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Checklist For Review of Related Literature

This document provides a checklist for graduate students to assess their thesis or dissertation manuscript before submitting it for their proposal defense. It contains a list of formal criteria and requirements that the manuscript must meet, such as having properly formatted title pages, abstracts, tables of contents, chapter headings, and reference sections. Students must check off each item as complete and meeting standards. Examples of standards include the abstract being one paragraph of 300-350 words and including five key elements, and chapters one and two containing properly cited literature and stating objectives, methods, and ethical considerations. The checklist aims to ensure manuscripts meet requirements and do not have formal issues before defense.

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Checklist For Review of Related Literature

This document provides a checklist for graduate students to assess their thesis or dissertation manuscript before submitting it for their proposal defense. It contains a list of formal criteria and requirements that the manuscript must meet, such as having properly formatted title pages, abstracts, tables of contents, chapter headings, and reference sections. Students must check off each item as complete and meeting standards. Examples of standards include the abstract being one paragraph of 300-350 words and including five key elements, and chapters one and two containing properly cited literature and stating objectives, methods, and ethical considerations. The checklist aims to ensure manuscripts meet requirements and do not have formal issues before defense.

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GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT

AND CONTINUING EDUCATION (G-SPACE) COLUMBAN COLLEGE, INC.


1 First St., New Asinan, Olongapo City

Thesis/ Dissertation Assessment Checklist Before


Proposal Defense

Since the thesis/dissertation is a very important part of the graduate program, it would be a pity if
formal deficiencies spoiled the fruits of your hard labor. We would like to request that you fill in the
checklist below and submit the manuscript together. And yes, before submitting your manuscript for
proposal defense, all fields must be completed and checked! Please note that specific standards are
included in the assessment criteria and failure to meet them will not accept your manuscript for proposal
defense. Thus, substantial completion and assessment of each part must be accomplished.
PAGE FORMAL CRITERIA YES NO
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PRELIMINARY PAGES
0 The manuscript has the required TITLE PAGE. /
1 The manuscript has the required and signed APPROVAL SHEET. (Blank sheet) /
2 The manuscript has the required ABSTRACT. (Blank page) /
2 ✓ The abstract is developed as one paragraph (not indented), about 300 to 350
words in length, italicized, single-spaced, and Georgia font style, 11-point?
2 ✓ The abstract informs the reader of five vital information: introduction of the
topic (one to two sentences), the general objective of the study,
methodology (one complex sentence), major findings, and conclusions?
2 ✓ The abstract contains recommendations with the universal or wider application.
2 ✓ The abstract contains keywords in four parts: The discipline of the study,
topic (major concept/variable), research design, place, and
Geography/
Locale of the study, and set in sentence case and italicized.
3-4 The manuscript has the required TABLE OF CONTENTS. /
Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
(See pages 6-29 of the thesis/ dissertation guide)
Introduction
✓ The introduction begins with a sentence that grabs the reader’s attention. It /
supplies suitable background information.
✓ The 1st paragraph exposes a global situational analysis of the problem supported 8 /
by the literature and studies from different continents with at least 15 in-text global
citations.
(Establishing a territory)
✓ The 2nd paragraph of my introduction present ASEAN situational analysis of the /
problem with at least 10 in-text citations. (Establishing a territory)
✓ The 3rd paragraph compares/ contrasts the global and ASEAN literature vis-à-vis 6 local /
at least 10 local related literature/ studies. It presents a gap analysis between and
among the literature/ studies previously presented in the 1st and 2nd paragraphs. It
indicates and discusses the most important gaps, inconsistencies, and/or
controversies in the literature that the current study will address. (Establishing a
niche}
✓ The 4th paragraph explicitly states why the research was done, (including the /
main objective, the scope, possible key results, solutions, implications based on the
analysis of the reviewed literature), study motivation, and possible significant
contributions and advantages. (Occupying niche}
GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT
AND CONTINUING EDUCATION (G-SPACE) COLUMBAN COLLEGE, INC.
1 First St., New Asinan, Olongapo City

