UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH GAPS: WHY THEY MATTER IN ACADEMIC INQUIRY
Summary
TLDRIn this educational video, the presenter delves into the critical concept of 'research gaps' for academic papers. They explain what constitutes a research gap, its significance during defense, and how to identify and address it. The discussion covers various types of gaps, such as empirical, knowledge, evidence, population, methodological, and theoretical. The presenter emphasizes the importance of reading recent studies to spot patterns, limitations, and contradictions, which can lead to identifying a research gap. They also stress the need to clearly state and justify the gap in one's paper to demonstrate its relevance and potential to contribute new insights or solutions to real-world problems.
Takeaways
- 🔍 A research gap is an area of interest within a field of study that has not been sufficiently explored or lacks adequate attention in existing literature.
- 📢 Identifying a research gap is crucial as it brings new insights, prevents repetition of previous studies, and addresses real-world problems that have been overlooked.
- 🌟 The importance of a research gap lies in its potential to offer fresh perspectives, avoid redundancy, and contribute to solving unattended issues in academic or practical contexts.
- 📚 There are various types of research gaps, including empirical, knowledge, evidence, population, methodological, and theoretical gaps, each highlighting different aspects of underexplored areas.
- 🏢 For instance, a population gap might refer to underrepresented groups in studies, such as focusing on the impact of social media on adolescents while neglecting older adults.
- 🔬 Methodological gaps point to a lack of diverse approaches in research, suggesting the need for alternative methodologies to provide deeper insights.
- 🧩 Theoretical gaps occur when existing theories do not fully account for new concepts or dynamics, like the integration of digital transformation into traditional motivation theories.
- 🔑 To identify a research gap, one must immerse in recent literature, look for patterns and limitations, analyze contradictions, and consider unrepresented populations or regions.
- ✍️ When presenting a research gap in a paper, it should be clearly stated, supported by literature, and aligned with research questions and objectives to demonstrate its significance.
- 💡 Justifying the research gap involves explaining how addressing it can advance knowledge or solve problems, emphasizing its value and relevance to the field.
Q & A
What is a research gap?
-A research gap refers to an area of interest or a specific area within a field of study that has not been fully explored or has inadequacies in the existing literature, meaning it lacks sufficient attention or study, and previous research may be insufficient or not fully answer the questions at hand.
Why is identifying a research gap important in academic research?
-Identifying a research gap is important because it brings new knowledge and perspectives, avoids repetition of previous studies, and ultimately aims to address real-world problems that have been overlooked.
What are the different types of research gaps mentioned in the script?
-The script mentions empirical gap, knowledge gap, evidence gap, population gap, methodological gap, and theoretical gap as the different types of research gaps.
Can you provide an example of a knowledge gap?
-An example of a knowledge gap is the limited research on the long-term psychological effects of remote work on employees post-pandemic, where most studies have focused on short-term effects like productivity and life balance.
What is an evidence gap and how does it differ from a knowledge gap?
-An evidence gap exists when there are existing data and discussions about a problem, but the information is not in-depth, insufficient, or not extensive enough to support solid conclusions. It differs from a knowledge gap in that it's about the sufficiency and depth of the existing data rather than the lack of information altogether.
How can a population gap be identified in research?
-A population gap is identified when a certain group of people is not equally represented or is underrepresented in existing studies. For example, most research on the impact of social media on mental health focuses on adolescents and young adults, leading to an underrepresentation of older adults.
What is a methodological gap and why is it significant?
-A methodological gap exists when there is a lack of variety in the methods used to study a particular problem. It's significant because using different methodologies can provide deeper insights and avoid repetition of data and conclusions from frequently used methods.
How can a theoretical gap be addressed in research?
-A theoretical gap can be addressed by revisiting and expanding existing theories to account for new concepts or dynamics. For example, integrating concepts like digital transformation or remote work into traditional theories of employee motivation.
What is the process of identifying a research gap as described in the script?
