PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1: Characteristics of Research

Which statement CANNOT be considered a definition of research?

• It is a process of gathering information, in a scientific manner to

  solve a problem.

• It is a disciplined inquiry, directed toward the clarification and/or resolution of a problem.

• It is a scientific investigation that includes collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.

• It is a process of inquiry that involves an indefinite method or process of finding clarifications to a given topic.

The following are goals of research EXCEPT ____________.

• discovery of new facts

• limiting of new knowledge

• improvement of the quality of life

• improvement of existing ways

A research is considered ___________ if it follows valid, definite principles, frameworks and procedures.

• realistic

• cyclical

• logical

• analytical

Research is ___________ because it is free of bias or prejudice.

• critical

• objective

• cyclical

• logical

What type of research aims to contribute to the existing body of knowledge?

• basic

• applied

• logical

• analytical

What type of research aims to find application for theories or create products employing an existing idea?

• basic

• applied

• logical

• analytical

What do you call an intellectual guess or tentative answer to a research question?

• data

• result

• problem

• hypothesis

If the research can be repeated for verification of the generated information, such research is considered ______________.

• critical

• objective

• replicable

• logical

What is a systematic investigation for information?

• Curiosity

• Inquiry

• Questions

• Research

What is defined as seeking for truth, information or knowledge?

• Curiosity

• Inquiry

• Questions

• Research