The formal, systematic application of scholarship, disciplined inquiry, and most often the scientific method to the study of problems.
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| Abstract |
A brief summary of a research project and its findings. A summary of a study that describes its most important aspects, including major results and conclusions. |
| Action plan | A plan to implement change as a result of an action research study. |
| Axiom | A statement widely accepted as truth. |
| Bias | It can appear in research via the sampling frame, random sampling, or non-response. It can also occur at other stages in research, such as while interviewing, in the design of questions, or in the way data are analyzed and presented. Bias means that the research findings will not be representative of, or generalizable to, a wider population. |
| Bibliography | A list of the books referred to in a research project. It usually appears at the end, or as a separate section, known as an appendix. |
| Case Study | The collection and presentation of detailed information about a particular participant or small group, frequently including the accounts of subjects themselves. |
| Citation |
The act of acknowledging or documenting a reference source used in preparing an assignment, report or project. It is also described as documentation. A full citation lists accurate information about author, title, publication date and related facts. There are a number of different citation styles. |
| Confidentiality | Protection of the identity of human participants and their individual responses from disclosure. |
| Consent | The process whereby a patient freely agrees without coercion or pressure to be involved in a research project. |
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Copyright |
the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something (such as a literary, musical, or artistic work) |
| Credibility | A researcher's ability to demonstrate that the object of a study is accurately identified and described based on the way in which the study was conducted. |
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Database |
A large collection of data organized especially for rapid search and retrieval |
| DOI |
DOI stands for Digital Object Identifier. A DOI is a string of letters and numbers used to identify an electronic document. While the web address (URL) where a work is located may change, the DOI remains the same. |
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Fair Use |
Copyrighted materials may be used without permission of the copyright owner if the citation is provided. |
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Full-Text |
Entire content of an online article. |
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Journal |
A publication produced according to the subject and field, issued by schedule. |
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Key Word |
A key word is special/main words within a document, with the help of which it is possible to search for related materials. |
| LitReview (Literature Review) | A comprehensive survey of the research literature on a topic. Generally the literature review is presented at the beginning of a research paper and explains how the researcher arrived at his or her research questions. |
| Methodology (or Research Methods) | A particular procedure or set of procedures. These may include the methods, techniques and instruments used in a research experiment. |
| OER |
"Open Educational Resources" are freely accessible, openly licensed text, media, and other digital assets that may be useful in your research. These resources may or may not be scholarly sources. |
| OPAC | OPAC is a library acronym for "Online Public Access Catalog." When library staff use the term, we mean the Libraries' Catalog. |
| Peer Reviewed & Refereed |
A process by which research studies are examined by an independent panel of researchers for review. This is standard procedure in publishing scholarly research. |
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URL |
URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. This is the address of a document on the internet. |
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Volume and Issue Number |
Standard elements of an article. Volume is an indicator of how many years the publication is circulated, and Issue means the number of times the periodical was published in that year. |
References:
Noori, Abdullah. (2018). Glossary of Research Terms. 10.13140/RG.2.2.29067.18724.
Merriam Webster. (2021, February 11).Dictionary by Merriam Webster from https://www.merriam-webster.com/
