Methods of Research Summative Test

What is the primary purpose of research as an academic requirement?

• To discover new gossip

• To develop critical thinking and analytical skills

• To memorize facts without understanding

• To entertain students with interesting topics

Which characteristic of a good research is based on direct observation or the result of an experiment?

• Logical

• Cyclical

• Empirical

• Analytical

Which of the following is the main objective of pure research?

• To solve immediate problems

• To test or arrive at a theory

• To create new applications

• To find answers to partially solved problems

What does the term "Replicability" mean in the context of research characteristics?

• The research is easy to copy.

• The research designs and procedures can be reproduced to get valid results.

• The research can be done multiple times by the same person.

• The research has a lot of similar studies.

Which type of research is defined as a problem-solving approach that describes the effect when certain variables are controlled or manipulated?

• Descriptive Research

• Historical Research

• Experimental Research

• Ex post Facto Research

The document states that a thesis is a technical report on a systematic investigation of a problem that can be solved using what?

• Manual computation

• Historical data

• Computing

• Social research

A capstone project for a BSIT program is described as a systems application, while a capstone project for a BSIS program is described as what?

• A new device

• An enterprise resource plan

• A theoretical study

• A laboratory experiment

What is the key distinction between research and design, as presented by Ashley Karr?

• Research is for finding problems, design is for finding solutions.

• Research is to investigate, while design is to create.

• Research is for understanding why things happen, while design is to make things happen.

• Research is for finding facts, while design is for creating art.

Which of the following is NOT listed as a purpose of research in the document?

• To discover new facts about known phenomena.

• To reduce the burden of work.

• To provide a basis for decision-making.

• To promote personal financial gain.

What type of research is an "E-benta: Online Buying and Merchandizing System with Geo-Tagging Application in Marinduque" an example of?

• Pure Research

• Action Research

• Applied Research

• Descriptive Research