ALEJANDRO FIRMEZA MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Aguiauan, Miagao, Iloilo

PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1
2ND Quarter Exam

“There is no secret to success.It is the result of preparation, hardwork, and learning from failure.”
-Colin Powell

Name:_________________ Grade/Section:___________Date:___________Score:________

Test I. Multiple Choice: Read and analyze the following statements about rationale of the study. Write FACT if it is true,
and BLUFF if it is false. Write your answers on your
Answer sheet.
1. Rationale pertains to the reasons for conducting the study.
2. The researcher may consider what was wrong or incomplete about prior efforts conducted on
the same problem.
3. The proposed study can still be conducted even if there are already sufficient solutions to the
given problem.
4. Providing justifications does not require reasoning skills and processes.
5. An anecdote or evidence from personal experience can serve as a valid justification.
6. It will be more reasonable to conduct research if there is no urgent need to solve the existing
problem.
7. The researcher needs to provide the readers with critical background or contextual information
that introduces the research topic.
8. Validity of justification can be expressed by referring to a policy, press report, or other
reputable information source.
9. The study must relate to either local or global context, or both.
10. Research gaps pertain to problems, issues or questions that have already been addressed and
Understood

Test II. Direction: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on your answer
sheet of paper.
1. These are two of the characteristics of research that pertain to being methodical and referring to direct experience and
observation
A. objective and empirical B. logical and systematic
C. systematic and empirical D. cyclical and logical
2. These rules are used for distinguishing between right and wrong, and one of the examples is the code of professional
conduct like the Hippocratic Oath.
A. ethics B. norm C. morality D. values
3. The following statements pertain to the benefits of research to students EXCEPT:
A. Develops ability to work independently
B. Develops critical thinking
C. Provides in-depth knowledge of something
D. Tests and refines theories
4. It focuses on measuring worldviews and puts premium or high value on people's thinking or point of view conditioned
by their personal traits
A. qualitative research B. phenomenology
C. research D. discourse analysis
5. This requires an informed consent so that participants are fully informed about the procedures and risks involved in
research
A. freedom from risk B. privacy
C. confidentiality D. voluntary participation
6. It follows the principle of anonymity and guarantee of privacy.
A. freedom from risk B. privacy
C. confidentiality D. voluntary participation
7. The following are ethical principles of research EXCEPT:
A. functionality B. confidentiality
C. animal care D. responsible publication
8. It is an in-depth examinations of people or groups of people or institution and it seeks to find answers to why such
thing occurs to the subject
A. Case Study B. Ethnography
C. Historical Research D. Grounded Theory
9. It involves the collection and analysis of data about cultural groups; making sense of the world to identify lifeways or
patterns
A. Case Study B. Ethnography C. Historical Research D. Grounded Theory
10. It examines human experiences through the description of people involved.
A. Discourse Analysis B. Case Study C. Phenomenology D. Historical Research

