Research skills are basically techniques for handling material.  When you begin to research a topic there is so much information out there.  There are resources in the library either in books or online.  Research materials are everywhere.  It is easy for one to become overwhelmed when conducting research so it is essential to keep organized and on top of things other wise it is easy to get lost in the sea of information. I have found from experience that not all sources are creditable so when conducting research one has to consider where the source is coming from.


Research methods involve how one carries out research.  It entails what steps that you take to get yourself from point A to point B while gathering material needed to express the topic at hand.  It is important to make a plan before you begin research so you are prepared for what is to come and that you have a direction.



Methodologies is the specific angle or perspective that you impose on your work.  When someone reads what you have written they can tell a lot about your writing. The reader can see who your sources are.  Even by simple word choice and structure one can tell how much or how little you are into what goes down onto paper.