RD1- 2nd Quarter

Question 1

(5) Guidelines in Choosing A Topic:

Answer 1

1. Interest in the subject matter.
2. Availability of information.
3. Timeliness and relevance of the topic.
4. Limitations on the subject.
5. Personal resources.

Question 2

(6) Topics to be avoided:

Answer 2

1. Controversial topics
2. Highly technical subjects
3. Hard-to-investigate subjects
4. Too broad subjects
5. Too narrow subject
6. Vague subjects

Question 3

(6) Sources of Research Topics:

Answer 3

1. Mass media communication-television, newspaper, ads, radio, films, etc.
2. Books, internet, journals, government publications
3. Professional periodicals- specialized periodicals in different fields
4. General periodicals- Reader’s Digest, Time Magazine, Women’s Magazine, etc.
5. Previous readings
6. Work experience

Question 4

Now, we will tackle how you will formulate your research title.

Answer 4

1. Research title is the most important element of your research as it clearly expresses the problem to be explored.
2. A research title capsulizes the main thought or idea of the whole research paper. It also reflects the variables under study.
3. It is expressed in few words possible and just enough to describe the contents and the purpose of your research.
4. It needs to be informative.

Question 5

Research Title contains the:

Answer 5

● What: the subject matter or topic to be investigated
● Where: place or locale where the research is to be conducted
● Who: the participants of respondents of the study
● When: the time period of the conduct of the study

Question 6

The ___ should give information as to what the study is all about.

Answer 6

Introduction

Question 7

A good introduction generally consists of three distinct parts:

Answer 7

1. You should first give a general presentation of
   the research problem.
2. You should then lay out exactly what you are
   trying to achieve with this particular research
   project.
3. You should then state your own position.

Question 8

It is the blueprint or guide for a research.

Answer 8

Theoretical Framework

Question 9

It is a framework based on an existing theory in a field of inquiry that is related and/or reflects the hypothesis of a study.

Answer 9

Theoretical Framework

Question 10

It is a blueprint that is often borrowed by the researcher to build his/her own house or research inquiry.

Answer 10

Theoretical Framework

Question 11

is a structure which the researcher believes can best explain the natural progression of the phenomenon to be studied.

Answer 11

Conceptual Framework

Question 12

It is arranged in a logical structure to aid provide a picture or visual display of how ideas in a study relate to one another.

Answer 12

Conceptual Framework

Question 13

it is a clear, concise, and specific statement that describes the issue or problem that the research project addresses.

Answer 13

Statement of the Problem

Question 14

How to write a problem statement:

Answer 14

1. Contextualize the problem.
2. Describe the exact issue your research will
   address.
3. Show the relevance of the problem.
4. Set the objectives of the research.

Question 15

Refers to how far the research area has explored and parameters in with the study will be operating in. The type of information to be included in the scope of a research project would include facts and theories about the subject of the project.

Answer 15

Scope

Question 16

Refers to how far the research area has explored and parameters in with the study will be operating in. The type of information to be included in the scope of a research project would include facts and theories about the subject of the project.

Answer 16

Delimitation

Question 17

involves the systematic identification, location, and analysis of documents containing information related to the researcher.

Answer 17

Review of Related Literature

Question 18

the review of literature is a summary of all the reviews from various research literature related to the current study carried out by the research.

Answer 18

Review of Related Literature

Question 19

Characteristic of good quality review of literature

9 items

Answer 19

1. A good review of literature must be comprehensive.
2. It should include up-to-date references. (10 years)
3. It should be systematic.
4. It should be reproducible .
5. It should be free from bias.
6. It should be well-written.
7. It should be in the form of sum of its parts.
8. It should be clearly searched and selected.
9. Accurate references should be given in the review.

Question 20

Chapter 1 contains:

8 items

Answer 20

• Introduction
• Theoretical Framework
• Conceptual Framework
• Statement of the problem
• Objectives of the problem
• Significance of the study
• Scope and Limitations
• Definition of terms

Question 21

• Describe what we expect to achieve by a project.
• Research objectives are usually expressed in lay terms and are directed as much to the client as to
the researcher.
•Research objectives may be linked with a
hypothesis or used as a statement of purpose in a study that does not have a hypothesis.

Answer 21

Objectives