-The process involves reading recent studies related to the area of interest, looking for patterns and common limitations, analyzing these limitations, considering unrepresented populations or regions, and finally, clearly stating the gap in the research paper with supporting literature.
Why is it crucial to clearly state the research gap in a research paper?
-It is crucial to clearly state the research gap to ensure that the panelists and readers can easily understand the point of the study. A well-defined gap helps in formulating research questions and objectives that directly address the identified gap, thus contributing to the advancement of knowledge in the field.
Outlines
🔍 Understanding Research Gaps
The paragraph introduces the concept of research gaps, emphasizing their importance in academic research and particularly during defense presentations. It explains that a research gap refers to an area within a field of study that has not been sufficiently explored or where existing literature is inadequate. The paragraph stresses the need for researchers to identify and address research gaps to provide new insights and avoid repetition of previous studies. It also mentions the use of reference materials to better understand the concept of research gaps.
📚 Importance of Identifying Research Gaps
This paragraph delves into the reasons why identifying research gaps is crucial. It cites Creswell's view that identifying a research gap brings new information, prevents repetition of previous studies, and addresses real-world problems that have been overlooked. The paragraph also introduces different types of research gaps, such as empirical gaps based on researchers' experiences and observations, and encourages researchers to explore these gaps to enhance the relevance and impact of their studies.
👥 Types of Research Gaps
The paragraph discusses various types of research gaps, including knowledge gaps, evidence gaps, population gaps, methodological gaps, and theoretical gaps. Each type is explained with examples, such as the lack of long-term studies on the psychological effects of remote work or the underrepresentation of older adults in social media impact studies. The paragraph highlights the importance of recognizing these gaps to conduct more comprehensive and relevant research.
🔬 How to Identify Research Gaps
This paragraph provides a guide on how to identify research gaps. It suggests reading recent studies related to the area of interest, looking for patterns and limitations in existing literature, analyzing these limitations, and considering contradictions among studies. It also advises looking for unrepresented populations or regions that have been neglected in previous research. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of immersing oneself in reading and critically analyzing existing research to uncover potential gaps.
📝 Presenting and Justifying Research Gaps
The final paragraph focuses on how to present and justify research gaps in a research paper. It advises clearly stating the gap, supporting it with literature, aligning research questions and objectives with the identified gap, and justifying why addressing the gap is important for advancing knowledge or solving problems. The paragraph concludes with an example of a potential research gap regarding the positive effects of social media on teenagers' mental health, highlighting the need for a new perspective in this area.
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Keywords
💡Research Gap
💡Academic Inquiry
💡Empirical Gap
💡Knowledge Gap
💡Evidence Gap
💡Population Gap
💡Methodological Gap
💡Theoretical Gap
💡Relevance
💡Real-world Problems
Highlights
The importance of addressing research gaps in academic research papers.
Definition of a research gap as an area within a field of study that has not been fully explored.
The significance of identifying research gaps to bring new knowledge and avoid repetition of previous studies.
Three main reasons for identifying research gaps according to Creswell: novelty, avoiding repetition, and addressing real-world problems.
Examples of different types of research gaps: empirical, knowledge, evidence, population, methodological, and theoretical.
How to identify a research gap by reviewing recent studies, looking for patterns and limitations.
The process of analyzing limitations in existing literature to pinpoint research gaps.
The value of looking for contradictions in studies to identify potential research gaps.
Focusing on unrepresented populations or regions to discover research gaps.
Clear presentation of a research gap in a paper to avoid confusion among panelists and readers.
The necessity of aligning research questions and objectives with the identified research gap.
Justifying the significance of addressing a research gap in terms of advancing knowledge and solving problems.
An example of identifying a research gap in the positive effects of social media on adolescent mental health.
The importance of immersing oneself in reading recent studies to discover new research gaps.
Advice on how to present a research gap clearly in a research paper.
The role of research gaps in contributing to the body of knowledge and solving real-world issues.
