorship of work or creation done by
Claiming another person

ACTS OF • an entire written work or a portion of it -

PLAGIARISM… Copying including words, sentences, and ideas -
without acknowledging the author

• to put quotation marks to distinguish a

Failing quotation taken directly from a source
 Giving incorrect information about the source of a
quotation

ACTS OF Moody changing the words but retaining the

PLAGIARISM… sentence structure so that the selection of quotes
still bears a resemblance to the original source

Using so many words and ideas from the original

source that it makes up a large portion of your
work, even if you acknowledge the original author
 Sufficient time should be allotted for writing

Hard copies of all the relevant references should be collected

HOW TO AVOID
All references should be read carefully, and their essential
PLAGIARISM? parts should be highlighted.

Sufficient attribution should be placed when using the ideas

of others

Lines with factual details are to be referenced

 The appropriateness of inserting references should be determined

Written permission should be acquired for text and figures copied from other
sources

HOW TO AVOID
All the text should be paraphrased, written by the author in his or her own
PLAGIARISM? language

Copying and pasting text from sources while writing should be avoided. If
one is not good at typing, one can request assistance from a typist.

Before submitting an article, all files, figures, and references should be

prepared according to the prescribed standards.
 FAIR USE
USE OF COPYRIGHTED CONTENT IS ACCEPTABLE AND CONSTITUTES "FAIR USE" OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
 Use of a copyrighted work
for criticism, comment,
Use of works in the public news reporting, teaching
domain and classroom use,
scholarship and research,
PROPER USE OF and other similar purposes
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY Use of works and material
Reproduction of works as from the government and its
part of reports on current various branches,
news which is broadcast to departments, and offices
the public provided that permission
for use is acquired
HOW MUCH HAVE YOU LEARNED?
QUESTIONS…

What is the
importance of As a student, what
research in your do you want to
education as a research on? Why?
student?
THANK YOU!