Lesson 1. The Nature of Inquiry and Research

Practical
Research 2
The Nature of
Inquiry and
Research
Activity 1. Research or Not?
1. There should be
enough data when
conducting research.
2. Research must
be hurriedly
conducted.
3. The researcher
must have the final
say in his or her own
findings.
4. Research must
observe a step-
by-step process.
5. The causes why

students fail in
quizzes are worth
researching.
6. The student-researcher
must read literature
related to the problem he
or she is studying.
7. The researcher must
avoid listening to
another researcher to
have an objective view
of his or her study.
8. A person's opinion is
acceptable and considered
an answer to the questions
asked by the researcher.
Activity 2. Word Hunt
INVESTIGATION SUBJECTIVE BIASES LITERATURE THEORIES
SYSTEM PHENOMENA INTUITION GUESSING FACTUAL
OPINIONS EXPERIENCES DISCOVERY DREAMS DATA
INTERVIEW TELESERYE INSTRUMENT PRODUCTIVITY VALIDATE

Processing:
 Using all the sentences you

guessed correctly in Activity A
and the chosen words in Activity
B, formulate a good and
acceptable definition of research.
Essential Question
What is the
fundamental nature of
conducting research in
daily life?
The Major Breakthroughs
Innovations and
breakthroughs that you
come to know and enjoy
are products of research.
The Five Greatest Scientific
Discoveries and Inventions Ever
Source:
https://www.pararecruit.com/article/the-five-greatest-scientific-discoveries-
and-inventions-ever
5 – Artificial Intelligence
4 – Medical Imaging
3 – Antibiotics
2 – The Internet
1- DNA
RESEARCH DEFINED
 Research is the process of

looking for information once
again.
 Its main objective is to answer
questions and acquire new
information, whether to solve a
Research is a
continuous and
repetitious pursuit of
knowledge in order to
arrive at the truth.
 Research is the acquisition of new
knowledge through a purposive,
organized, and designed program of
activities.
 It seeks to find the answers to the
problems and generate new
information for a better understanding
of the concepts under study.
Science and Research
When you become curious
and doubtful about
existing phenomena, you
gear toward the discovery
of new knowledge.
You read books, search the
Internet, or ask questions.
Then you put all these pieces
of information together to
clarify your ideas or add new
ones.
When you become curious
and doubtful about
existing phenomena, you
gear toward the discovery
of new knowledge.
 This process of doing
research is informal.
 The results become
susceptible to skepticism.
So, for research to
be more accurate
and beneficial, what
should be done?
WHAT IS SCIENCE?
 It is conceptualized as a
procedural and systematic
approach to gaining new
knowledge by making thorough
observations and using
controlled and precise methods.
 Knowledge gained from science
is not based on subjective or
personal views; it rather comes
from objective or tangible
pieces of evidence which come
from a meticulously designed
research study.
Research done
scientifically is
more accurate,
reliable, and valid.
Reliability
 Reliability describes the consistency
of a measure, test, study, or
experiment. If someone can collect
data of their own, repeat the
procedure, and get consistent
results each time, the test is
considered reliable.
Reliability
For example, if an eye test,
conducted by different doctors, over
a period of weeks on the same
patients, produces the same results,
the test is likely scientifically
reliable, since the results are
consistent.
Validity
 Validity describes the
accuracy of a measure
—if the study measures
what it intends to.
Validity
 If a symptom questionnaire results in
a reliable diagnosis when answered
at different times and with different
doctors, this indicates that it has
high validity as a measurement of
the medical condition.
Reliability & Validity
 A study can be repeated many
times and give the same result each
time, and yet the result could be
wrong or inaccurate. This study
would have high reliability, but low
validity; and therefore, conclusions
can't be drawn from it.
 Consider a thermometer that gives
three repeated temperature
readings of 70 degrees Fahrenheit,
but the actual temperature of the
oven is 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The
temperature readings are reliable,
but not valid.
 To summarize the relationship

between validity and reliability
in research, a study can be
reliable without being valid.
But, if a study is valid, it is
also often reliable.
Importance of
Research
Research is essential for the
following reasons:
1.Knowledge is established.
2.Perceptions are corrected.
3.Phenomena are validated.
4.Present solutions are tested for
effectiveness.
5.Problems are solved.
Six Reasons Why Research is Cool
1. Research allows you to be useful.

2. Research forces you to think outside the box.
3. Research will get you to the media.
4. Research allows you to meet famous and
powerful people.
5. Research allows you to get to work and learn
from the dead.
6. Research allows you to find love.
Tasks:
1. Share what you learned from the TED Talk.
Choose one (1) of the six reasons why
research is cool and write an essay containing
8-10 sentences ONLY.
2. Interview your parents or any professional
about their current career. Ask them how
research has played a major role in their line
of work. Make a report about it and then share
it with the class next week.

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5. The causes why

INVESTIGATION SUBJECTIVE BIASES LITERATURE THEORIES

SYSTEM PHENOMENA INTUITION GUESSING FACTUAL

OPINIONS EXPERIENCES DISCOVERY DREAMS DATA

INTERVIEW TELESERYE INSTRUMENT PRODUCTIVITY VALIDATE

 Using all the sentences you

 Research is the process of

 To summarize the relationship

1. Research allows you to be useful.

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