Reviewer in Practical Research 1
Quantitative is a research method that refers to a general set of orderly, disciplined procedures to acquire evidence.
Qualitative is a research method that refers to a naturalistic method of inquiry of research which deals with the issue
of human complexity by exploring it directly.
Intellectual Property is an ethics of a research that gives proper acknowledgment or credit to all researchers.
Integrity is an ethics of research that means keeping promises and agreements.
Employs Hypothesis is a characteristic of research that refers to searching facts, answers to questions and solutions
to problems.
Objective is a characteristic of research that refers to the unbiased and logical.
Systematic is a characteristic of research that follows orderly and sequential procedures, based on valid procedure
and principle.
Empirical is a characteristic of a research that is based on direct experience or observation by the researcher.
Research is a systematic inquiry that describes, explains, predicts, and controls the observed phenomenon.
Review of Related Literature is a process that answers what information is already available.
Applied Research provides solutions and validation in order to apply to the real setting.
Identifying Problems is a process that answers what is the problem and why it should be studied.
Basic Research develops the scientific theories to be more understandable to the readers.
Controlled is a characteristic of research wherein all variables, except those that are tested/ experimented on, are
kept constant.
Formulating Hypothesis tells how we are going to find/look for the answer to questions being studied.
The following statements describe qualitative research: focuses on participants’ perceptions, its method used is
interactive and humanistic and it takes place in a natural setting
Arriving at a result in qualitative research takes time. This shows the weakness of qualitative research.
The following scenarios show strengths of qualitative research: develop theories, has several avenues to understand
phenomena and it answers events occurring in social, economic, political, and psychological set- up.
The evaluation of students’ learning outcomes is one example of qualitative research in the field of Education
Psychology the field of qualitative research studies how people deal with their traumatic experiences.
Phenomenology this qualitative research seeks to explain the meaning people give to their daily experiences.
Your concern about the low performance of your classmates in Math prompted you to do research. This study belongs
to the field of Education.
Case study kind of research studies a particular person, group, or situation for a long period of time.
Advertising is a field of qualitative research pursued if the researcher wants to know how to sell out a product to the
customers.
Historical Analysis the focus of this kind of qualitative research is understanding the past and its connection to the
present time.
Content and Discourse Analysis this kind of qualitative research requires the analysis of the substance or content of
the communication that takes place in different forms.
One reliable way of collecting data about students’ performance during oral participation in English is through actual
observation in the class. It is because, in qualitative research, data should be collected in a natural setting.
The reason why qualitative research requires data collection in varied forms is to gather comprehensive and rich
description of the subject.
Driven by curiosity, you want to analyze the lifestyle of the Manobo tribe of Bukidnon. This study falls under
Ethnography.
Your teacher requires you to study the influence of Noli Me Tangere to the lives of the Filipinos during the Spanish
regime. The research you are doing is Historical Analysis.
Researchers need to examine literature from published articles because they are excellent source of ideas.
These people are good sources of ideas about a research study: aspire to do research study, have opposing views
about the research and those opinions may differ from the researcher.
Aftermath of Terrorism in Maguindanao is a broad topic for research.
Replication an example to this source of research topic is the symposium on drug addiction.
Controversial topic should be avoided because it requires thorough and extensive reading.
The remedy to a broad research topic is to challenge oneself to finish it in whatever means.
Problem statement - In research, this will be your guide in identifying the specific contribution of your study.
Clear- Significance of the study. This is one component of a research question that is narrow enough to be answered
thoroughly in the space the writing task allows.
Research Topic: Vegetarianism and its benefits; Clear thesis statement: People practice vegetarianism for five major
benefits it provides them.
In writing the significance of the study, the researcher should follow this format specific to general contribution
Complex one of the components of a research question that provides enough specifics that one’s audience can easily
understand its purpose without needing additional explanation.
Unclear: How should social networking sites address the harm they cause?
Clear & Specific: What action should social networking sites like Myspace and Facebook take to protect users’ personal
information and privacy?
The scope of the study is particularly indicated in Chapter 2.
You cannot formulate questions unless you have already identified your Research design.
Research is usually limited in scope by the following: time, culture and theme.
Cyclical starts with a problem and ends with a problem.
Logical is based on valid procedures and principles.
Critical exhibits carefully studied judgment.
Integrity is an ethics of a research which to keep promises and agreements
Sampling is a process that answers how to identify or select your respondents.
