RESEARCH:

CHARACTERISTICS, TYPES,
METHODS, AND RESEARCH
PROCESSES
 CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH

ACCURACY
It must give correct or accurate data, which the footnotes, notes, and
bibliographical entries should honestly and appropriately documented or
acknowledged.

OBJECTIVES
It must deal with facts, not with mere opinions arising from assumptions,
generalizations, predictions or conclusions.
Timeliness
It must work on a topic that is fresh, new, and interesting to the present
study.

Relevance
Its topic must be instrumental in improving society or in solving problems
affecting the lives of people in a community.
 TYPES OF RESEARCH

1. Based on Application of Research Method

Pure Research
This type of research attempts to describe an existing situation and explain
certain pattern of behavior using either or both qualitative and quantitative
research techniques.

Examples of Pure Research Topic

“Factors Associated with Tardiness and Absenteesim among High School
Students”
Applied Research
This type of research focus on variables or factors which can be changed
by intervention in order to achieved desired goal, like improvement of
health, school achievement or performance.

Example of Applied research Topic

“Remedial Teaching: Its Effect on the Performance of Slow Learners”
2. Based on Purpose of the Research
Descripted Research
This type of research describes a situation or a given state of affairs in
terms of specified aspects or factors.

Examples of Descripted Research Topics

“The Management Style of School Administration in Iloilo City”

“Tardiness and Abseentism Among High School Students”

Correlation Research
This type of study answer why and how? The research investigates
relationship between factors or variables. Certain factors are assumed to
explain or contribute to the existence of a problem or a certain condition.

Examples of the Correlation Research Topics

“Knowledge about Cancer and Compliance with Diet, Exercise and
Medical Regimen Among Cancer Patients”

“Attitudes Towards Health and Smoking Habits of Health Service

Providers in Government and Private Hospitals in Capiz”
Exploratory Research
Designed to describe an existing problem and examine the underlying
factors that contribute to the emergence of the problem, the nature of
which is not yet well known.

Example of the Exploratory Research Topic

“Domestic Violence: Ideas, Experiences and Needs of Married Working
Men in the City of Roxas”
Action Research
This type of research studies an ongoing practice of a school, organization,
community or institution for the purpose of obtaining results will bring
improvement in the system.

Example of the Action Research

“Overcoming Grade 11 Students Difficulties in Solving Addition and
Subtraction on Integers”
3. Based on Types of Data Needed
Qualitative Research
This type of research emphasizes verbal , description, and explanations of
human behavior and practices in an attempt to understand how the units or
members of the study population experience or explain their own world.

Examples of the Qualitative Research Topics

“Menopause: Women’s Perception and Experiences”

“Experiences and Needs of Victims of Child Abuse Among High School

Students in Roxas City”
Quantitative Research
This type of research seeks to quantity or reflect in numbers the
observations on the characterstics of the population being study. It
emphasizes precise measurement and often times requires statistical
analysis of data or the testing hypotheses based on a sample of
observations.

Examples of Quantitative Research Topics

“The Socioeconomic Profile of Households in Upland Communities the
Province of Antique”

“Health seeking Behavior and Health Status of Retired Teachers in Capiz”