TIPS: How to Choose Research Ideas
Summary
TLDRThe video discusses how to guide students in selecting research topics, emphasizing the importance of personal interest, relevance, and practical scope. Teachers are encouraged to help students align their projects with global and national research agendas, like the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The speaker highlights the value of design thinking in research, advocating for understanding real-world problems by engaging with stakeholders directly. The process is iterative, encouraging ongoing refinement. There's also a focus on proper literature review, noting the balance between foundational and recent studies, and the importance of immersing in local contexts to identify impactful research questions.
Takeaways
- 📚 Choosing a research topic involves considering student interests and establishing relevance to current phenomena or societal needs.
- 🎓 High school and college students often engage in research through programs like research advisor programs where they may be assigned or propose their own topics.
- 🌍 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) serve as a framework for identifying research topics that have global significance and can be tailored to local contexts.
- 🧠 Brainstorming and mind mapping are encouraged to visualize the research outcome and to ensure the topic is output-oriented.
- 🔍 The Philippine Department of Science and Technology's Harmonized National Research and Development Agenda provides focus areas for critical research, guiding student topics.
- 🏫 Teachers play a crucial role in guiding students to formulate research ideas that are feasible given resource limitations and their skill level.
- 🌱 Design thinking is a recommended approach for identifying research problems, involving understanding needs, engaging with stakeholders, and iterating solutions.
- 🌾 Practical examples, such as immersing in farming communities to understand local challenges, are used to demonstrate the design thinking process in action.
- 📝 Personal observations and fieldwork are valid components of research and can be cited in academic papers as personal communications or field notes.
- 📖 Literature reviews should be comprehensive, not limited to recent publications, to build on established knowledge and avoid redundant or incorrect research.
- ⏱ The importance of up-to-date literature is debated; while some educators require the last five years of publications, others recognize the value of older, fundamental works.
Q & A
What is the significance of choosing a research topic in the educational context?
-Choosing a research topic is significant as it sets the direction for a student's inquiry and ensures that they pursue a subject that aligns with their interests and has social relevance, which is crucial for educational research.
How do high school students typically come up with research topics?
-High school students often come up with research topics based on current phenomena or their line of study. They may also be assigned topics by teachers or work in groups under a research advisor program.
What is the role of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in guiding research topics for students?
-SDGs serve as a framework for students to identify research topics that are relevant to global issues, ensuring that their research has a broader impact and aligns with international development priorities.
How does the Department of Science and Technology in the Philippines contribute to research topic selection?
-The Department of Science and Technology in the Philippines rolls out a harmonized national research and development agenda, identifying focus areas that require critical research, thus guiding students to select topics with social relevance.
Why is it important for students to be interested in their research topic?
-Student interest in their research topic is important because it drives motivation and engagement, leading to higher quality work and a more meaningful learning experience.
What is the purpose of mind mapping in the research process?
-Mind mapping is used to visualize the research process, helping students to understand the connections between different aspects of their topic and to plan their research steps effectively.
How does design thinking apply to research problem identification?
-Design thinking is a process that involves understanding the problem, engaging with stakeholders, and iteratively developing solutions. It allows students to immerse themselves in the issue, formulate research questions, and design studies based on real-world challenges.
What is the difference between a Capstone project and scientific research in the context of education?
-A Capstone project is typically a culminating academic task that demonstrates a student's mastery of a subject, while scientific research involves systematic investigation and experimentation to contribute to the body of knowledge in a field.
How should personal observations be cited in academic research papers?
-Personal observations can be cited as 'personal communication' in parentheses, acknowledging the source and the nature of the information, which is acceptable in academic writing.
What is the importance of reviewing literature in the research process?
-Reviewing literature is crucial as it provides a foundation for understanding existing knowledge, avoiding repetition of previous work, and identifying gaps that the new research can address.
How should students approach the scope of their research given resource limitations?
-Students should adjust their research scope based on their skill level and available resources, ensuring that their project is actionable and feasible within the constraints they face.
Outlines
🔍 Choosing a Research Topic
The paragraph discusses the process of selecting a research topic, particularly for high school and college students. It emphasizes the importance of student interest and relevance to current phenomena or societal needs. The speaker introduces the concept of starting with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework for identifying research topics. They also mention the role of research advisers in guiding students towards topics of interest and social relevance. The paragraph concludes with the suggestion to use mind mapping and outcome-oriented thinking when initiating research.
