13. Basic Research It involves the process of collecting and analyzing data/information to develop or enhance theory. In its purist form basic research is conducted solely for the purpose of theory development and refinement. For example, Jean Piaget conducted a research on intellectual growth of all children. In this research, he gave a new theory that children learn something new in each passing stage. He said that the child’s habits get mature and fixed what he learns in Formal Operational Stage, which is the last learning stage,
14. Basic Research Basic research or fundamental research (sometimes pure research) is research carried out to increase understanding of fundamental principles. Many times the end results have no direct or immediate commercial benefits: basic research can be thought of as arising out of curiosity. However, in the long term it is the basis for many commercial products and applied research. Basic research is mainly carried out by universities.
15. Basic Research Basic research advances fundamental knowledge about the human world. It focuses on refuting or supporting theories that explain how this world operates, what makes things happen, why social relations are a certain way, and why society changes. Basic research is the source of most new scientific ideas and ways of thinking about the world. It can be exploratory, descriptive, or explanatory; however, explanatory research is the most common. Basic research generates new ideas, principles and theories, which may not be immediately utilized; though are the foundations of modern progress and development in different fields.
16. Basic Research Today's computers could not exist without the pure research in mathematics conducted over a century ago, for which there was no known practical application at that time. Basic research rarely helps practitioners directly with their everyday concerns. Nevertheless, it stimulates new ways of thinking about deviance that have the potential to revolutionize and dramatically improve how practitioners deal with a problem. A new idea or fundamental knowledge is not generated only by basic research can build new knowledge. Nonetheless, basic research is essential for nourishing the expansion of knowledge. Researchers at the center of the scientific community conduct most of the basic research.
17. Basic Vs Applied Research Its very difficult to discuss basic and applied research separately, as they are really on a continuum. Classification of a given study along this continuum is based primarily on the degree to which the findings have direct educational application and the degree to which they are generalizable to other educational situations. Basic research, either directly or indirectly, involves the development of theory; applied is concerned with the application of theory to the solution of problems.
18. Basic Vs Applied Research There is disagreement among educators and researchers concerning toward which end of basic-applied continuum research should be directed. Basic research is concerned merely with theory development and refinement. It is not concerned with practical applicability and most closely resembles the laboratory conditions and controls usually associated with scientific research. Basic research is concerned with establishing general principles of learning; applied research is concerned with their utility in educational settings. For example, much basic research has been conducted with animals to determine principles of reinforcement and their effect on learning. Applied Research has tested these principles to determine their effectiveness in improving learning.
19. Basic Vs Applied Research Basic research provides the theory that produces implications for solving educational problems; applied research provides data to support theory, guide theory revision, or suggest development of new theory.
Notes de l'éditeur
Research is an organised activity. There has to be a structure or method in going about doing research. It is a planned procedure, not a spontaneous one and is focused and limited to a specific topic. It is systematic because there is a definite set of procedures and steps which you will follow, and there are certain things in the research process which are always done in order to get the most accurate results. Finding answers is the end of all research. Whether it is the answer to a hypothesis or even a simple question, research is successful when we find answers. Sometimes the answer is ‘no’, but it is still an answer. Questions are central to research. If there is no question then the answer is of no use. Without a question, research has no focus, drive or purpose.