hello seniors i'm glad that you are able to view this instructional video in chat probes you are interested to learn research may this video provide you with memorable learning as you go through practical research one happy learning our lesson today is nature of inquiry and research at the end of this lesson you should be able to share research experiences and knowledge and explain the importance of research in daily life research is essential knowing that it is used in your daily life it will enable you for inquiry and research in finding solutions to problems especially in real life situations sharing your experiences and knowledge and the importance of research develops your skills to think critically and relate it in every decision you do this lesson covers the following what is research nature of inquiry differences between inquiry and research purpose of research and importance of research in our daily life so what is research research is defined as the scientific investigation phenomena which includes collection presentation analysis and interpretation effects that lies an individual speculation with reality according to the american sociologist earl robert bobby research is a systematic inquiry to describe explain predict and control the observed phenomenon it involves inductive and deductive methods research is simply a detailed and focused study using scientific methods to understand why something happens and or what are its applications solutions to problems must be based on knowledge not on mere beliefs guesses or theories research is asking questions and looking for answers for these questions it is founded on truth and truth alone in research a systematic and well-planned procedure is required to meet the need in order that information is acquired and evaluate its accuracy and effectiveness it is a careful and detailed study into a specific problem concern or issue using the unscientific method it's the adult form of the science fair projects back in elementary school where you try and learn something by performing an experiment this is best accomplished by turning the issue into a question with the intent of the research to answer the question the word research was coined from the french word cersei which means sick the prefix means to repeat literally research still repeats looking for something and research signifies finding the truth again about ideas and problems which were in existence before in different perspectives let's have the nature of inquiry inquiry is seeking for truth information or knowledge the information and data pursue through questioning begins with gathering by applying the different human senses we are already engaging ourselves into research when we are looking for and into something when we are comparing and contrasting things when we are searching for more information and when we are finding what people think and want individuals carry on the process of inquiry from birth till death humans are naturally curious about anything and everything we always ask questions and tests theories about ourselves others events environment and the world around us we do not stop asking questions but what is the difference between inquiry and research inquiry and research are both seeking for information to have extensive knowledge while inquiry is an act of asking for information research is a systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions we use research to solve a particular problem it is a careful study to find new ideas and is divided into two types qualitative and quantitative inquiry on the other hand is synonymous with investigation it is a request of information an act of asking questions and a discovery learning let's have the purpose of research a lot of what we do in our daily lives is based on common sense what we have learned from others or what we have learned through personal experience or observation but sometimes common sense is not the best approach and sometimes there are conflicting theories about what is best or what works in a particular situation moreover what works in one situation or for one condition might be ineffective or even dangerous in another or when combined with other measures common sense approaches may overlook the impact of external factors which may contribute to what is observed the main purposes of research are one to inform action thus your study should seek to contextualize its findings within the larger body of research research must always be high quality in order to produce knowledge that is applicable outside of the research setting with implications that go beyond the group and that has participated in the research number two to prove or generate a theory the research is to demonstrate the real life application of a theory to test how adequately as the yuri explains some aspects of life or to create a theory out of the research data three to augment knowledge in a field or study research begins when we want to know something research is concerned with increasing our understanding research provides us with the information and knowledge needed for problem solving and making decisions well the life people enjoy now are the things that we do in minutes which earlier looked impossible or all because of the research research not limited to any one sector but has been done for almost every sector some of them are technology health care defense precautionary steps against natural calamities and many more so research plays a very important role in our day-to-day life research directs us to inquire about the right information by conducting further investigation of the actual condition it leads us to be cautious in giving results and findings by proving lies and supporting the truth conducting a research can be tough at times but it can certainly make you become more of a critical thinker and become more skeptic researching can help you to acquire a certain attitude of not believing on anything you see and hear of but to make clarifications and to further investigate about a specific answer research empowers us with knowledge and discovers new things and issues in life it helps us solve problems in health crimes business technology and environment it enhances our critical thinking skills as it helps us to be keen and observant of our surroundings and environment by identifying problems and mishaps around us we can formulate plausible solutions to these questions for a more effective living situation research facilitates learning as an opportunity to share valuable information to others as a way of recognizing various concerns for public awareness let me end this lesson with a quote by one of the greatest american writers of all time mark twain so posing is good but finding out is better that's the end of our lesson today it's been my pleasure teaching you one of the amazing topics of practical research one and i really hope you learned something from this video lesson thank you and may god bless us all let's meet again in our next video