Meaning of Research
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What is the meaning of research according to the Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English?

  • A careful investigation through search for new facts (correct)
  • An art of scientific investigation
  • A movement from the known to the unknown
  • A systematic search for pertinent information

    • How do Redman and Mory define research?

  • A systematic effort to gain new knowledge (correct)
  • An art of scientific investigation
  • A voyage of discovery
  • A movement from the known to the unknown

    • What does Clifford Woody describe as part of research?

  • Making deductions and reaching conclusions
  • Wondering about the unknown
  • Defining and redefining problems (correct)
  • An art of scientific investigation

    • Why is research considered an academic activity?

    <p>Because it should be used in a technical sense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does research involve?

    <p>Collecting, organizing and evaluating data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is research defined in common parlance?

    <p>As a systematic search for pertinent information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main aim of research?

    <p>To discover hidden truths</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of research aims to determine the frequency of something occurring?

    <p>Diagnostic research</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What motivates people to undertake research according to the text?

    <p>Desire to get a research degree</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of research aims to test a hypothesis of a causal relationship between variables?

    <p>Hypothesis-testing research</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes descriptive research from diagnostic research?

    <p>Determining frequency of occurrences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do some people undertake research according to the text?

    <p>To solve unsolved problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

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