Concept Paper for Academic Research

Question 1

It contains:

✓ Research title

✓ Name and school

✓ Date of submission

Answer 1

Title Page

Question 2

It contains:

✓ State the field you are researching on

✓ State the problems to be addressed by the research, provide statistics and previous studies to prove your claim

✓ Reasons in conducting the research

✓ Theoretical and practical implications

Answer 2

Background of the Study

Question 3

It contains:

✓ Provide theoretical framework

✓ Provide major related literature review at least 5

✓ Provide brief synthesis of the reviewed literature and studies.

Answer 3

Preliminary Literature Review

Question 4

It contains:

✓ State the general problem in one sentence.

✓ State your specific research questions of objectives.

Answer 4

Statement of the Problem/Objectives

Question 5

It contains:

✓ Context and participants of the study

✓ Instruments to be used

Answer 5

Methodology

Question 6

Its procedures:

✓ Data analysis scheme to be used

Answer 6

Data Collection

Question 7

It contains:

✓ Duration of the research (Gantt chart)

Answer 7

Timeline

Question 8

It contains:

✓ List of books, journals, and other resources cited in your paper

Answer 8

Reference

Question 9

What are the three ways of explaining a concept?

Answer 9

Informal, formal and Extended Definition

Question 10

This makes of an illustrations, examples, and description to clarify the term

Answer 10

Definition

Question 11

Giving of a parenthetical or brief explanation.

Answer 11

Informal Definition

Question 12

Giving of the term to be defined, the category, and the quality that makes the term different from other terms in the same category.

Answer 12

Formal Definition

Question 13

Is a detailed way of defining a term and is usually a one paragraph. It incorporates various patterns of formal, informal, comparison and contrasts, narration, description, classification, cause and effect to explain a concept.

Answer 13

Extended Definition

Question 14

German Physician who described Alzheimer’s Disease is?

Answer 14

Aloz Alzheimer

Question 15

The following _______ are useful when explaining a concept by definition.

As defined, for example, for instance, is defined as, means, such as, to define, to illustrate.

Answer 15

Signal Words

Question 16

Is a method of explanation in which sentences, verses, quotes, or phrases are taken from a literary or academic work then interpreted and explained in a detailed way.

Answer 16

Explication

Question 17

It is a method of explanation in which the points are organized from a general abstract idea to specific and concrete examples.

Answer 17

Clarification

Question 18

Example of Signal Words for Clarification:

Answer 18

After all,

As an example,

For instance,

Namely,

That is,

In other words,

Put another way,

Consider the following example,

In particular,

To be specific specifically,

To clarify,

For example,

In short,

Stated differently,