Transcripts
Hi guys good day to everyone in today's
video I will be discussing to you one of
the important concepts na palaging
naitatanong at palaging kailangang
mabigyan ng atens when you are making
your research paper which is yung
tinatawag natin na research gaps so
technically research gap is one of the
important concept na laging binibigyan
ng pansin ng mga panelist during defense
and we as res
it is very important for us to address
the questions of our panelist regarding
our research G and for us to have idea
kung papaano natin pwedeng sagutin yung
question na What is your research gap
Why your research gap is important What
type of research gap that you have and
how do you address that kind of research
G let me show you or let me share this
reference materials na lagi naming
ginagamit when discussing the concept of
understanding research gap Why they
matter in academic inquiry so let's
start our discussion on discussing the
definition of research cap What is
research cap technically my dear
researchers kapag sinabi nating research
gap it refers to an area of interests or
it refers to a specific area within the
field of study that has not being
explored
o kaya naman is merong inadequacy when
it comes to the existing literature
meaning to say research
gaps talked about areas of Concern na
hindi masyadong nabibigyan ng pansin or
hindi masyadong nabibigyan ng atensyon
Kung ito man ay nabigyan ng pag-aaral
maaaring ang pag-aaral na ginawa dito ay
hindi sapat or hindi ah nasasagot yung
mga questions as
and even it present a big limitations
based on the previous studies of
Investigation kaya It's very important
for us researchers na makapag identify
tayo ng tamang research gap kasi baka
yung research gap na sinasabi mo sa
paper mo is Hindi naman talaga research
gap Nagmukha lang siyang research gap
kasi hindi ka mahilig magbasa pero once
that you check it to the internet when
once that you check it in different
databases Makikita mo ah okay ang dami
na palang previous studies about this
problem so hindi na siya magiging
research gap so It's very important for
us to understand that research gap
refers to an area a subject that has not
being fully explored Kung ito man ay
meroong pag-aaral hindi sapat yong
pag-aaral tungkol dito so that
nagkakaroon tuloy ng limited Uh
explanation regarding this concern so
for example Let's have an example here
nakalagay dito if previous studies have
mostly focused on the urban areas when
studying the impact of digital Education
you could have a research gap pagdating
sa perspective ng mga people pagdating
sa rural areas majority of the studies
about about impact of digital Education
ay naka-focus sa mga urban areas nung
tinignan yung mga existing studies about
it and then nakita mo there is a limited
study na naka-focus on the perspective
of Uh rural areas so with that it now
presents This is what we called a
research cap Okay then Ngayon alam na
natin kung ano Iyung ibig sabihin ng
research cap the next thing that you
need to understand is that Why it is
important na
is Identifying a research gap important
so according to creswell and cresswell
meron daw tatlong mahahalagang bagay why
we have to identify appropriate research
C number one it brings something new to
the table since it is gap nga meron
ngang kakulangan about this specific
areas the knowledge the information that
you will discover about this problem
will bring fresh ideas fresh perspective
new information to the body of Okay
number two by Identifying appropriate
research gap maiiwasan natin yung
tinatawag na repetition ng mga previous
studies and we could say that our
present study is really relevant so that
is the important why you have to
identify appropriate research gap you
can proudly say
that my paper is relevant because a gap
here aside from that it is not the
repetition of the previous studies na
makikita natin sa internet So that's
number two and number three is that the
ultimate reasons kung bakit natin
ginagawa ang maraming pag-aaral is
because we want to address real world
problems na hindi nabibigyan ng pansin
Okay This is the ultimate reasons the
ultimate goal kung bakit natin ginagawa
ang research We want to address a lot of
problems especially those problems na
palaging
na-over Okay so that's it alam na natin
yung sagot Kapag tinanong tayo ng
panelist natin What is research gap and
