THE LANGUAGE OF RESEARCH

PREPARED BY: AARON YUMANG

SUBMITTED TO. MRS. NAVAL

Research is searching for truth in a systematic
way or in a scientific method. Doing things in this
manner means going into a world of science that
deals mostly with facts, principles, theories,
generalizations, methods and the like.
BOUNDS

Existing within the bounds of science that is quite

from other subjects because of its inclination to
special or abstract terms, research is likewise
pregnant with extraordinary terms because this has a
language of its own. It has organized system of
language structures that you use to communicate
with your fellow researchers and with readers eager
to know the finding of your research.
ENDOWNED

With special knowledge; meaning, ideas that are

applicable to a particular purpose, you posses a
certain expertise that only people belonging to your
area of specialization find understandable and easy
to relate themselves with.
RESEARCH-LANGUGE FORMATION

The specialized forms of the language of research are

caused by the following factors:
1. Multisyllable words

Some terms reflecting the inherent characteristics of

research as a scientific method are made up of a
number of syllables such as the following:
Theoretical-concepts
Empirical-observable
Probabilistic-uncertain
Quantitative-numerical
Qualitative-opinionated
Scientific-systematic
Inquiry-investigation
2. Types and forms of questions

For qualitative research, questions to be asked must

elicit views, emotions or opinions of people.
For quantitative research, asks questions about the
exact number, percentages or frequency of things.
3. Span of time covered by the research

Cross-sectional study involves a one-time collection

of data in a span of time.
Longitudinal-sectional study repeated collection of
data for the purpose of findings out changes o
pattern over time.
4. Variables relationship

Concerning itself with whether or not a variable has

effects on another variable, based on cause-effect
relationships and on a certain pattern that may
result in positive or negative relationship.
Research came out with the following terms:
Independent variables- the cause of something
Dependent variables- bears the effect of the
independent variable
Extraneous variable- unexpected variable cropping
up outside the research design.
Confounding variable- unstable variable.
5. Formulation of Hypothesis.

Null hypothesis for guessing negative results of the

research.
Alternative research for positive results.
6. Data

These are facts, information or logically derived from

of knowledge that are called qualitative data if they
are verbally and subjectively expressed. Quantitative
research if they are numerically and objectively
expressed.
7. Unit of analysis

The subject of your research study makes up one major

entity and this may either bee one of the following:
A. Individual, group, artifact
B. Geographical unit
C. Social interactions
Operational Definition

Is making the concept or the thing meaningful by

specifying the way your research should measure such
concept.
Example
Defining temperature
Conceptual Definition
Heat flowing between infinite reservoirs.
Operational Definition
Define temperature in relation to operations with gas
thermometers.