
ENGLISH 10 4th Quarter Lesson 1. DISTINGUISH TECHNICAL TERMS Used in Research.
Get familiar with technical terms used in research; Differentiating qualitative method from quantitative method in research; and Identify the elements of a research paper.
Why do you think research is important?.
a systematic and scientific procedure of data collection, compilation, analysis, interpretation, and implication pertaining to any problem (Bajpai, 2011, p.4) involves the quest for answers to unsolved problems.
describes, infers, and resolves problems using numbers. Emphasis is placed on the collection of numerical data, the summary of those data, and the drawing of inferences from the data.
any quality of a person, group subject, event, condition or situation that varies or takes on different values.
Examples of Variables. Example of Hypothesis. A researcher might be interested in the relationship between study habits and test anxiety. The researcher would propose a hypothesis about how these two variables are related, such as "Test anxiety decreases as a result of effective study habits.".
A random sample may include choosing the names of 25 employees out of a hat in a company of 250 employees. The population is all 250 employees, and the sample is random because each employee has an equal chance of being chosen..
SMART.
A research paper should be specific. It should maintain its focus on the given subject of research - answering a specific research question - and not be inconsistent or aimless as to convey information or make claims on other, unrelated topics or subjects..
A research paper must provide a thesis statement, one that answers the research question and contributes to the knowledge of the given subject. It can't propose to answer a question that doesn't relate to real life or isn't based on an existing body of knowledge..
A research paper cannot be written without the researcher knowing the required work's limits, timeframes, and focus. Without the writer/researcher stating the scope and limitations of the research paper, the thesis statement will likely be hampered by an inability to answer the given research question or focus on the given research subject..
Common ways to narrow down a research topic. By demographic characteristics Narrow it down by age group, occupation, ethnic group, gender, etc. e.g. challenges faced by international college graduates entering the workforce.
Common ways to narrow down a research topic. By location Focus on a specific country, province, city, or type of environment (rural vs. urban). e.g. challenges faced by college graduates entering the workforce in rural place.
Common ways to narrow down a research topic. By causes You can take the perspective of looking for causes of an issue you are researching. e.g. Why do employers hire fewer college graduates?.
The cup had a mass of 454 grams.. 2. The temperature outside is 250 C..
ELEMENTS OF A RESEARCH.
- descriptive information that lets readers search for an article -should be informative, clear, and concise - include the research question, the methodology used, the findings, and the conclusions.
-provides a detailed description of the study design, sample selection, data collection, and data analysis procedures - What did the author/s do to answer the research question?.
- interprets the results and draws conclusions based on the findings - What is the significance of the project? - How does it fit in with what else is known about the topic?.
TRUE. FALSE. Activity: Tell Me Truth or Tell Me False Read the statements below and identify if they are true or false. Write on the blanks before the number TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is not. 1. The introduction of the research paper gives an overview of any issues involved with the subject. 2. Statements in the introduction should not be paraphrased, it should be copied word per word. 3. The body of the research paper, use strong evidence from sources—paraphrases, summanes, and quotations that support the main points 4. The body clearly present the main points of the paper as listed in the thesis. 5. Highlight background information on the topic needed to understand the direction of the paper is found in the body of the research..
TRUE. TRUE. 6. Conclusion should restate your thesis from the introduction in different words. 7. Use transitions between main pomts and between examples within the main points 8. The introduction must end with a THESIS statement that tells what the overall paper focus on. 9. Briefly outline the main points in the paper in the conclusion part. 10. The conclusion end with a strong clincher statement an appropriate, meaningful final sentence that ties the whole point of the paper together..
Activity: Filling in those blanks TO check your understanding Of the lesson, answter the follovving questions on your sheet. 1. 2. M.That are the kinds of research nuethods? b. List the elenuents Of a research b. c. d. e. f. 3 is the in-xportance Of research in our everyday life? for your answ-er- 4. VVrite 5 technical or tern-linologies in research 1. 2. 3. 4. 5- Write 2-3 sentences.