ACTIVITY 3. 4

The following statements are true about research, EXCEPT

• It tends to arouse the emotions of the reader.

• Certain formal aspects characterize research writing.

• It should have a planned movement toward a clear goal.

• Research writing has a role in serving science and technology

Karyl, who is an I.T. student, knows a lot about cyberspace. Because of this, she decided to take up Cyber Technology as her topic for research. Which of the following criteria in selecting a topic for research does she follow?

• Availability of sources                   

• Relevance of the topic                    

• Ability to draw interest

•  All of the above

This method is a conversation or exchange between two or more people where queries or questions are asked by the interviewer to elicit facts or data.

• Experiment

• Interview

• Observation

• Survey

Juan was tasked by his teacher to do research on definitions of research. Which of these definitions best describes research?

• It is a course taken by students in college.

•   It is a study of the unknown things in the universe.

• It is a way of looking for new information to share in class.

• It is a systematic inquiry undertaken to discover facts and reach accurate conclusions.

James is a Business Administration student from the University of San Fernando. Which of the following research titles can be relevant to his chosen field?

• Financial Management of Online Sellers in Cebu City

• Correlates of Visionary Leadership to Hospital Nurses

• The Quality of Work Life among the Teaching Staff at the University of San Fernando

• The Relationship between Students’ Achievement in Mathematics and their Level of Anxiety

Marie is recently taking her Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Math. Which of the following research titles can be acceptable as relevant to her course?

• A.   The Effects of Gender on Job Satisfaction

• A.   Correlates of Visionary Leadership to Hospital Nurses

• A.   Financial Management of Online Sellers in Cebu City

• A.   The Relationship between Students’ Achievement in Mathematics and their Level of Anxiety

It is best described as a formal plan of action that summarizes specific issues and ideas in a subset of any field of study.

• Research Agenda

• Research Data

• Research Inquiry

• Research Sampling

If quantitative research and methods are seen as the first, qualitative research as the second movement, the so-called “mixed methodology” is declared.

• True

• True

• False

• Maybe

Which of the following is a good source of research problem?

• A pattern of trend

• Literature review

• Gap between theory and practice

• All of the above

It is the study of our method of acquiring knowledge.

• Inquiry

• Empiricism

• Epistemology

• Rationalism