Framework of the Study


✓ The 1st paragraph of the framework of the study presents and discusses the most /
related theory in a textual form (in-text citation/ reference) in which the study was
anchored, with a full explanation of its importance to the present study.
✓ The 2nd paragraph presents a synthesis of the basic explication of the meaning of
the variables of the study in the form of in-text citation of literature reviews (at least /
15 Global Literature/ studies, 10 empirical studies from ASEAN contexts, and 10
from the Philippines).
✓ The 3rd paragraph of the framework of the study presents and discusses the /
limitations/ gaps/ controversies identified in the previous researches.
✓ The 4th paragraph of the framework of the study connects the facts and /
information with the variables of the present study, towards identifying potentials
problems needing further exploration, as well as possible relationships/ differences
between or among the variables, with Figure 1 (APA 7th Ed. format) to fully
illustrate the possible interactions of the variables.
Statement of the Problem
✓ The 1st paragraph of the statement of the problem states or spells-out the general /
objective of the study based on the critical analyses of the reviewed literatures/
studies.
✓ The 2nd paragraph of the statement of the problem provides the specific /
statement of the problem (enumerated and numbered), in question form, which
possesses the characteristics of SMART.
Hypothesis
✓ The manuscript has a hypothesis, with an introductory statement and stated in a /
null form, enumerated, and numbered (if more than one).
Scope and Delimitation
✓ The 1st paragraph of the scope and delimitation presents the scope of the study /
based on the title and the general objective.
✓ The 2nd paragraph of the scope and delimitation presents the delimitation of the /
study which includes the variables covered based on the specific statement of the
problem (SOP).
✓ The 3rd paragraph of the scope and delimitation provides a discussion of the /
research design, instrument, and statistical tools used.
Significance of the Study
✓ The significance of the study convinces the reader that the study has significant /
contributions to solving the educational problem, business operation, bringing a
knowledge gap, improving social, economic, and health conditions, enriching
research instruments and methods, or government thrusts.
✓ The significance of the study discusses comprehensively the importance/ /
significance of the study to stakeholder/s, in paragraph format, and unnumbered.
Definition of Terms
✓ The definition of terms provides an introductory statement. /
✓ The terms are conceptually or operationally defined. /
✓ The important terms in the study are included and in alphabetical order, and /
unnumbered.
Chapter 2
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT
AND CONTINUING EDUCATION (G-SPACE) COLUMBAN COLLEGE, INC.
1 First St., New Asinan, Olongapo City

✓ It provides discussion of appropriate and specific research design, with an /


explanation of why the researcher used such a design in detail, and with in-text
citation of at least 5 references.
Setting and Participants
✓ The 1st paragraph briefly describes the setting of the study, including some /
important characteristics of the research locale.
✓ The 2nd paragraph comprehensively describes the population and participants of /
the study (how and where the population/ respondents and sampling techniques are taken
and done). Provide Table 1 to present the number of participants of the study.
Instrumentation
✓ The 1st paragraph describes comprehensively the development and parts of the /
instruments labelled as construction and development. State if the instrument is
modified from a previous research (in-text citations).
✓ The 2nd paragraph describes comprehensively the validation done and the test of /
reliability labelled as validation and reliability. This is to include the reliability
testing (formulae not included) and values for the major variables. Indicate the
reference used (in-text citation).
Ethical Considerations
✓ It describes the ethical consideration, including the adherence to the Data /
Protection Act?
Data-Gathering Procedures
✓ It describes the data-gathering procedures (administrative procedure, approval /
from authorities, permission, and approval from the head of the institution/ agency
where the research/ respondents are employed and the actual process of data
collection.
Data Analysis Technique
✓ It describes the data analysis technique (for quantitative, no need to present the /
formula of the statistical tools, and for the qualitative study, describe in reasonable
detail, if coding procedures are used).

The manuscript has the required REFERENCES section (APA 7th Edition Format). /
--- The researcher adequately referred to all sources (TRACEABLE ONLINE SOURCES
ARE REQUIRED from Chapter 1 to Chapter 2).
--- The manuscript has a correct and coherent management system of referencing with the
used Mendeley.
The manuscript has an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS section. /
The manuscript has the required APPENDICES section (copies of letters, informed /
consent, survey-questionnaire, interview guide, consultation forms, a recommendation
for proposal defense form, etc.).
The manuscript has the required part, ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ BIONOTE, not the /
CV (0ne page only).
--- The researcher used the correct font style and size from Chapter 1 to ABOUT THE /
AUTHOR page (Georgia font style; 12 point; two spaces).
--- The researcher used correct American English (Grammarly)? Print and submit
score
--- The researcher used correct and proper tenses (All chapters). /
--- The researcher used a spellchecker (Grammarly).
--- The researcher used the Turnitin or PlagScan (Plagiarism Test)? Print and
submit result
GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT
AND CONTINUING EDUCATION (G-SPACE) COLUMBAN COLLEGE, INC.
1 First St., New Asinan, Olongapo City

--- The researcher is required to submit a copy of the manuscript before the scheduled
proposal defense together with this accomplished checklist (word doc. and PDF files)
to [email protected] .

Research Title:
ASSESSMENT OF TEACHERS’ COMPETENCE TO TEACH ONLINE :
A BASIS FOR PROPOSED INTERVENTION PROGRAM

Researcher’s Name:______________________________________Signature:____________________

Requested Advisor’s Name:__________________________________Signature:____________________

___________
Date

_______________________
DR. DAVID CABABARO BUENO
Dean

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