Problem Statement Flashcards
is a concise description of an issue to be addressed or a condition to be improved upon.
Problem Statement
It identifies the gap between the current state and desired state of a process or product.
Problem Statement
should address the relevance of the research & why it is important to resolve the problem.
Problem Statement
Purpose of the Statement of the Problem
To describe the substantive focus of the research study
to identify the issue that is a concern and focus it in a way that allows it to be studied in a systematic way.
to clarify why your study and project in general is valuable.
To pose initial research questions
To forecast the literature to be discussed in the second section
To discuss the limitations of the study
2 parts of the Statement of the Problem
General Statement and the specific research questions
Guidelines in formulating specific question or sub-questions
1) Begin the research questions with the “WHAT?” or “HOW” explanation of the research design. (Qualitative)
2) “WHY?” implies an explanation of an occurrence and suggests a cause- and-effect type of thinking. (Quantitative)
3) Focus on a single phenomenon or concept.
4) Qualitative research uses exploratory and non-directional verbs. The study will: discover (grounded theory); seek to understand (ethnography); explore the process of (case study); describe the experiences of (phenomenology); report the stories (narrative research).
5) Quantitative research uses directional verbs such as: affect; effect; influence; impact; cause; relation; relate; and determine.
6) Expect research questions to evolve and change during the study in a manner consistent with the assumptions of the emerging design.
7) Use open-ended questions without reference to the literature or theory unless otherwise indicated by a qualitative strategy of inquiry
8) Specify the participants and the research site of the study, if the information is not yet given
4 Types of Research Questions
Factor-Isolating, Factor-relating, Situation-relating, and Situation-producing Questions
The major concern of these questions is to
categorize, label, or name factors and situations that exist or those that are present in the perimeter of the research work.
Factor-Isolating
Establishing relationships between and among factors that have been identified is the purpose of these questions
Factor-Relating Questions
These questions emphasize the observable changes that happen to variable/s involved in the study as a result of experimentation.
Situation-relating Questions
These questions open the opportunity to create a definite course of action, policies or conditions in order to accomplish or to achieve a certain goal.
Situation-producing Questions
Identify which type of Question is presented:
What are the difficulties encountered by Senior High School
learners in the New Normal set-up of educational system in the country?
Factor-isolating Question
Identify which type of Question is presented:
What relationship exists between the socio-economic status of family to the learning ability of students?
Factor-relating Question
Identify which type of Question is presented:
What relationship exists between the socio-economic status of family to the learning ability of students?
Factor-relating Question
Identify what type of question is presented:
What is the effect of the modular distance learning to the learning style and behavior of learners?
Situation-relating Question
