PRACTICAL RESEARCH1

a vital component of any research undertaking

• RRL

• Research Design

• Research Instrument

• Data

a written synthesis of the related reference materials for the study

refers to concept papers, thesis and dissertations uploaded on the internet by an individual or an illegitimate group

journals have been termed _________ when they present a seemingly legitimate face for an illegitimate publication process that lacks basic industry standards, sound peer-review practices, or a solid basis in publication ethics.

a piece of evidence created by someone at the time of the event (e.g. letters, diaries, autobiographies, etc..)

information created by someone who was not present at an event/ after an event had happened (e.g. textbooks, biographies, dictionaries, etc..)

is a plan to answer your research question.

type of research design that uses questionnaires and interviews to gather data about a group of people

• descriptive

• correlational

• causal

• experimental

• historical

type of research design that aims to determine the relationship between variables as they exist

• descriptive

• correlational

• causal

• experimental

• historical

type of research design that aims to find out if manipulation of an independent variable affects a dependent variable

• descriptive

• correlational

• causal

• experimental

• historical