Test III. Essay( 20 pts): At this point, you are heading your way on writing the content of your research paper.
Remember to use the same research topic and title based on your previous research tasks. Start drafting your rationale
by supplying the necessary information in the given template below. Write your output on your answer sheet.
Research Topic: __________________________________________________________
Research Title: ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Why is your research important?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
What real life or everyday problem, issue, or question does your research hope to address?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
How does it relate to local or global context?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
What is your research eventually trying to achieve?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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Rationale of the Study As a student-researcher, you have Capital in the Schooling of Aetas’ Children in the
to determine the sense of all the things you plan to do in Municipality of Janiuay (Moralista & Delariarte, 2014)
your proposed study. Consider the following questions: Is Republic Act No. 8371 is an act to recognize, protect and
there a need to conduct a study about your chosen promote the rights of indigenous cultural
research topic? Does it pose a significant research communities/indigenous peoples, created a National
problem? Does it matter to your academic discipline? If Commission on Indigenous Peoples, established
your answers in the previously asked questions are ‘Yes’, implementing mechanisms, appropriated funds therefore,
then that can be a good starting point for establishing the and for other purposes (Enacted by the Senate and House
rationale of your study. Research justification is of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress, 1997).
considered as the initial step in writing a research paper. This Act is known as "The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act
This step involves the skill on how the researcher will of 1997." The State shall recognize and promote all the
provide the readers with critical background or contextual rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous
information that introduces the research topic. Moreover, Peoples (ICCs/IPs) as enumerated within the framework
it needs to indicate the reasons why the proposed research of the Constitution. Toward these ends, the State shall
actually matters. In doing so, the researcher must be able institute and establish the necessary mechanisms to
to get the audience's attention right from the introduction. enforce and guarantee the realization of these rights,
How to Write the Rationale of the Study The rationale of taking into consideration their customs, traditions, values,
the study must contain the following components: beliefs, interests and institutions, and to adopt and
1. Existing Literature - a background on what researches implement measures to protect their rights to their
have already been done about the given subject. ancestral domains (Republic of the Philippines Congress
2. Relevance to Local/Global Context - situational of the Philippines Third Regular Session. No. 1728; H.
interconnectedness of individuals or things in varying No. 9125, 1997). The State recognizes its obligations to
perspectives. 3. Critical Background/Contextual respond to the strong expression of the ICCs/IPs for
Information – cultural integrity by assuring maximum ICC/IP
circumstances forming a background of an event, idea or participation in the direction of 7 education, health, as
subject, that enables the readers to understand the nature well as other services of ICCs/IPs, in order to render such
of the problem. services more responsive to the needs and desires of these
4. Research Gap - problems, issues or questions that have communities. The UN Declaration of Human Rights
not been addressed or are yet to be understood. 6 5. Proof especially on education and the 1987 Constitution of the
of Urgency - an urgent need to solve the existing problem. Republic the Philippines are among the foundations on
6. Research Goal/Objective - the purpose why there is a which this study was anchored. As educators, the
need for the proposed study to be conducted. Here are researchers are curious about the plight of the Aetas, their
some questions to be considered in presenting hopes and how they see education in relation to their own
justifications indigenous culture. This study aims to understand the
: ➢ Why is this research important? ➢ What real life or cultural practices of Aetas’ children in the Municipality of
everyday problem, issue, or question does the research Janiuay; to investigate the gender capital in the schooling
relate to? of Etas’ children in the Municipality of Janiuay; to
➢ Can people relate to the problem in local or global determine the Aetas’ role in preserving their cultural
context? practices as influence. Here is another sample of Rationale
of the Study for you to have a simpler idea on how to
➢ What benefit does the research promise?
make one. It is labelled with the components that you need
➢ Are the units of analysis and observation clearly to include in justifying the reasons for conducting your
identified? proposed study. You can use this as a guide in composing
➢ What does the researcher hope to find out? your write-up for your own rationale. President Rodrigo
➢ What was wrong or incomplete about prior efforts Roa Duterte’s Political Speeches: A Critical Discourse
already conducted? Analysis (Remorosa, 2018) A message from the president
➢ Does the research extend understanding of the is given almost unparalleled importance in contrast to
phenomena being investigated? other communications. Speeches and addresses of any sort
➢ Does it elaborate or fill in the gaps in the present should therefore be read as statements of presidential
knowledge? power and they are all attempts to assert the power of the
➢ What is the research ultimately trying to achieve? presidency in some way either through policy proposal,
attempts to move public opinion through appeals to the
people, or direct address to specific audiences
(Chimbarange, Takavarasha,& Kombe, 2014).
The present study is concerned with investigating an
Now, read and study the following sample of Rationale of aspect of discourse that has not received adequate
the Study. The Educated Citizen: Cultural and Gender attention within the Philippine political discourse. The
absence of a research study in the national and local
setting has prompted more the researcher to conduct this
investigation. It has been found out that due to the
pressure of media and its effort to catch the attention of
their consumers the traditional view of political speeches
has been changing and is now nearer to the everyday
informal speech. Political speeches should therefore be
not only interesting but also entertaining so as to be
enticing to media holders who have the privilege of what
would be presented and how (Brno, 2011). Existing
literature Relevance to local and global context Critical
background/ contextual information 8 The researcher has
noticed that analyses of oral texts, particularly in political
speeches as a discourse, have been rarely studied by CDA
researchers. Thus, Wang (2010) calls for more attention to
CDA studies since they can help explore the relationship
between language, ideology, and power. There is an
urgent need to pursue this research because the
Philippines is now facing a great change in administrative
reform, thus it is in the realm to listen to the core
messages of the current president and understand his plans
as well as visions to uplift the life of every constituent,
and the country as a whole. Through Critical Discourse
Analysis, this study aims to bring understanding on the
discourse of politics as well as power and dominance.
What’s More Research gap Proof of urgency Research
goal/ objective Read and analyze the following research
topics. Provide at least three possi