Why it is important that we identify
appropriate research gap ngayon ang
tanong naman ano-ano yong different
types of research gap na pwede nating
gamitin sa paper natin usually kasi ang
ang research gap na lagi kong
nae-encounter sa maraming mga research
paper is ung tinatawag natin na
empirical gap The Gap that is based on
the experiences and observations of the
researchers but aside from empirical gap
marami pa kasing types of research gap
na pwede ninyong i-d no ah based on the
reference materials that I have Here it
is according to baraceros we have
Uh five other research gaps na pwede
nating pagkuhanan ng problem number one
is yung tinatawag natin na knowledge gap
pag sinabi nating knowledge gap it Talks
about a particular topic na merong
insufficient information Okay you think
of a topic you think of you think of a
subject or areas na tingin mo there is
an insufficient information about that
example research on the longterm
psychological effects of remote work on
employees post pandemic is limited Why
Because majority of the studies focus on
shortterm effects such as productivity
and life balance living a gap in
understanding the Mental Health impacts
over longer period of time for example
for 5 years after consistent remote
working ano yung nagiging epekto niyan
sa mga employees natin Okay so meaning
to say there is a knowledge gap on that
kasi hindi sapat yung knowledge na na-
gather regarding doon sa na Ano ba yung
pwedeng maging epekto ng pagkakaroon ng
remote work sa psychological aspect ng
ating mga employees after post pandemic
or during post pandemic Okay so that's
knowledge gap second one meron din
tayong tinatawag na evidence gap pag
sinabi naman nating evidence gap ito
yung meron ng mga existing data meron ng
mga ah existing discussions about the
problem pero hindi siya ganon kaust or
hindi ganon ka indepth or hindi ganon
kadami or hindi ganon ka- sufficient
yung information na mayroon about that
particular conclusions kumbaga may data
but the data itself is not sufficient to
support the conclusion Okay so ano Iyung
example natin for example there are
studies on the effectiveness of
mindfulness meditation in anxiety ito
lagi itong dini-discuss ng isa sa mga
teachers ko na ang meditation daw or
mindful meditation is good if you want
to reduce anxiety
but majority of the studies about this
particular concern is nak naka rely lang
sa self supported data So ibig sabihin
base lamang sa perception ng mga
individual naum gagawa at nakakaranas
non pero walang objective measures
walang quantitative data na nagpapakita
that this thing is really for example
nakakatulong in reducing anxiety so
because of that meron ngayong evidence
gap ngayon if you want to study this
kind of problem Pwede ka ngayong gumamit
ng iba't ibang mga quantifiable data or
quantitative data para masuportahan yung
pag-aaral about mindful mindfulness
meditation towards reducing anxiety okay
that's evidence gra gap pangatlo is yung
tinatawag natin na population gap no pag
sinabi nating population
gap hindi equally presented or
represented yung certain population or
merong group of population na hindi sila
represented kumbaga nle behind sila It
Could Be based on the age group It Could
Be based on the gender it can be based
on the region it can also based on the
religions or whatsoever basa this group
of people is not represented doon sa mga
existing studies na meron tayo
halimbawa halimbawa ng population gap no
which present under represented or under
representation sa mga research most
research on the impact of social media
usage on Mental Health was conducted
among adolescents and young adult so
majority daw ng studies about impact of
social media ay naka-focus sa mga
adolescence and adolescence and yang at
with that meron daw under representation
iyung mga older adults natin na age 60
above with that ngayon kung gusto mong
pag-aralan yung impact ng Social Media
on Mental Health Iwanan mo na muna yung
mga adolescence Iwanan mo na muna yung
mga young adults Bigyan mo muna ngayon
ng representation sa study mo yung mga
older adults na nasa 60 and Above Okay
para makita mo din how social media or
how the use of social media affect their
mental health and social engagement even
their cognitive well be okay that's
number three number four naman is yung
tinatawag nating na methodological
gap from the name itself mayroong
