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A first-hand account, original data, based on direct knowledge
Primary Source of Information
The act of using another person's words or ideas without giving them credit.
Plagiarism.
It is the first page of your article, it must be well-formatted to represent your paper.
Title Page
It is one of the firsts you need to write in your research. It is where you mention the specific topic from a general standpoint. You establish the scope, concept and significance of your research. It is where you write a short background information about the variables which can also be supported by existing studies.
Introduction
Able to be believed, likely to be true and correct
What is reliability.
An investigation into a subject in order to discover facts, theories, or applications.
What is research.
A book of charts or tables illustrating any subject
What is an atlas.
It summarizes the contents of the research. It is composed of one paragraph with 300 words or less, and discusses the important aspects of the entire paper: (1) the overall purpose of the study and the research problem/s you investigated; (2) the basic design of the study, and (3) major findings or trends found as a result.
Abstract
A list of source materials that are used in the preparation of an essay or project
What is a bibliography.
It states the aims and objectives of your research.
Purpose of the study
It is a part of the research where you must briefly discuss the beneficiaries, significance, and contribution of the study to society
Significance of the study
An alphabetical listing of names places, and topics along with the page numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned,
What is an index.
A computer program that searches documents, especially on the World Wide Web, for a specific word or words and provides a list of documents available.
What is a search engine.
Book of Synonyms
What is a thesaurus
It identifies the problems or questions that your research would like to answer or prove based on the data that will be gathered.
Statement of the problem
It states what your research may find out. It is stated as it answers your main research question. It may indicate predictions on the different or opposite outcomes of the research as it is based on existing theories or studies.
Hypothesis
It is a hypothesis or a prediction that has no significant change.
Null hypothesis
If an author writes an article stating his opinion about a subject, the article is most likely __________
What is bias.
It is a hypothesis or prediction that have significant change, effect or relationship between the variables.
Alternative hypothesis.
It will dictate the extent of how deep you will explore the research questions. You have to indicate specific restrictions such as time frame or population so that the research is feasible to finish.
Scope
It explains some aspects of the variables that is going to be excluded in your research. It describes the boundaries that you have set for the study.
Delimitation
These are the persons who voluntarily participate in your research after giving informed consent.
Participants
This refers to how your participants of the study are selected.
Sampling Design
This is what can be used in your research such as interviews, tests, surveys, or checklists. It is usually determined by the researcher and is tied to the study methodology.
Instruments