REVIEWER Flashcards
The Problem and Its Background it is composed of the?
`- Background of the Study
- Statement of the Problem
- Scope and Delimitation, and
- Significance of the Study
True or False
The research title does not need to be entertaining but informative.
True
A part of the research title has the following information:
- The subject matter or topic to be investigated. (“What?”)
- The place or locale where the research is to be conducted. (“Where?”)
- The population like the respondents’ interviewees. (“Who”?)
- The time period of the study during which the data are to be collected. (“When”?)
Give me an example of a research title
- Example 1:
Subject matter: The teaching of English
Place or locale: in the high schools of Province
A Time period: during the school year 1989-1990
Population: as perceived by teachers and students - Example 2:
Subject matter: The effects of the use of cell phones on the academic performance
Population to senior high school students
Place or locale: at Department of Education
Time period: during the first semester, school year 2018-2019
What is a research problem?
The Research Problem (According to Calderon & Gonzales,1993)
A problem is “any significant, perplexing, and challenging situation, real or artificial, the solution of which requires reflexive thinking”
A problem is “any significant, perplexing, and challenging situation, real or artificial, the solution of which requires reflexive thinking”
Research problem
give the purposes of the background of the study
Its Purposes:
a. The general definition of the topic/problem area
b. Historical basis for the existence of the problem
c. Efforts made towards addressing similar challenges
d. How the efforts failed to be realized hence the need for your study
give the contents in the background of the study?
Its Contents:
a. Presentation of the problem. Describe the existence of an unsatisfactory condition or a problem that needs a solution.
b. Historical background of the problem - Give the historical background of the problem, if applicable.
c. Geographical conditions of the study locale - If applicable, describe the geographical location of the study.
d. Rationale of the study - Give the reason(s) why the study should be conducted.
what is in the first paragraph talks about in the background of the study?
First Paragraph Talks About: (Introduction)
- The setting of your study
- Introduce the issue that you will be investigating
- Effect and development of the issue
- Present who are affected by the issue
- Present some articles or legal basis proving that the issue exists
- The rationale of the study (reasons for choosing the topic and conducting the study)
- Articulate the Thesis Statement(Statement of your argument)- it is more of a personal argument or claim of the researcher; highlights the possible contribution od the study
what is in the body talked about in the background of the study?
Body Talks About: ( Presentation and articulation of the proofs to the claims)
Attack it from the vantage point of the research gap.
Example: There are senior high school students in Camarines Sur National High School who are experiencing mathematical anxiety.
2. Look for literature on the topic; if not enough literature you need to conduct initial interviews with the respondents or make actual observations
3. Combine the literature review with interviews and actual observations
4. Insert some pieces of literature that support the position
5. Give another firsthand proof.
6. Validate the observation by conducting another round of interviews/ observations
7. Provide another piece of literature that support the position
8. Solicit observations from others (e.g. teachers)
Give a example for the body in the background of the study
Example: According to records and based on the researchers’ firsthand experience with the students in some senior high schools in Camarines Sur National High School, indeed, there are students who lost interest in Mathematics. For one, while checking the daily attendance and monitoring of the students, it was observed that some of them are not always attending classes in Mathematics but are regularly attending the rest of the required subjects.
Example: With this initial knowledge in mind, the researcher conducted initial interviews with some of these students. The researcher learned that one student did not regularly attend his Math subject because he believed that he is not good in Mathematics and that no matter how he listens to the topics he will not learn.
Indeed, these are concrete proof that there are some senior high students who have mathematical anxiety.
What is in the conclusion talked about in the background of the study?
CONCLUSION (Always put a close to what you have started)
Rehashing the research gap and main goal of the study stated in the introductory paragraph.
What is in the conclusion talked about in the background of the study?
CONCLUSION (Always put a close to what you have started)
Rehashing the research gap and main goal of the study stated in the introductory paragraph.
What are The Do’s and Don’ts of Writing a Research Background Study
Do’s!
Explain the importance of your research topic
✓ Talk about the main developments and missing links and gaps in your research area
Focus on the relevant aspects of your study explaining how it will lead to the progress of scientific knowledge.
✓ Engage your findings in a chronological findings
✓ Articulate your ideas in a clear and concise manner
✓ Engage the readers by building a story around the central theme of your research
Don’ts!
o Write a background that is too long or short
o Be ambiguous in your writing, disorganized and discuss unrelated subjects.
o Forget the reader may not be familiar with the details of your work.
o Elaborate on your background literature
o Forget to provide a historical perspective
o Forget to check your target journal’s instruction for presenting the study background
Purpose Statement and Research Questions
Statement of the problem
Statement of the problems composed of?
It is composed of
1. The general statement of the problem (the purpose statement) and
2. The specific sub-problems or sub-questions (or research questions)
What are the guidelines for writing the statement of the problem
Guidelines for Writing the Statement of the Problem (According to Calderon & Gonzales,1993)
- Should be formulated first before conducting the research.
- Research questions should be stated in the interrogative and each should be clear to avoid confusion.
- Each research question should be researchable separately from the other questions and must be based on known facts and phenomena which is accessible to the researcher.
- The number of research questions should be enough to cover the development of the whole research study.
What is the example of statement of the problem?
Example:
This research aims to develop an evaluation model of a web-based tool used in test administration for Grade 11 and 12 students. (Leanillo, 2016)
Specifically it aims to answer the following questions:
1. What are the commonly used web-based tools used in test administration?
2. How are these web-based test tools evaluated?
3. How could evaluation model be designed for web-based test administration?
It is the coverage of the research to be explored which includes the facts and theories about the subject
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
Scope of the study it includes?
