OBJECTIVES:

•1. DEFINES INQUIRY, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND

RESEARCH
•2. EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF RESEARCH
IFPROBLEMS ARISE,
HOW DO YOU SOLVE THEM?
NATURE OF INQUIRY
INQUIRY
- “SEEKING FOR TRUTH, INFORMATION OR KNOWLEDGE”
- INFORMATION IS SOUGHT THROUGH QUESTIONING
- IS CARRIED ON BY INDIVIDUALS FROM BIRTH TILL DEATH
WHY IS INQUIRY NECESSARY?
- GENERATING AND TRANSMITTING KNOWLEDGE CAN MOVE FROM THE KNOWN
TO THE UNKNOWN AND VICE VERSA
 DIFFERENT FACTORS INVOLVED IN
DIFFERENT KINDS OF INQUIRIES
1. SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS
2. FORMULATION OF APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS
3. IDENTIFICATION OF KEY ISSUES
4. SEARCH FOR VALID AND RELEVANT EVIDENCE
5. INTERPRETATION AND ASSESSMENT OF EVIDENCE
6. APPLICATION OF EVIDENCE TO IDENTIFIED ISSUES
7. PRESENTATION OF COHERENT, CONCLUSION, FINAL OR TENTATIVE
8. REFLECTION ON AND ASSESSMENT OF THE LEARNING PROCESS
EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
EXPERIENCE
- IS A FAMILIAR AND WELL-USED SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE
- THROUGH PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, YOU CAN FOND MANY
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE
- “EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST TEACHER”
CAN YOU TELL AN EXPERIENCE THAT HAS TAUGHT YOU
SOMETHING?
•EXPERIENCE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU LEARN FROM EITHER IT
HAS GIVEN YOU A TASTE OF SUCCESS OR FAILURE.
 WHAT IS RESEARCH?
RESEARCH
- IS A SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF
MATERIALS AND SOURCES TO ESTABLISH FACTS AND REACH
NEW CONCLUSIONS.
- IS AN ACT OF STUDYING SOMETHING CAREFULLY AND
EXTENSIVELY IN ORDER TO ATTAIN DEEP KNOWLEDGE
 RESEARCH HOLDS THE FOLLOWING
SIGNIFICANT DATA:
1. TO GATHER NECESSARY 4.FOR A SAFER LIFE
INFORMATION 5.TO KNOW THE TRUTH
2.TO MAKE CHANGES 6.TO EXPLORE OUR HISTORY
3.TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD 7. TO UNDERSTAND ARTS
OF LIVING
 WHY DO RESEARCH?
 IT TEACHES METHODS OF DISCOVERY
IT TEACHES INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS
IT TEACHES CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
IT TEACHES LOGIC (CORRECT REASONING)
IT TEACHES THE BASIC INGREDIENTS OF ARGUMENTS (ACT OF
DISCUSSING)
HAVE WE HAD AN APPLICATION
OF INQUIRY AND RESEARCH IN
OUR DAY TO DAY LIFE? GIVE FEW
EXAMPLES.
ASSIGNMENT:
BRING THE FOLLOWING:
- ¼ CARTOLINA
- OLD MAGAZINES/ BROCHURES
- PASTE/ GLUE
- MARKER
- COLORING MATERIALS
- SCISSORS
 TRUE OR FALSE
1.INQUIRY IS A FAMILIAR AND WELL-USED SOURCE OF
KNOWLEDGE.
2.RESEARCH IS AN ACT OF STUDYING SOMETHING CAREFULLY
AND EXTENSIVELY IN ORDER TO ATTAIN DEEP KNOWLEDGE.
3.RESEARCH CAN IMPROVE MAN’S STANDARD OF LIVING.
4.SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS CAN BE BASED ON BELIEFS,
GUESSES OR THEORIES.
5.INQUIRY IS CARRIED ON FROM BIRTH TO DEATH.
 TRUE OR FALSE
1.INQUIRY IS A FAMILIAR AND WELL-USED SOURCE OF
KNOWLEDGE. - F
2.RESEARCH IS AN ACT OF STUDYING SOMETHING CAREFULLY
AND EXTENSIVELY IN ORDER TO ATTAIN DEEP KNOWLEDGE.
–T
3.RESEARCH CAN IMPROVE MAN’S STANDARD OF LIVING. – T
4.SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS CAN BE BASED ON BELIEFS,
GUESSES OR THEORIES. – F
5.INQUIRY IS CARRIED ON FROM BIRTH TO DEATH. T