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The 3 I’s:
Inquiries, Investigation and Immersion
Brainstorming for Research Topics
Activity 1: Write your own ideas on the importance of research based in your knowledge and experiences. Copy the graphic organizer and write your answer in a separate sheet of paper. Activity 2: Research is an investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts, revision of accepted theories or laws in the light of new facts, or practical application of such new or revised theories or laws.
Research provides the best solution to some of the
world problems and also enhance the knowledge of the researchers. It can give explanations to certain questions stated in the research problem. Through the explanations, it serves as a tool for building knowledge and for facilitating new learning. Research also introduces new ideas, helps the researchers identify problems and appropriate solutions in new ways and provide new framework to guide thinking and action. It informs action, proves a theory and contributes to develop knowledge in a field or study. Therefore, it understands various issues and increases public awareness. Review: • List down 5 common types of:
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
1. The Cultural Value of Pintados de Pasi Festival 2. Socioeconomics and Academic Achievement of PNHS Students 3. Teachers and Students’ Achievement 4. History of Passi City 5. The Relationship of Health Status of PNHS Students and their School Performance An inquiry is a method that has the aim of extending knowledge, undertaking doubt, or solving a problem. A theory of inquiry is an interpretation of the various types of inquiry and action of the ways that each type of inquiry attains its aim.
How to prepare for research using inquiry- based learning:
• Focus. An ill-structured problem demands consideration of diverse
perspectives. • Decide on a topic. Think-aloud, asks probing questions, monitors and encourages participants to decide a topic. • Understanding the problem. This will include clarifications of misconceptions and possibilities. • Design on the problem. This is the final stage done to address problems within manageable scales and extend their learning pathways. Brainstorming is a way of inquiring ideas that will help you to develop concepts and focusing techniques by asking questions and knowing the interests of the persons involved in the said issues. The potential ideas can be visualized for interpretations. The following are the things that may be considered before starting the research activity: 1. A problem that is most interesting to you 2. Existing problems in the class/school/campus which one may want to solve 3. Existing needs of the community or society 4. Area of interest, specialization or event from related fields 5. Prevailing theories and philosophy Criteria in Choosing a Research Topic: 1.It should be something new or different from what has already been written about. 2.It must be original. 3.It should be significant to the field of study or discipline. 4.It must necessarily arouse intellectual curiosity. 5.It should be of researcher’s interest. 6.It should be a modest one for a beginner to be carried out within a limited period of time. 7.It should be clear, not ambiguous. Criteria in Choosing a Research Topic: 8. It should consider the training and personal qualifications of the researcher. 9.It should consider the availability of data involved in the study and the methods and techniques to be employed in gathering them. 10.It should consider the availability of effective instruments for gathering the data and their treatment. 11.It should consider the financial capacity of the researcher to support the project. 12.It should consider the time factor involved in the undertaking.