IT INCLUDES:
- Impact of the study
- Respondents- discuss the total number of respondents and describe them
- Research timeline
- Geographical location
It limits the scope and outlines the boundaries of the study.
Delimitations of the study
Delimitations of the study includes?
- Sample size
- Lack of available and/or reliable data
- Lack of prior studies
- Chosen data collection method
- Nature of the information collected
- Access-
- Time period-
- Bias-
- Language-
This will limit the scope of analysis and the ability of the researcher to determine meaningful trends and relationships among the data.
Lack of available and/or reliable data
A. The research design and method will determine whether if it is small or large sample size
b. The sample size will determine the quality of data and the relationships that will be identified among the variables.
Sample size
This will limit the effectiveness of the literature review and initial understanding of the research.
Lack of prior studies
The quality of data collected must be clear to avoid erroneous answers from the respondents.
Chosen data collection method
The researcher should not rely on pre-existing data
Nature of the information collected
The amount and quality of available data will depend on the ability of the researcher to access people, organizations, libraries, and documents.
Access
t is advisable to select a research problem and design
Time period
The researcher should be aware of his or her personal biases.
Bias
This may have an effect on data collection, especially if the researcher is involved with respondents that speak a variety of languages.
Language-
True or False
When writing the paper, the researcher should ensure that any delimitation factor is noted down in the introduction, discussion, and conclusion sections. Clarify why the study included and excluded some delimitations.
True
Discuss the purpose that the research will serve to society, the country, the government, the institution or agency concerned, the curriculum planners and developers, and the research community.
Significance of the study
Describes the contribution of the study to the existing body of knowledge.
Significance of the study
Significance of the study have the?
- A form of new knowledge in the field,
Validation of the major findings of other studies, - Verification of the validity of findings in a different population,
- Analysis of trends over time, and validation of other findings using different methodologies.
The researcher must __________ __________ ______________
___________ who will directly gain from the results of the study mentioning them in the paper ________ _________ ___________ _________ _______ _________ ______________. The specific benefits must also be enumerated and explained if necessary
The researcher must identify specifically the beneficiaries who will directly gain from the results of the study mentioning them in the paper according to the significance of the result. The specific benefits must also be enumerated and explained if necessary
give a example of the significance of the study
Example:
The Effects of Computer-assisted Instruction in the Performance of Students in Asian History and Civilization (Cuenca, 2008)
The findings of the study may provide deeper insights on how teaching can be made easier and more meaningful by the use of computer-aided instruction. The study determined the significant effects of slide presentation in instruction, a form of computer instruction on the performance of the students in the subjects Asian History and Civilization.
To the students, the results may serve as an inspiration for them to continuously improve their skills in using computers because they will realize the comfort that computer skills offer in complying with the requirements of major subjects in the coming years.
To the administrators, the results may serve as a guide in the program-planning and implementation of the IT department so that they can be of great help to the teachers of the university.
To the teachers, the results may serve as an eye opener for those who are not comfortable on the use of computers in their class lesson presentations. The findings of this study may encourage more of them to apply computer-aided instruction in teaching.
Research results require exhaustive analysis of the meaning of the data. This shows the:
weakness of qualitative research.
This field of qualitative research is concerned with the evaluation of students’ learning
outcomes.
Education
It is an investigation of a particular person, group, or situation for a long period of time
Case Study
It is studying the past to understand the present time.
Historical
This kind qualitative research requires the examination or analysis of the substance or content of the communication that takes place in different forms.
Content and Discourse Analysis
This kind qualitative research requires the examination or analysis of the substance or content of the communication that takes place in different forms.
Content and Discourse Analysis
This kind qualitative research requires the examination or analysis of the substance or content of the communication that takes place in different forms.
Content and Discourse Analysis
It is a kind of qualitative research that explains how people find meaning in their daily
experiences
Phenomenology
Driven by curiosity, a researcher wants to analyze the lifestyle of the Manobo tribe of
Bukidnon. This study falls under ________
Ethnography
Your teacher requires you to study the influence of Noli Me Tangere to the lives of the Filipinos during the Spanish regime. The research you are doing is _______.
Historical Analysis
The researcher is analyzing the code-mixing occurrences in the conversation between the
Cebuano teacher and Higaonon learners. This kind of study is ________.
. Content and Discourse Analysis
What are the kinds of qualitataive research?
- Phenomenology
- Ethnography
- Grounded theory
- Case study
- Content and discourse analysis
- Historical analysis
It is the study of how people give meaning to their experiences, like the death of
loved ones, care for the people, and friendliness of the people.
Phenomenology
It is understanding of how a particular cultural group goes about their daily lives which includes their organizational set-up, internal operations, and lifestyle.
Ethnography
This occurs when a researcher discovers a new theory based on the data collected. It is a research methodology for discovering theory in a substantive area.
Grounded theory
This study involves an investigation of a person, group, organization, or situation for a long period of time to explain why such things occur to the subject under study. Some examples of this type of study are the fields of social care, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation centers, education, etc.
Case study
This method requires the examination or analysis of the substance or content of the communication that takes place through letters, books, journals, photos, video recordings, short message services, online messages, emails, audio-visual materials, etc.
Content and Discourse Analysis
This is the study of primary documents to explain the connection of past events to the present time. An example of this is explaining the happenings during the Marcos regime
Historical Analysis
Wedding rituals of the Higaonon tribe
Ethnography
Styles of parenting in urban areas
Phenomenology