Nature of Inquiry

BY: MR. FRANCIS ARMAN COS, LPT

How can you describe the scenario?
What questions would you like to ask?
How can you describe the scenario?
What questions would you like to ask?
How can you describe the scenario?
What questions would you like to ask?
How can you describe the scenario?
What questions would you like to ask?
Nature of Inquiry
an act of asking for an information.
“a seeking for truth, information or
knowledge”
Begins with gathering information and
data through applying various human
senses.
Research
 Systematic investigation a phenomena where
results and conclusions can contribute to
generalizable knowledge. (Mendoza and
Melegrito, 2017)
“data are collected, analysed, and interpreted in
order to understand, describe, predict, or control
a phenomenon (or set of phenomena).”
Mendoza and Melegrito (2017)
Research is done by the use of:

Scientific
Method
Ways of Conducting Research:

 InductiveResearch – goal is to “infer

theoretical concepts and patterns from
observed data”
Otherwise known as theory-building research
used to build or refine more general conclusions
Qualitative research - “seeks to understand or
make sense of the world based on how
individuals experience and perceive it”
Ways of Conducting Research:
 Deductive Research – goal is to “test concepts
and patterns known from theory using new
empirical data”
 Otherwise known as theory-testing research
 theory-testing, however, aims not just to test a
theory, but also to refine, improve, and extend a
theory.
 Quantitative research - “seeks generalizability
through controlled, value neutral processes.”
(Wheeldon and Ahlberg 2011)
Ways of Conducting Research:
Quantitative Qualitative
Numbers Words
Point of view of Researcher Point of view of Participants
Researcher distant Researcher close
Theory testing Theory building
Macro Micro
Behavior Meaning
Artificial settings Natural settings
Types of Research:
 Applied Research – used to:
 solve practical problems of the modern world
 find solutions to current illnesses
 develop technologies
 aims to:
 improve agricultural crop production
 Treat or cure a specific disease
 Improve energy efficiency of homes, offices, or modes of
transportation.
Types of Research:
 Basic Research
 usedto extend man’s knowledge rather than create /
invent things.
 Also referred to as fundamental or pure research
 drivenby a scientist’s curiosity or interest in a scientific
question
Categorize whether Basic or Applied
Research:
What is the possible cure for HIV?
Is time travelling possible?
What is the genetic code of the Fruit fly?
What are the possible causes of Malaria
disease?
How can crops reproduce quickly?
Categories of Research (Purpose):
 Exploratory
research – “seeks to investigate an
under researched aspect.”
Scopeout magnitude or extent of a particular
phenomenon, problem, or behavior
Togenerate some initial ideas about that
phenomenon
To test the feasibility of undertaking a more
extensive study regarding that phenomenon
Categories of Research (Purpose):
 Descriptive research – “seeks to richly describe”
Careful observations and detailed documentation
of a phenomenon of interest
Provides an accurate portrayal of a class or a
particular individual situation or group.
Discussnew meanings; describe what exists;
determining the frequency with which something
occurs; and categorizing information
Categories of Research (Purpose):
 Explanatory research – “seeks to explain”
Explains
the observed phenomena, problems, or
behaviors
Attempts to “connect the dots” by identifying
causal factors and outcomes
why and how types of questions
References:
 Mendoza, D. J., Ph. D., & Melegrito, M. F., Ph. D.
(2017). Applied Research: An Introduction to
Qualitative Research Methods and Report Writing.
Quezon City, Philippines: Phoenix Publishing House
 Prieto,
N. G., Ph. D., Naval, V. C., DEM, & Carey, T. G.,
D.A.L.L. (2017). Practical Research for Senior High
School 1. Quezon City, Philippines: LORIMAR
PUBLISHING.