Understanding Research

What are the three purposes of research?

• Exploratory, Descriptive, Explanatory

• Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed

• Basic, Applied, Action

• Theoretical, Practical, Empirical

What is exploratory research?

• Research that focuses on expanding knowledge

• Research conducted to explore a group of questions

• Research that describes the behavior of a sample population

• Research that understands the impact of changes

What is descriptive research?

• Research that focuses on expanding knowledge

• Research conducted to explore a group of questions

• Research that describes the behavior of a sample population

• Research that understands the impact of changes

What is explanatory research?

• Research that focuses on expanding knowledge

• Research conducted to explore a group of questions

• Research that describes the behavior of a sample population

• Research that understands the impact of certain changes

It refers to a careful consideration of study regarding a particular concern or problem using scientific methods.

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He is an American sociologist, who believes that research is a systematic inquiry to describe, explain, predict, and control the observed phenomenon. Research involves inductive and deductive methods.

• George J. Mouly

• Robert Rusk

• Carl Rogers

• Earl Robert Babbie

According to him, research is a point of view, an attitude of inquiry or a frame of mind. It asks questions which have hitherto not been asked, and it seeks to answer them by following a fairly definite procedure. Who is he?

• Earl Robert Babbie

• Robert Rusk

• Daniel Goleman

• George J. Mouly

Who defines research as "the systematic and scholarly application of the scientific method interpreted in its broader sense, to the solution of social studies problems; conversely, any systematic study designed to promote the development of social studies as a science can be considered research"?

• George J. Mouly

• Robert Sternberg

• Robert Rusk

• Earl Robert Babbie

He stated that research is likewise not an attempt to bolster up pre-conceived opinions, and it implies a readiness to accept the conclusions to which an inquiry leads, no matter how unwelcome they may prove. When successful, research adds to the scientific knowledge of the subject. Who is he?

• Robert Rusk

• George J. Mouly

• Earl Robert Babbie

• Carl Jung

Which of the following statements are true about the importance of research?

I.  A Tool for Building Knowledge and for Facilitating Learning

II. Means to Understand Various Issues and Increase Public Awareness

III. A Way to Prove Lies and to Support Truths

IV. Means to Find, Gauge, and Seize Opportunities

V. A Seed to Love Reading, Writing, Analyzing, and Sharing Valuable Information

• I and II

• I, II and IV

• I, II, III and V

• I, II, III, IV and V