📚 Aligning Research with National Agendas
This paragraph focuses on aligning research topics with national priorities, such as the Harmonized National Research and Development Agenda in the Philippines. It underscores the significance of social relevance in research and the need for students to understand the scope of their research based on their skills and available resources. The speaker also introduces design thinking as a method for identifying research problems, which involves understanding the needs of stakeholders and designing solutions based on their input. The paragraph provides an example of agricultural research, where immersing oneself in the community and observing local challenges is crucial for formulating research questions.
🌱 Design Thinking in Research
The paragraph delves into the application of design thinking in research, highlighting its iterative and nonlinear nature. It explains that design thinking involves understanding the problem, researching, planning, and implementing solutions with minimal resources. The speaker suggests that this approach leads to impactful research and development by addressing real-world challenges. The paragraph also touches on the difference between capstone projects and scientific research, emphasizing the importance of personal observations and stakeholder engagement in research. Lastly, it mentions the practice of citing personal communications and the value of literature reviews in avoiding redundant work and enhancing the quality of research.
📈 The Value of Literature Reviews
In this brief paragraph, the speaker discusses the importance of literature reviews in research, particularly in educational contexts. They mention that some institutions require references from the last five years, but also acknowledge that fundamental knowledge remains valid regardless of its age. The paragraph concludes with a reminder of the value of high-quality literature reviews in saving time and preventing researchers from conducting unnecessary or incorrect experiments.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Research Topic
💡SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
💡Advisor
💡Outcome Orientation
💡Mind Mapping
💡Design Thinking
💡Stakeholders
💡Scope
💡Capstone Project
💡Literature Review
💡Personal Observations
Highlights
Importance of choosing a research topic that students are interested in.
Encouraging students to establish relevance with their research topics.
Utilizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework for research topics.
The role of the national research agenda in guiding student research topics.
The significance of mind mapping in the research process.
The necessity of being output-oriented when conducting research.
How to approach research within the health field using SDG themes.
The importance of adjusting research scope based on available resources and skills.
The concept of design thinking as a method for identifying and solving research problems.
The value of immersing oneself in the local community to understand research problems.
The iterative nature of the design thinking process in research and development.
The difference between a Capstone project and scientific research.
Guidance on how to cite personal observations in academic papers.
The importance of a high-quality literature review in research.
The debate on the relevance of older research in the context of current educational standards.
The impact of literature review on saving time and avoiding incorrect experiments.
Transcripts
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okay so choosing a research topic so how
do we do this okay so if you are a
teacher a high school for example
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um scho
po usually
College
expence
uh we would join a group May research
advisor program so technically
topics up
originally process school do you assign
assign a topic or do the students come
up with the
topics okay based on current or
phenomenon
so by their line of senior high school
track topic to work on okay so uh this
is also quite quite encouraging
either
way for my class I introduced the first
national research agenda develop okay
that's very important but then to be
honest okay po where we start
is sdg okay that's that's very
encouraging okay um po um kudos to all
of you uh these are all great approaches
po so okay
so it is very important that students
pursue a topic that they're interested
but as research
advisers um does encourage for them to
pursue their areas of interest but then
also very
important and establish relevance so
actually okay there's a couple of ways
by which you can actually do this so so
that you begin with the end and mind so
you mind mapping so IDE but then you
also have to be able to visualize what
the outcome
is don't be output oriented that still
holds true okay
so you're going to perform
research what I was just trying to say
is you should welcome the outcome so you
should have you should begin with that
in mind ended result but then in
practicing
research so my mapping is say for
example if you want to pursue research
like along the lines like within the
health field
um resarch on health
ay for example we give General topics
based on you and sdg so even like from
from that perspective okay like sdg
themes but then those themes are still
like fairly broad so as if you're
advising students what what specific
element or aspect of that s sdg do you
want to work on
okay in the context of the
Philippines um
regularly uh the department of Science
and Technology rolls out what you call a
harmonized national research and
development agenda so po you set of
focus areas that um our government um
identifies um to be in need of critical
