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. Research requires the collection and interpretation of data in attempting to resolve the problem that initiated the research.