CRIT Icebreaker

The word "research" is derived from a French word which is...

• re baguette

• resoirche

• recherche

• reseaux

Hot water freezes faster than cold water

• True

• False

• Neither. Because water is water and cannot be frozen.

KAIZEN is a Japanese word which means...

• Change for oneself

• Change for the world

• Change for the better

• Change is inevitable

This part of the research paper is designed to attract reader's attention and explain the focus of the research

• Scope

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Results

What is the first thing you need to do when you want to research something?

• Identify the topic

• Suggest directly viable solutions

• Analyze the problem

• Plagiarize other researches

What should always be included in an introduction?

• Detail of your research findings

• Your interview schedule (or detail of any other research instruments)

• A rationale for conducting the study and key research questions

• Recommendations for early childhood practice in detail

Where is a literature review typically found in written-up research?

• Before the methodology chapter

• After the findings chapter

• In the appendices

• Integrated into the data analysis

What is an abstract?

• A short footnote in the text of your work

• A chance to acknowledge those who have helped you in your research project, placed at the beginning of the written-up project

• A brief resume of the study to entice the reader to read more

• An introduction to the research

What is a literature review?

• A place to provide autobiographic detail

• A place to outline all the reading you have done in your studies

• A place to link your reading to your research findings

• A place to discuss literature which helps to frame your study

Should data and discussion of data be presented as two separate chapters?

• Never. They are inappropriate for early childhood research

• Always. Students tend to undertake qualitative research projects

• Possibly, depending on the kind of research undertaken and tutor advice

• Possibly, depending if there is time to complete two chapters as opposed to one larger chapter