Sie sind auf Seite 1von 24

Lesson1:

Research Experience
and Knowledge
Practical Research 1
Inquiry
 Defined as “a seeking for truth, information or
knowledge.
 The information is sought through questioning.
 Individuals carry on the process of inquiry from
birth till death.
 The process of inquiry begins with gathering
information and data through applying the
various human senses.
Downside of Inquiry
 Unfortunately, traditional educational system has
discouraged the natural process of inquiry.
 Students become more inhibited in asking questions and
are not challenged either to answer high level questions.
 As they move through grade levels, students in traditional
schools learn not to ask too many questions, instead, they
are asked to listen and repeat expected answers.
 The kind of training is carried on even after they
graduate.
Exploratory Nature of Inquiry
Allows individuals particularly students to grapple
with different ways of looking at ideas and issues
and to think creatively about problems that do not
possess simple (or perhaps even any) answer
Different Factors involved in
different kinds of inquiries
 Selection of appropriate  Interpretation an
questions assessment of evidence
 Formulation of appropriate  Application of evidence to
questions identified issues
 Identification of key issues  Presentation of coherent,
 Search for valid and conclusion, final or
relevant evidence tentative
 Reflection on, and
assessment of the learning
process
Experience and Knowledge
Experience is a familiar and a well-used source of
knowledge. As a student, you try several routes in
going to school. You try to find out which way
takes the least time or the most traffic free or
most scenic. By going through personal
experiences, you can find many answers to
questions that you may have. It has been said
that experience is the best teacher.
What is Research?
The systematic investigation and study of
materials and sources to establish facts and
reach new conclusions
When you come across studies about events that
happen or experiences that you meet, they shape
people’s understanding of the world around them.
In various spheres of human life, research has
come up with developing appropriate solutions to
improve the individual’s quality of life.
What is Research?
Although, it may take place in different settings
and may use different methods, scientific
research is universally a systematic and objective
search for reliable knowledge. (Walker, 2010).
Generally people find it difficult to do research.
Many reasons are given for people to find excuse
in doing it. Most often, you are not aware of the
benefits derived from conducting research. Some
benefits of conducting research include increasing
personal knowledge.
What is Research?
Research is an art of studying something
carefully and extensively in order to attain deep
knowledge. When done on a larger scale, research
contributes to the welfare of humanity. It can be
creative, exploring or just reassuring in nature.
Research holds the following
significant data:
1. To gather necessary information.
– It provides you with all necessary information
in the field of your work or study and gives a
basic idea about the things needed. It helps you
for a project to get acquainted with the
processes and resources involved. The
information helps in the outcome of the project.
Research holds the following
significant data:
2. To make changes
– Sometimes, there are built-in problems in a
project or process that is hard to discover. It
helps you find the root cause and associated
elements of a process. The end result is such a
research that invokes a demand for change and
sometimes is successful in producing such
changes. For example, many researchers
conducted by the United Nations paved the way
for environmental policies.
Research holds the following
significant data:
3. For a safer life
– Discoveries and development resulting from
research have improved life expectancy and
health condition of humankind. New investors in
medicine have led to the advent of drugs that
not only treat but prevent diseases from
recurring.
Research holds the following
significant data:
4. To know the truth
– It has been proven time and again, that many
established and known truth are more lies or
rumors. Research is needed to investigate and
expose these and bring out the truth.
Research holds the following
significant data:
5. To explore our history
– Research about human history has enabled us
to learn and understand more about our
forefathers and helped us learners from their
mistakes and follow good things from their life.
Research will give you knowledge about what
could happen to our planet and therefore do what
are expected to be done.
Research holds the following
significant data:
6. To understand arts
– Research also helps in the understanding and
appreciation of the works of artists in literature,
painting and other fine arts. Research teaches
you to relate arts with other branches or fields
of study.
What is Research?
As individual students, you may be asked to
write a research paper for these reasons:
• Research teaches methods of discovery
• Research teaches investigative skills
• Research teaches critical thinking
• Research teaches logic
• Research teaches the basic ingredients of
argument
Why do Research?
The writing process will make you confident in
your ability to find information and present it
effectively in varied ways. It may be on:
• A theme in freshman English on the value of good
speaking
• A paper in history on the Presidents of the Philippines
• A report in a physics’ class on the moon’s effects on
ocean tides
• An archaeological field paper on the burial practices of
the early Filipinos
• A brief biographical sketch of a famous person like the
current Nobel Prize in Literature holder
Why do Research?
All those papers require some type of research
writing. You will undertake such written activity
during your senior high school and will increase in
frequency as you enter college. Other
motivations of getting involved in research are:
• You can get to investigate topics that may be of
interest to you
• It can make you study (course work) more meaningful
and you’ll discover real world application of what you’re
studying
• You can have hands-on, practical experience in your
field of study
What is Research?
Research is a great way to network and meet new
people. Undergraduate research allows you to
grow and uncover opportunities for later career.
Undergraduate research is conducted in all
disciplines and encompasses a broad range of
activities – from learning about research to
discovering new knowledge and creating words.
Research is about solving problems and
discovering questions in all disciplines.
Forms of Undergraduate
Research Experiences
Class-based Activities – such as naturalistic
conservation, surveys and experiences can often
be structured to train students in the steps of
the research process.
Class-Based Projects- like term papers, service
learning and community-based and campus-based
learning can be of a research nature.
Forms of Undergraduate
Research Experiences
Capstone Experiences - like senior research
projects and research tasks/assignments can
allow students to develop and explore a research
question of their own.
Out-of-the-class Student/Faculty
Collaborative Researches – provide students
opportunity to work with faculty members o their
own on-going research or on a project jointly or
designed by both.
Research
The old saying, “Give me a fish and I eat
today. Teach me how to fish and I will eat for
a lifetime” can be applied to research training,
to start with in the senior high school/
undergraduate level up to the tertiary. This
quotation refers to students need to learn
applications skills. This means that they have to
engage personally in what they are doing. It also
means learner’s motivation and hard work.
Research
When you embark in research, you will need
learning experiences composed of a knowledge
component described as the representation of
facts, principles, concepts, procedures and/or
theories in a certain subject, characterized by
learning, remembering and/or reproducing and a
task performance or skills development
component.
Research
 If you desire to be competent researchers, you
need to gain understanding of the various stages
of the research process. Ding research is
anchored in an experimental learning approach
where you will fuse and build principles with real-
life experiences. In an undergraduate research,
experience rather than solely imparting facts
about a topic to students is given attention. The
faculty help students learn that topic through a
process of discovery.

Das könnte Ihnen auch gefallen