Research is a cyclical process because it starts with a problem and ends with a problem
Presentation on theme: "Research Defined “Research is a cyclical process of steps that typically begins with identifying the problem or issue of the study. It then consists of."— Presentation transcript: 1 Research Defined “Research is a cyclical process of steps that typically begins with identifying the problem or
issue of the study. It then consists of reviewing the literature, specifying a purpose for the study, and forming an interpretation of the information. This process culminates in a report disseminated to the audience that is evaluated and used in the educational community.” (p ) Show
2 Lines of Research What lines of Research help Research You? Lines 3 The Research
Spiral Identify the Research Problem Review the
4 Definitions of Qualitative and Quantitative Research
5 Reviewing the Literature Analyze and Interpret Data 6 Reviewing the Literature Analyze and Interpret Data
7 Differences Among Topic, Problem, Purpose and Questions 8 Distinguishing among various forms of direction in research 9 Flow of Ideas in a Problem
Statement 10 Reviewing the Literature 11 Key Concepts Functions of Literature
Reviews 12 The Literature Review The review of the literature involves the systematic identification, location, and analysis of documents containing information related to the research problem
13 The Literature Review The review of the literature involves the systematic identification, location, and analysis of documents containing information related to the research problem 14 Literature Review in a Quantitative Study
15 The Literature Review Functions of a literature review 16 Literature Review in a Qualitative Study
17 The Literature Review Recommendations for conducting a review 18 Designing and Conducting a literature review
19 Identifying key terms Write a preliminary “working title” for the project and
select two or three key words that capture the essence of the project Pose a short general research question that you would like to answer in the study Look in a thesaurus of terms to find words that match your topic Scan the contents in your library stacks and the table of contents of educational journals
20 The Literature Review Four stages of conducting a review
21 The Literature Review Identifying key words
22 The Literature Review Identifying sources Characteristics of sources 23 The Literature Review Identifying sources 24 The Literature Review Identifying sources Searching for books 25
The Literature Review Identifying sources Searching the web
26 The Literature Review Identifying sources Educational sites 27 The Literature Review Abstracting the references
28 The Literature Review Recommended strategies when abstracting 29 Literature Review Analyzing, organizing and
reporting 30 Literature Review Differences between quantitative and qualitative reviews Quantitative reviews are typically conducted in the initial stages of the study Qualitative reviews are
ongoing throughout the entire study reflecting the need to understand data as it is collected, interpreted, and synthesized 31 Locate the Literature: Classification of Sources
32 Locate the literature: Examples of Sources 33 Evaluating the relevance of the literature: Questions to ask 34 Evaluating the relevance of the literature: Questions to ask 35 Organizing the literature
36 Procedure for constructing a Literature Map 37 Procedure for constructing a Literature Map 38 Literature Map Study Abroad U.S. Programs Programs
39 Circular Literature Map 40 Writing a review of the
literature
41 Quantitative and Qualitative Abstracts Why is research considered a cyclical process?The research process is a continuous cycle. Research does not follow a one-way linear progression, instead it is a continuous process of checking and re-checking, evaluating and analyzing, and repeating the entire process over and over again.
What kind of research is a cyclical process because it starts with a problem and ends with a problem?Cyclical. Research is a cyclical process because it starts with a problem and ends with a problem. 4. Analytical.
What is the research starts with a problem and ends with a problem?Research starts with a problem and ends with a new problem
We research a topic to find an answer to a question that we may have. Along the way we look into multiple thing like books, articles and the internet to find an answer to our question.
What is a cyclical process?What is a Cyclic Process? The process in which the initial and final states are the same is known as a cyclic process. It is a sequence of processes that leave the system in the same state in which it started. When a system undergoes a cyclic process, its initial and final internal energies are equal.
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