Research 2

Front 1

technical competency

Back 1

the ability to use available technologies

Front 2

utility competency

Back 2

the ability to troubleshoot during unexpected scenarios

Front 3

patience

Back 3

a quality that you must have within and outside the group

Front 4

service

Back 4

willingness of the researcher to serve others, to do good

Front 5

effort

Back 5

time and skill

Front 6

guts and risk

Back 6

considering options

Front 7

care

Back 7

distinct characteristics of a researcher

Front 8

postpositivist

Back 8

researchers in this category subscribes to the idea that everything should be quantified to produce meaning concrete results

Front 9

constructivist

Back 9

researchers in this group believe that experience expressed through words can paint a better picture of a certain phenomena

Front 10

transformative

Back 10

researchers in this group support idea that research should be conducted to increase quality of life and produce better societies

Front 11

pragmatic

Back 11

researchers in this group promotes use of both quantitative and qualitative data in expressing research findings

Front 12

conceptualization phase

Back 12

- topic/problem identification

- literature review

- objective formulation

Front 13

design phase

Back 13

- known as planning phase

- research plan formulation

- researchers decide on the detailed procedures in gathering and analyzing the data

Front 14

empirical phase

Back 14

data gathering/collection

Front 15

analytical phase

Back 15

- data analysis/interpretation

- most challenging phase of the research

Front 16

dissemination phase

Back 16

- communicating/utilizing

- most valuable in research

- research manuscript should be shared to the general public

Front 17

method

Back 17

what data will be gathered?

Front 18

technique

Back 18

how data will be gathered?

Front 19

approach

Back 19

how data will be processed?

Front 20

qualitative research

Back 20

an approach exploring and understanding the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social and human problem

Front 21

quantitative research

Back 21

an approach for testing objective theories by examining the relationship among variables

Front 22

mixed approach

Back 22

collecting both quantitative and qualitative data

Front 23

gantt chart

Back 23

used to optimize the desired outcomes in your research by planning things in the following weeks and months ahead

Front 24

experimental research

Back 24

established causality and often used when an intervention is being studied

Front 25

non-experimental research

Back 25

establishes the association or connection between variables

Front 26

true experimental

Back 26

- involves random assignment of the subjects

- has control over the experiment

Front 27

quasi-experimental

Back 27

- used non-randomized assignment

- depends on how the participants were recruited for the study

Front 28

survey research

Back 28

- called as survey tool

- provides quantitative or numeric description of trends, attitude, or behavior from a sample drawn in a specific population

Front 29

cross-sectional study

Back 29

collects data from a population or subset population at a specific time

Front 30

longitudinal study

Back 30

collects data of the same subjects over a period of time

Front 31

correlational research

Back 31

used to determine the relationship between two variables among a single group of people

Front 32

comparative research

Back 32

- examines the difference between variables

- used depending on the research question of the study

Front 33

independent variable

Back 33

- presumed cause

- x variable

- stable and unaffected by other variables

- being manipulated

Front 34

dependent variable

Back 34

- presumed effect

- y variable

- assumes the change brought by independent variable

- being measured

Front 35

research problem

Back 35

a clear statement of an inquiry or gap that needs to be addressed through systematic approach

Front 36

review of related literature

Back 36

a summary of the state of existing knowledge in a research problem or topic

Front 37

research literature

Back 37

- based on research finding

- data supported by evidence

Front 38

non-research references

Back 38

- not based on research findings

- can provide insights and may broaden understanding regarding on a topic

Front 39

primary source

Back 39

refer to description by the researchers themselves

Front 40

secondary source

Back 40

description of studies written by someone else other than the researchers who conducted them

Front 41

citation

Back 41

- both signpost and an acknowledgement

- provides evidence that scholarly writing is done your position is well-researched

Front 42

implicit

Back 42

statement_(author, year)

Front 43

explicit

Back 43

author_(year)_statement

Front 44

introductory

Back 44

phrase with verb_author_(year)_statement

Front 45

characteristics of true experiment

Back 45

manipulation, randomization, and control

Front 46

3 T’s in Selecting Research Topic

Back 46

timely, trending, trailblazing