Background of the Study - Research Problem - Research Gap - Research Questions - Literature Review Flashcards
Background of the Study - Research Problem - Research Gap
It introduces the important facts that establish the general context where the study revolves such as the description of the subjects of the study or the history involving the research.
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
ACCORDING TO_____________ “the background of a study serves to convey the central argument of your study and its significance clearly and logically to an uninformed audience.”
Oommen (2023)
helps in showing where your research stands in the academic field.
RESEARCH GAP
an issue that has not been fully addressed by previous studies.
RESEARCH GAP
Five (5) components to consider in writing the background of your research
- The current state of the field
- The research problem
- The current and conventional practices in addressing the issue
- The research gap
- The contribution of the present study in addressing the research gap
Explain that the general field where your current study is situated remains a significant area of research up to the present. Point out that it continues to interest many researchers and many practitioners.
The current state of the field
Discuss all the issues or concerns which your study will address.
The research problem
Discuss the current practices being used by researchers, practitioners, or authorities within the particular field of study you are investigating
The current and conventional practices in addressing the issue
Discuss how your own study will help fill in the research gap you have identified.
The contribution of the present study in addressing the research gap
to the particular issue which you will address in your study as well as the specific area of concern of the research.
Research Problem
states what is to be investigated, identifies the variables, and discusses their relationships
Research Problem
Conduct a preliminary research using all the available resources (print and non-print) in identifying your research problem.
STEP 1 IN IDENTIFYING THE RESEARCH PROBLEM
Based on your preliminary research, prepare a concept map to generate and synthesize your ideas.
STEP 2 IN IDENTIFYING THE RESEARCH PROBLEM
Identify your general research problem from these clusters.
STEP 3 IN IDENTIFYING THE RESEARCH PROBLEM
After identifying your research problem, you now have to state it and establish its place in your study.
STEP 4 IN IDENTIFYING THE RESEARCH PROBLEM
Formally points out the issue that your study wants to address.
Problem Statement
does not only identify the problem in the study but also answers the question, “Why is the study worthy of being investigated?”
Problem Statement
Indicate specific concerns related to your research problem that your study also intends to answer, They are classified into general and specific types.
Research Questions
Derived from the main problem of the study (contain words such as “effects” and “relationship”)
GENERAL QUESTIONS
The words who, when, or where shall not be placed in the______________
GENERAL QUESTIONS
Helps in developing tools for collecting data, gathering related references, organizing your paper, and drawing valid conclusions from findings.
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
Anchored on the General Questions
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
Why do we need to read a lot before writing for your Chapter 2?
A literature review is like engaging in a conversation with authors or researchers of various studies.
An academic text that provides an overview of a particular topic.
LITERATURE REVIEW
is defined as an examination
of relevant books, scholarly articles,
and any other sources
pertinent to an area of research.
LITERATURE REVIEW
According to Creswell (1994, 20-21), the first function literature review is….
it shares with the readers the results of other studies closely related to the study being reported.
According to Creswell (1994,20-21), the second function of a literature review is….
it relates a study to the broader, ongoing dialogue in the literature about a topic, filling in gaps and extending prior studies.
What important things you must remember in reading the different works of experts?
- Determine what has already been written on a topic.
- Identify previous approaches to the topic.
- Integrate what previous researchers have found.
- Identify important issues still unresolved.
- Identify new ways to interpret, and shed
light on any gaps in, previous research
Functions literature review?
(RRICR)
RELEVANCE
RESEARCH GAP
INFORMATION
CONTRADICTIONS
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND FRAMEWORKS
It establishes the relevance of the study.
RELEVANCE
It further helps in establishing the research gap that the study intends to fill.
RESEARCH GAP
It provides important information about your topic and the concepts related to it.
INFORMATION
It provides contradiction between and among previous literature.
CONTRADICTIONS
It justifies your research methodology. It presents and discusses your theoretical and conceptual frameworks (backbone of your study).
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND FRAMEWORKS
What is the first stage in Writing Literature Review?
Literature Search
the stage in which the researcher systematically looks for and selects reference materials related to the study.
Literature Search
What is the second stage in Writing Literature Review?
Evaluation and Analysis of the Selected Works
ensure that the materials you will use in your paper are only those that are closely related to your research topic.
Evaluation and Analysis of the Selected Works
What is the third stage in Writing Literature Review?
Drafting the Literature Review
the stage where you actually write your literature review.
Drafting the Literature Review