research and development activities
so would end up
identifying topics along or within these
areas that the ideas that they are going
to come up
with have social
relevance research effort
so guidance and then s sdg that's also
like a very important set of guidance
that's a global uh initiative no so
those are um Global uh
themes that we need to tackle from a
research and development
perspective
can enjoy a very high quality of life
all right okay so project ideation
so teachers is that okay when you
ideate School
concern
just because we also acknowledge
that limitation when it comes to
resources
actually resarch group unlimited funding
so what's very important that you are
also able to teach your students is that
when they form their ideas and they make
plans to implement their project they
also have to learn the skills
of PR preparing or identifying a scope
and scope should be based on their skill
level okay so meaning School
level resarch will require a PhD
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skills adjust or if not you have to seek
guidance or the expertise of those who
are experts in the field an resources
very
important you might have to adjust your
research topic and uh research questions
to tackle into a scope that is again as
I said
actionable as part of your research
all
right Mouse
ano
okay's National research
agenda
s so an
approach to
identifying a pro a research problem to
tackle
relevance is by practicing design
thinking so design thinking so um design
thinking is a nonlinear and iterative
process that your students can Implement
to first like understand the need or to
understand the problem and then more
importantly talk to people or
stakeholders who are faced with that
problem and then design a study or a set
of solutions based on what they learn
from those stakeholders
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so the best way to do this is by
tackling an example so for
example that is quite agricultural in
nature
and
um what you do with design thinking
is you don't go straight to the
books problem is local
Scholar papers and
soltion
Bas Sometimes the best approach is you
immerse yourself you go to the farming
communities You observe and you talk to
the farmers for example
and challenges and Farmers that is
actually H how you formulate
your research
questions
challenges
gaps that's when you go and um look uh
and search the literature for potential
Solutions or studies uh that you can
actually take inspiration from to come
up with an answer to a local problem po
so times you have to immerse yourself
first and really observe before you go
to the literature and soltion
problem we think we know what they need
Without Really asking the
stakeholders that is design thinking you
go to your intended end user you ask
them what they need you ask them cap and
then you come up with a solution and to
be honest this is
actually a very impactful way of doing
research and development because you are
really designing the research based on
an existing and clearly understood
challenge
okay and this is iterative because
sometimes design thinking process you
talk you understand you do research you
come up with a
plan down to Perfection up to
Perfection basic idea you implement it
with minimal resources and then as you
test it
realize elements or advantages soltion
and then as you learn as you do it
iteratively until you come up with the
best
solution problem or perform research all
right so it requires
agility okay five minute question do you
have questions about what we just
discussed isang question
jeff which one what is the difference
between Capone project or scientific
research okay I will also have to say
this Capstone
project
uhip education system research um 12 um
but then I think bed
understanding
more research scientific research um
specify system but somebody please
correct me if I am wrong an
po how do you site those personal
observations in in the paper you know
what I actually po you can you can you
can say that Yeah we actually visited
this particular area and interviewed
like 10 Farmers or 10 fisher fisher
folks and
then and then perhaps you also did your
own investigation you took
pictures there's
notations
challenge when when coming up with the
conceptual framework or justification
for what we're
doing reference paper if you then I I do
that a lot so I at the end of my
sentence or
statement parenthesis first come
personal
communication yes yes and it is AC yeah
it's accepted
yes previewed journal and also
Trier
teachers basis for the information that
students would use in to to
contextualize their
research within the last five
years Einstein older than 5 years
invalidated 200y old
established fundamental knowledge that
remains True to this day
exactly encounter in trainings like
this there are institutions or Educators
requiring now within the last five years
par if for as long as the body of
knowledge is not
disproved that will remain valid that
can be used to contextual in my field
yeah yes in my field we always do review
of lit so it always comes like I mean
start from 50 years ago this is what
happened and now this is what it
is y okay so okay so thanks for the
clarification I'm hoping that
teiz that for educational research po
when I wrote my thesis last 10 years
requirement
m mom
Jenny I me it's quite unfortunate I have
to say
po your students my team missing out on
a lot of very
solid um body of
work five or 10 year period
and some and one very important thing po
high quality review of literature can
save you years worth of work and it will
also save you or prevent you from doing
the wrong
experiments usually 10
years 100 years like I said analogy to
challenge your
teachers
Einstein so
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