Interested not only in examining the phenomenon but also its causes.

Immerses oneself and views meaning as more context and time specific, and in most cases not generalizable.

Attempts to remain independent or detached from the phenomena that one studies.

Uses interpretive frameworks.

Concerned about findings that can be generalized.

Applies the deductive method.

Applies the inductive method.

Concerned about in-depth understanding of the situation.

Concerned about numerical data.

It is useful in generating large amounts of data and in in identifying the patterns of behavior of various sectors in different settings.

It is less prone to bias as the findings are expressed in terms of numbers.

Permits the researcher to organize data for a clear data dissemination.

It assumes that a sample is a representative of the population.

It looks at relationships between variables and can establish cause and effect in a highly controlled circumstances.

It refers to diagrammatic representation of a conceptual framework.

It is a type of research that requires non-numerical data: uses words rather than numbers.

It is to look for information by asking various questions about the thing you are curious about.

What is the first step in conducting research?

What is the final step in doing research?

It is the heart of the study.

Using someone else’s work to help you without their permission is:

This refers to the information or content from different sources related to the topic.

Asking participants to recommend others to take part in the research is ____________________.

It establishes the scope, context and significance of the research to be conducted. This also states the purpose why the study will be conducted.

1. The systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

2. Research begins with a

3. Mostly theoretical and is not directly applicable to real-life problems and concerns.

4. Has obvious and immediate applications.

5. Research is _ and manipulated to understand the relationship between two or more variables.

6. Research follows stringent procedures to find out the answers to questions that are relevant and appropriate in nature.

7. All researchers must honestly present information on data, results, research methods and procedures, and status of work. Researchers must not falsify and distort the data to deceive the public.

8. Researchers must save and secure confidential information of anyone involved in the research project, especially the respondents for their target samples.

9. The researchers must respect patents, copyright rights, and other forms of intellectual property. It is a criminal act for anyone to plagiarize.

10. Researchers should remove any form of bias in all stages of research. All observations and data collected must not be changed in any way to agree with the wants of the researchers.

Published research studies that have direct link to the current study. ______ is the results or findings of other researchers.

Mostly government laws and department directives such as circular, orders, memoranda and others which are related to the current research study.

______ is the Relevant information or sources taken from published materials that are related to the current study.

Organize and discuss existing literature based on them or theoretical concepts you feel are important to understand the topic.

Discussing various theories, models and definitions of key concepts.

Comparing the results and conclusions that emerges from different approaches.

Describe each work in succession, starting with the earliest available information.

Established by American Psychological Association, that needs in-text citation and reference list. Use in the field of psychology, social sciences and natural sciences.

Uses two (2) citation format, and allows you to credit you sources through footnotes and end-note citation. Instead of Reference or Work Cited, you can also use Bibliography and allows you to comment on the cited source.

Use simple two (2) part parenthetical documentation system for citing sources, in-text citation are summarized as Work Cited at the end of the paper. Commonly use in the field of language research and literature.

is used when the concepts from different theories are borrowed to provide bases for an investigation, because one theory does not cover all the all the concerns of the study.

is the blueprint of a research study.

(for theoretical framework) means research variable.

means connection

means influence

for (conceptual framework) means research variable.

can be seen either in introduction section or review of related literature section. However, if there are more than 15 terms to be defined, this section is removed.

can be seen either in introduction section or review of related literature section. However, if there are more than 15 terms to be defined, this section is removed.

defines the term on how it is measured and used in the present research study.

Key terms to be defined in Conceptual and Operational definition: (Pick 3 correct answers)

it is a type of approach wherein the researcher does not live as a member of the subjects of the study.

In this type of sampling the observer decides in advance the pre-selected moments when observation will take place and records what is happening at that instant.

What do you call the process of gathering information?

It deals with a large number of sample population which is quite laborious.

What do you call the type of structured interview that is considered as very convenient and affordable because researchers can connect to the respondents who has a telephone?

What data analysis should be used by the researcher if it is not clear what to expect from the data?

What level of measurement scales that doesn't have a true zero point?

it refers to the most frequently occurring score in a distribution.

It is the difference between the largest and the smallest values in a set of data?

What do you call the preconceived idea assumed to be true and has to be tested for its truth or falsity?

It refers to the consistency of the results.

What do you call the type of scale used to measure behaviors and attitudes quantitatively?

This sampling technique is prone to bias for the respondents are chosen purposely.

This is a method of selecting samples that are available and are capable of participating in a research study on a current issue.

Which one is a symbol for sample size?

What do you call the allowable error in a research?

What do you call the process of selecting the precise subgroup called sample to participate in a research study?

What do you call the sub-population that is group according to two or more mutually exclusive categories based on the researchers variables of interest?

It consist of different existing theories from different studies that serve as foundation of a research study.

Which of the following is the symbol for Null Hypothesis?

1.     Places are given more emphasis on the study of phenomena from the perspective of those who experience it.

1.     Kind of research that is interested not only in examining the phenomenon but also to its causes.

What kind of variable can take an infinite number on the value that can occur within a population?

 Which of the following BEST defines quantitative research?

In what field of study will research help when it was used to produce innovative teaching strategies?

What characteristic of quantitative research is referred to when it is described as not based on guesswork?

 In what specific field of study will the following research title be under?TITLE: Managing Music Across Multiple Devices and Computers

Which kind of quantitative research aims to infer the causes of a phenomenon which has already occurred?

Which variable has two or more categories which can be ranked?

Which of the following describes why quantitative research is important?

It is a term that is synonymous with the word, ‘investigation’

It is a scientific, experimental, or inductive manner of thinking.

It is a type of research where in At least one variable is manipulated to determine the effect of the manipulation. Intact, naturally formed groups are used.

It is a kind of research where in it explores possible causal relationships among variables that cannot be manipulated by the researcher (group differences already exist)

It is a kind of quantitative research where in it is popular in the fields of special education and counseling. This research design is useful when the researcher is attempting to change the behavior of an individual or a small group of individuals and wishes to document that change.

A kind of quantitative research that assesses relationships between two or more phenomena

True or False. Choose TRUE if the following characteristics pertain to Quantitative Research and FALSE if not.

Data is analyzed by identifying statistical relationships.

Data may be gathered through surveys.

Researchers and their biases are known to participants in the study and participants’ characteristics are exposed to the researchers.

The researcher is an involved observer.

It uses structured response categories to collect data.

It is used to test hypotheses, look at cause and effect, and make predictions.

TRUE or FALSE. Causal-comparative research looks at the possible causal relationships among variables that can be manipulated by the researcher.

Single subject research design is useful when the researcher is attempting to change the behavior of an individual or a small group of individuals and wishes to document that change.

Intact, naturally formed groups are used in quasi-experimental design.

It refers to the continuous and repetitious pursuit of knowledge to arrive at the truth.

Which among the following is a characteristic of qualitative research?

It refers to any quality or characteristic of the entity that is under investigation.

It refers to a data collection technique wherein the researcher is on the actual situation and records pertinent data.

It refers to the directed exploration of a body of knowledge in a profound manner.

It is the act of referring to another author’s work on one’s research paper.

APA stands for …

It a section of research paper that explains which among the variables were insignificant and significant.

It refers to the act of providing a written account of spoken words from a recorded interview.

It refers to an act of presenting someone else’s works or ideas without seeking permission or acknowledgment.