Research is not rearranging facts. A student writing a report on behavior of pendulums is not research. Research is not a sales pitch. 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.