kakulangan sa paggamit ng ganitong
methods ito lagi ko Ong sinasabi sa mga
researchers na nahahawakan ko before you
decide with a certain methodology
magtingin muna kayo ng mga existing
studies kung ano ba ang frequently used
na method sa ganyang problem dep kapag
yung methodology na napili ninyo ay
frequently used na and you think na
makakapag generate lang din kayo ng the
same
data same information Palitan mo na or
Try mong magkaroon ng adjustment kasi
na-anticipate mo na eh that you will
come Up with the same data okay mag-base
ka sa mga hindi masyadong nagagamit para
magkaroon naman tayo ng other effective
kapag ginamit Yung ganitong methodology
for example studies on workplace
diversity on organization and innovation
use survey and self-assessment as the
primary data collection method a
methodological gap exists as few studies
employ qualitative
methods such as interview o kaya naman
ethnographic observation o kaya naman
Focus group discussion which will
provide a deeper insights about the Liv
expences of employees in diverse
workplace so meron daw pag-aaral
Regarding sa diversity in workplace in
one's
organization pero yung mga pag-aaral
nito ay naka-focus or majority ng mga
pag-aaral na ito ay gumamit ng survey
and self-assessment
quantitative limited ang pag-aaral na
gumagamit ng qualitative so with that
when you will focus on the same study
use other approach or methodology
mag-interview Focus group discussion
ethnographic observation for you to have
a deeper understanding on the live
experiences of this people mas
maiintindihan mo yung kwento nila ' ba
makakapag provide ka ngayon ng different
perspective walang repetition new
information sa table Okay number five
yung tinatawag natin na theoretical cap
ito minsan lang siyang ginagamit no yung
theoretical c
napaka ano kasi nito e napaka-complex
theoretical gap there is a gap when it
comes to the revisitation and expansion
ng mga existing studies so medyo mahirap
talaga siya kasi revisiting and
expansion kumbaga It's either isupport
mo or idb mo or i-improve mo yung mga
existing theories na mahabang pagan yan
example traditional theories on employee
motivation usually use m l High of needs
but few research have integrated new
concepts like digital transformation or
remote work into this models with that a
theoretical gap exists adapting or
expanding this classic models to account
21st century workplace dynamics such as
virtual teams or flexible work
arrangement kumbaga karamihan ka ng
pag-aaral na may kinalaman sa employee
motivation Ay Gumagamit ng traditional
theory which is yung k
yung of needs Bakit daw hindi natin
subukang Tingan or i-expand or ivisit
yung tenets ng theory na to para
mapatunayan natin kung in present time
yun pa rin ba talaga ang pangangailangan
ng tao yun pa rin ba yung kailangan
nating masunod na need or hierarchy of
needs So that's theoretical
Okay so aside from empirical gap ang
dami nating pwedeng pagkuhanan ng
problem or pagbasihan ng problem natin
we have knowledge gap evidence gap
population gap methodological gap and
yung panglima yung tinatawag natin na
theoretical gap Okay then Uh how to
identify research gap ito lagi itg
tinatanong sa akin ng mga bata Sir gusto
po naming magkaroon ng tinatawag na ito
ang gusto po naming gamitin na basis for
our gap is yung tinatawag na evidence
gap magbabasa po kami ng mga existing
literature papaano po namin siya gagawin
so proceed tayo ngayon sa how to
identify research
G the first thing that you have to do my
dear researchers if you want to
appropriately identify your research gap
is kailangan mo talagang magbasa ng
maraming recent studies na may kinalaman
doon sa area of Concern na interest or
interesting para SAO or interested
ka magbasa ng maraming recent
studies mas maganda sana kung yung mga
bago-bago ang inyong magiging point of
reference and then kapag nakapagbasa ka
na nakapaghanap ka na nakapag compile ka
na ng iba't ibang mga recent studies na
may kinalaman doon sa area of Concern na
gusto mong pag-aralan look for patterns
ano yung pinagkatulad tulad ni naila ano
ung common themes nila ano yung mga
limitations na na-observe mo doon sa mga
literatur sa mga literature na iyon
mag-ano ka ilista mo isulat mo Okay then
after that i-analyze mo ngayon yung
limitation ng mga studies na iyon okay
nakita mo Ah okay may kakulangan sa
ganitong area with that you pay
