A new improved toothpaste developed after years of research is rarely if ever real research. The KanCRN project has specific requirements to teach regarding the research process. True research is a quest driven by a specific question which needs an answer. Here are those eight characteristics. Research originates with a question or a problem.
Research requires a clear articulation of a goal.
Research follows a specific plan of procedure. Research usually divides the principal problem into more manageable sub-problems. Research is guided by the specific research problem, question, or hypothesis. Research accepts certain critical assumptions. These assumptions are underlying theories or ideas about how the world works.