1. Finding Answers - All research leads to an answer. Finding answers to a hypothesis or even a simple question is good research. No sometimes is a valid answer.
2. QUESTIONS - Questions drive the research. The answer is useless if there is no query. The research is focused on crucial questions. Without this, research will lack focus, passion, and purpose.
3. ORGANIZED - It is a framework or procedure to conducting research.
4. SYSTEMATIC - Research is systematic in that it has a set of methods and steps to follow.
5. Research Paper - This gives analysis, insights, and arguments based on extensive independent study.
5.1. METHODOLOGY - It is a methodical approach of solving a research topic by collecting data, interpreting data, and deriving conclusions from findings.
5.1.1. VARIABLES - Any element that can be adjusted, controlled, or measured in an experiment.
5.1.1.1. DEPENDENT - The variable that responds to changes. It is the test and measurement variable.
5.1.1.2. INDEPENDENT - The variable in an experiment that is modified. A direct effect on the dependent variable/
5.1.2. POPULATION - The entire group you want to analyze.
5.1.3. RESEARCH INTRUMENTS - It is any tool used to gather, measure, and evaluate data important to your research.
5.1.3.1. QUESTIONNAIRE - It is a major tool used in survey research.
5.1.3.2. DATA - Any data collected, observes, generated, or created to support original study conclusions.
5.1.4. SAMPLE - The subset of the population you will get data from.
5.1.4.1. REASONS
5.1.4.1.1. COST EFFECTIVENESS - It will use fewer participants, fewer lab equipment, and therefore less research costs.
5.1.4.1.2. MANAGEABILITY - Smaller data sets are easier to store and analyze.
5.1.4.1.3. PRACTICALITY - A sample is easier and faster to collect.
5.1.4.1.4. NECESSITY - It is not often feasible to research the entire population due to size or accesibility.
5.1.4.2. TYPES
5.1.4.2.1. SUBJECT - The subjects of the study, usually in quantitative research.
5.1.4.2.2. RESPONDENTS - Answer questionnaires and is usually in quantitative research.
5.1.4.2.3. PARTICIPANTS - Answer questions in qualitative studies (e.g., interviews and focus groups) with far more depth than a survey respondent.
5.2. RESULTS - It is the part of a research Article when the authors present their findings.
5.3. DISCUSSION - This portion of the paper is used to interpret and describe the importance of your findings in relation to prior knowledge about the study problem.
5.4. CONCLUSION - This restates the paper's research problem and summarizes your main points. This also gives key points from your paper.
5.5. REFERENCES - This part contains all the resources cited in the paper in a certain format. (APA Format)
5.6. APPENDIX
5.6.1. Copy of research instrument
5.6.2. Interview Transcripts
5.6.3. Surveys
5.6.4. Letters
5.7. ABSTRACT - This is a short summary of the completed research paper.
5.8. INTRODUCTION - It follows the title and abstract. Usually brings the reader from a broad subject area to a specific question. This contains the scope, context, and significance of the study.
5.8.1. This summarizes current knowledge and background information.
5.8.2. This defines the work's goal as a research problem with a hypothesis or series of questions.
5.8.3. This describes the research problem's methodological approach.
5.8.4. This highlights the findings of your research.
5.8.5. This outlines the rest of the paper's structure.
5.9. LITERATURE REVIEW - This shows your readers how your research fits into a bigger field of study.
5.10. HYPOTHESIS - It is a researcher's intelligent or wild guess regarding the study's outcome.
5.10.1. HYPOTHESIS - singular form
5.10.2. HYPOTHESES - plural form