Practical
Research 2
JEROME P. CASUGA
Subject Teacher
MELC
States research questions
(CS_RS12-Id-e-4) 1.
Presents written statement of the
problem (CS_RS12-Id-e-7)
Indicates scope and delimitation
of study (CS_RS12-Id-e-5)
Learning objectives:
1. Identify the key characteristics of a research
question
2. Identify and describe the different types of
quantitative research questions
3. Define/describe statement of the problem
4. Write the statement of the problem of
one’s research study
5. Describe the elements and function of the
scope and delimitation of the study
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. What is a research question and its key
characteristics?
2. What are the different types of quantitative
research questions?
3. How do you construct quantitative research
questions for each type?
4. What is the focus of the statement of the
problem?
5. How do you write the statement of the problem of
a study?
6. What is scope and delimitation of the study and
what are its essential components?
Preliminary
Activity:
Is it
QUANTITATIVE
or
QUALITATIVE?
1. How do students cope with academic stress?
2. What is the competence level of students in
solving word problems?
3. What is the satisfaction level of SHS students
on the implementation of modular instruction?
4. What theory explains students’ misbehaviors
during online class?
5. Is there a significant relationship between
stress and job performance?
Research
Process
Research Question
forms the basic and core unit
of a research project
to shape and specifically
focus the purpose of the
study
Quantitative Research
Questions
questions that inquire
about the relationships
between and among
variables
Characteristics
of a Research
Question
Four Essential Characteristics as stated by
Fraenkel and Wallen (2007)
The question is feasible (i.e., it can be investigated
without an undue of time, energy, or money).
The question is clear (i.e., most people would agree
as to what the key words in the question mean).
The question is significant (i.e., it is worth
investigating because it will contribute important
knowledge).
The question is ethical (i.e., it will not involve
physical or psychological harm/damage to human
beings or to the environment of which they are part)
Common Types of Quantitative
Research Questions
Descriptive Questions
Inferential Questions
Descriptive
Questions
When a study is designed primarily to
describe what is going on or what exists
For instance, if you want to know what
percent of the student population would
prefer modules to online teaching in the
next school year.
Remember that your descriptive questions will be the basis
of your research assumptions.
Descriptive
Questions
What is the skill level of the students in
Chemistry 1 for the First Quarter?
What proportion of SHS students prefer
modular instruction to online teaching?
What is the extent of implementation of
guidance services in CNHS?
Inferential Questions
designed to look at the relationships between two
or more variables.
inquire about the difference between two groups,
that is when you are trying to compare two
groups
designed to determine whether one or more
variables (e.g., a program or treatment variable)
causes or affects one or more outcome variables.
Remember that the inferential questions in your statement of the
problem will be the basis of your research hypotheses.
Inferential Questions
Focus is on relationship
• Is there a significant relationship between family support and academic
achievement?
• Is there a significant relationship between self-esteem and sociability?
Focus is on difference/comparative
• Is there a significant difference between the job performance of regular
and probationary employees?
• Is there a significant difference between the perceptions of male and
female students towards bullying?
Focus is on causation
• How does the usage of multimedia in teaching improve students’
academic performance?
• How does time spent on social media affect the attention span of
teenagers?
Writing the
Statement of the
Problem
Statement of the Problem
contains the main problem and the
specific problems or questions which
the research aims to answer
specific problems which are descriptive
or inferential in nature are the bases of
the assumptions and hypotheses
Guidelines in Writing the Statement of the Problem
The main problem is stated in declarative form
and should reflect the title; integral with it is
the objective of the study. The specific
problems are written in question form.
The questions must match the objectives of
the study.
Limit the questions on what the research
wants to find out.
This section should be written in the
present tense.
Basic Accounting Skills of Grade12 ABM Students
Statement of the Problem
The main objective of this study is to determine the competence level of Grade
12 ABM students in Basic Accounting and to identify their strengths and the weaknesses
in the said subject.
Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions:
1. What is the level of competence of ABM students in Basic Accounting along:
a. introduction of accounting basics;
b. income statement;
c. balance sheet;
d. statement of cash flows;
e. double entry system; and
f. sample transactions?
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of ABM students in Basic Accounting
along:
a. introduction of accounting basics;
b. income statement;
c. balance sheet;
d. statement of cash flows;
e. double entry system; and
Competence of Grade 12 Students in Functions
Statement of the Problem
The main objective of this study is to determine the competence
level of Grade 12 students in Functions and to identify their strengths
and the weaknesses in the said area.
Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions:
1. What is the level of competence of the respondents along:
a) Linear function;
b) Rational function;
c) Exponential function; and
d) Logarithmic function?
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the respondents
along:
e) Linear function;
f) Rational function;
g) Exponential function; and
Writing the Scope and
Delimitation of the Study
Scope and Delimitation
defines the coverage and
boundary of the study
Scope
describes the coverage of the study.
specifies what is covered in terms of concept, number of
participants, and the timeline.
What? Where? When ? Why? Who? How?
What: The topic of Where: The When: The time Why: The Who: The How: The
investigation and the venue or the frame by which general subject of the methodology of
variables included setting of the the study was objectives of study, the the research
research conducted the research population and which may include
the sampling the design and the
procedure. research
instrument.
Delimitation
The delimitations of a study are the
factors and variables not to be included
in the investigation.
They are the boundaries the researcher
sets in terms of study duration,
population size, and type of
participants.
Exercises:
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