Research
Research
Research
– Inquisitive thinking does not go in linear fashion, 1. Compare and contrast the three foundation
rather, it operates in an interactive manner. theories behind Inquiry-based Learning.
– To find answers or solutions, there is a need to probe, 3. Why is inquiry a scientific way of thinking?
investigate or ask questions 4. How do you learn something through inquiry?
– It includes cooperative learning. 5. Do you agree that inquiring on something
• Whatever knowledge you have about your means you are researching about it. Explain.
world bears the influence of your cultural, sociological,
institutional or ideological understanding of the world
NATURE OF Research
(Badke, 2012).
Research | M E A N I N G
It centers mainly on raising questions about the topic. a. Pure Research – deals with concepts principles
or abstract things and aims to increase one’s knowledge
about something
INQUIRY AND RESEARCH b. Applied Research – intends to apply one’s
Both involve investigation of something through chosen research to societal problems or issues, finding
questioning. ways to make positive changes in the society
Both involve cooperative learning.
a. Qualitative – requires non-numerical data, • directs the researchers to deal with qualitative
which means that the researcher uses words rather data that speak of how people behave towards their
than number to express the results, the inquiry or surroundings
investigation about people’s thoughts, beliefs, feelings, – non-numerical data that express truths about the way
views and lifestyles regarding the object of the study. people perceive or understand the world
Opinionated answers = not measurable • happens in naturalistic setting since people look
at their world in a subjective or personal basis in an
uncontrolled or unstructured manner.
b. Quantitative – involves measurement of data.
- it presents research findings referring to the
number of frequency of something in numerical forms 3. Triangulation Approach
(using percentages, fractions or numbers) • Combination of scientific and naturalistic
approaches