Name: Score/Mark: Grade and Section: Date: Strand: STEM ABM HUMSS ICT (TVL Track) Subject: Practical Research 2 Type of Activity: Concept Notes Skills: Exercise/Drill Illustration Performance Task Essay/Report Others: Activity Title: Background of the Study Learning Target: (1) To describe the “Background of the Study” and discuss its importance (2) To draft a “Background of the Study” section as part of the Introduction of the research paper. References: (1) Skene, Writing A Literature Review. University of Toronto. (Author, Title, Pages) (2) http://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/background (3) C.T. Añana, CVIF Learning Activities (4) M.C. Fabella
The Background of the Study is part of the introductory section of a
research proposal or of a final research report.
• It is a concise description of the nature of the research problem,
why the problem exists, or what makes the topic interesting. • It describes the setting of the research, a historical perspective of the problem. • It gives a brief explanation of what motivated the researcher to do a study on the idea. • It only introduces the reader to the main topic and is not intended to be the focus of the paper.
Importance of Background of the Study
The Background of the Study gives the reader of your research paper an insight into the research problem. Moreover, it gives the reader the impression that the researcher has basic understanding of key issues and concepts of the research problem being investigated and, therefore, promotes reader’s confidence in the overall quality of the study’s results and analysis.
Vocabulary: True or false
1. Being concise is the same as being verbose. 2. When something is complex, it is simple. 3. Concept is close in meaning to idea.
Activity: Draft a Background of the Study of your proposed research.
Remember to use your own words and properly cite references if you refer to them.