attention no doon sa mga limitation
na napansin mo And at the same time na
mention ng mga researchers or na mention
ng mga past researchers Okay para sila
ngayon yung magiging point of
exploration mo sila yung magiging
basihan mo okay pangapat look for
contradictions Pwede rin Ong Tingnan mo
halimbawa yung mga studies na to ay yung
L yung set of studies na to ay
contradicting sa line of studies na to
ngayon Tingnan mo bakit bakit kaya sila
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maka-date lamang sa kakayahan ng mga
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mag-in ancie so with that Try mo ngayong
pag-aralan Sino kaya sa dalawa or din
kaya sa dalawang studies na'to ang
mayong accurate na information na
pwedeng maibigay yun ang kagandahan ng
looking for contradiction Then after
that ito consider unrepresented
population or regions ito yung kanina no
kung ano yung hindi masyadong na-mention
kung ano yung masyadong hindi nabibigyan
ng Focus ng ibang mga researchers doon
ka mag-focus para makapag fill in ka ng
tinatawag na research cap Okay so this
are the simple ways on how we can
possibly identify good research cap but
the bottom line here is that
you really have to immerse yourself in
reading a lot of recent
studies by engaging yourself in the art
of reading marami kang madi-discover na
mga information about research Okay and
then ngayon halimbawa nakapag identify
ka na ng research gap nakita mo na may
kakulangan dito supported na siya ng
iba't ibang mga citations marami ka ng
pag-aaral na Nabas ha at talagang
convince ka na Enlighten ka na regarding
dun sa nature ng study mo Papaano mo
ngayon ipe-present yan sa paper mo So
obviously You have to clearly state your
gap Baka nga nakapag nakakita ka nga ng
maayos na research gap napatunayan mo
nga na may research gap doun sa
pag-aaral na yan or sa area na yan Pero
nung kinompose mo na siya sa paper mo is
Mas lalong Naguluhan yung mga panelist
so when you are writing down your
research gap You have to make sure that
you clearly stated The Gap itself in
such a way that your panelist and
readers can easily understand your point
no i-e mo siya i-mention mo siya sa
introduction mo Magbigay ka ng mga
literature that can possibly support no
your identified research gap and then
para mas ma- strengthen pa yung
identified research gap na namin mention
mo or nakita mo You have to make sure
that the research questions and research
objectives na gagawin mo sa paper mo ay
obviously
naka-una na-identify mo na research G
baka naglagay ka ng research gap sa
introduction mo na may kakulangan dito
pero yung objectives mo yung questions
mo ay hindi
nagaala nagtutugma So kung ano yung
na-mention mong research gap sa
introduction doon ka dapat mag-dwell
doon ka dapat kukuha ng inspiration sa
paggagawa ng research questions and
objectives that will serve as the
foundation of your research paper Okay
then after that you have to justify No
you have to justify this gap Why
addressing This research gap can advance
the knowledge or
solve
the Bakit kapag pinag-aralan or why do
you think that studying this research
gap is makakapag advance siya ng
knowledge or makakapag solve siya ng
problem you have to explain that on your
paper na kapag pinag-aralan po natin
yung gap na to it can advance the value
of knowledge And it can contribute in
making solution towards this problem
Okay po Okay Now let's have a simple
example ulit though I have provided
example na doon sa mga taas ah doon sa
taas Let's have some example pa suppose
there is a lot of research on how social
media affects teenagers Mental Health
but most of the studies are focusing on
the negative impact so meaning to say
there is a potential gap regarding the
positive effects of social media
towards the Mental Health of the
adolescence so focusing on this angle
would contribute to the new perspective
Okay which are already research Okay po
So that's how no
we identify research gap No it din ung
importance kung bakit dapat maayos
nating Napipili yung research gap natin
and I hope and I pray that you are able
to understand the importance of giving
highlight Focus and importance in
Identifying appropriate research gap so
thank you so much everyone I hope and I
pray that you learn something in this
discussion God bless and ba-bye
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