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What is the primary goal of inquiry-based learning?
What is the primary goal of inquiry-based learning?
What is a key difference between research and inquiry?
What is a key difference between research and inquiry?
What is a benefit of research in any field of study?
What is a benefit of research in any field of study?
What is one of the primary aims of research?
What is one of the primary aims of research?
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How does research impact decision-making?
How does research impact decision-making?
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What is a key application of research in any discipline?
What is a key application of research in any discipline?
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of research?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of research?
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What is the next step in the research process after reviewing the literature?
What is the next step in the research process after reviewing the literature?
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What is the ultimate purpose of research?
What is the ultimate purpose of research?
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What is a characteristic of research that involves direct experience or observation?
What is a characteristic of research that involves direct experience or observation?
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Study Notes
Learning and Inquiry
- Learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior
- Inquiry is defined as a seeking for truth, information, or knowledge, involving questioning
Inquiry-Based Learning
- Concerns with changing knowledge, creativity, subjectivity, socio-cultural factors, sensory experience, and higher-order thinking strategies
Research
- Defined as the scientific investigation of phenomena, involving collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of facts
- Involves questioning and investigation of something, like inquiry, but with several stages
- Important in any field of study, cutting across all disciplines and benefiting all strata of society
Importance of Research
- Provides a scientific basis for any practice or methodology in any field or discipline
- Undertaken for continuous development and further productivity in any field
- Helps develop tools for assessing effectiveness of any practice and operation
- Provides solutions to problems concerning almost all issues encountered in different areas of work
- Impacts decision-making
- Develops and evaluates alternative approaches to educational aspects of any discipline
Aims of Research
- Verification of existing knowledge
- Acquisition of new knowledge
- Application of new knowledge
- Advancement of the researcher's expertise
Research Process
- Select a general problem
- Review the literature of the problem
- Select a specific research problem, question, or hypothesis
- Collect data
- Analyze and present or display data
- Interpret the findings and state conclusions or generalizations regarding the problem
Characteristics of Research
- Critical: exhibits careful and precise judgment
- Logical: based on valid procedures and principles
- Empirical: based on direct experience or observation by the researcher
- Analytical: utilizes proven analytical procedures in gathering data
- Replicability: research design and procedures are replicated or repeated to enable the researcher to arrive at valid and conclusive results
- Methodical: conducted in a methodical manner without bias using systematic method and procedures
- Cyclical: a cyclical process because it starts with a problem and ends with a problem
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Description
This quiz covers the basics of research, including the research process, importance, and characteristics. It also explores learning and inquiry, including inquiry-based learning.
