Item (√) Complied

ITEMS FOR REVIEW (X) Not Com.

REMARKS
No. (“) Not App.
TITLE PAGE
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 Title less than 20 words
APPROVAL SHEET
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 Three panel members for thesis

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

DEDICATION

ABSTRACT
 Not more than 200 words; not indented;
concise single paragraph; past tense; purpose;
hypothesis; method; key findings; conclusion;
implications and contribution; no
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recommendation
 Keywords not more than 6 items; written in
italics; in order: field, terms in the title,
Philippines (e.g. education, teaching, practices,
school climate, Philippines)
TABLE OF CONTENTS/LIST OF TABLES/LIST OF FIGURES
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 Page nos. match content
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Rationale
 3 paragraphs - Clearly state what the problem
issues in connection with your dependent
variable (DV) with sources; importance of DV
and studies on it with sources; links of IV/s and
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DV; implications of previous works leading to
the rationale of the study
 4th paragraph - what was done in the present
study, urgency, research gap, contribution of
the study
6 Research Objective
 Complementary with the research method
  Main problem, usually about the last specific
objective
 One objective for each variable & another
objective on significant relationship / difference
/ influence prediction / impact, and other
related objectives
 If it is an output study, last objective is on
proposed intervention/project/business paper
Hypothesis/es
 One for each objective on difference /
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relationship / influence / prediction / impact
whichever is applicable
8 Review of Related Literature
 Introductory Paragraph: variable based with
indicators including sources
 Grouped by variable of the study and
relationship of variables (or difference,
impact, influence whichever is applicable)
 Only the variables are listed and labeled as
sub-headings; indicators are part of the
paragraph
 Coherence between & among paragraph by
using appropriate transition terms
 Sources not earlier than 2017; except for
theories and very important authors
 10 % from old articles may be allowed
(intended for theories and important
concepts
 Current rules on related literature followed
(e.g. resonation, inventory, compare &
contrast, etc.)
 Paraphrased, not copy pasted
 Literature for correlation (last sub-heading),
association and link between two or more
variables. It could be labeled as “Correlation
between Measures”
 Synthesis as last paragraph of RRL, a general
summary (not conclusion) & last sentence is
contribution to the study
 Citing family name only of author, year, use
n.d for (no date)
 Every paragraph contains authors
 An inventory of three or more authors,
arranged in alphabetical order, of a particular
 concept present in majority of the pages

 No. of pages broken down as follows:

 For thesis, at least 6 pages per variable, at
least 4 pages for the
correlation/association or a minimum of
20 pages
 For single variable thesis (univariate), it
must be grouped/divided into 3 sections:
7 pages for the main variable, 6 pages for
the moderators, 3 pages for the
intervention
 For thesis with 3 variables, at least 8
pages per variable and at least 6 pages for
association between variables or a
minimum of 20 pages
Theoretical Framework
 Anchor: Theory/Proposition/Model/Study/with
author; Link to the study justified
 A theory has a name. If none, it is a proposition,
9 model, etc.
 At least 3 authors for support
 Add your personal account why you have chosen
that theory/proposition/model/study

Conceptual Framework
 Source/Author for every variable with indicators.
Only 1 author for every variable, not several
authors
 One sentence definition of each indicator under
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each variable
 Conceptual figure alone in one page right after the
page citing it.
 Redundancy of terms avoided

Significance of the Study

 Possible beneficiaries and the benefits they will
gain from the study clearly stated
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 In paragraph form, one paragraph if short or two
paragraphs if long

12 Definition of Terms
 Only the keywords in the title are defined
operationally, how they are used in the study
 CHAPTER 2
METHOD
Opening statement introducing the content of the
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entire chapter
Research Design
 Appropriate design used, with author;
justification for its use & contextualized to the
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study (e.g. education, business, etc.)
 Typology of research in terms of objective
dimension and time dimension specified
Research Locale
 Brief description of the place of the study
supported with map
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 2 maps (1 page): Philippines and local map
(with arrow pointing to the specific locale in the
Philippine map)
Population and Sample
 Description of population of the study and
respondents is clear (nature of work, lifestyle,
and other profile)
 Timeframe indicated
16  Sampling procedure & its justification for use
supported with author
 Chart on the Distribution of Respondents or
Profile of respondents after the page citing it;
could be a direct discussion with no supporting
chart if there are only very few items
Research Instrument
17  Source/Author, Cronbach Alpha/Average
validation rating
 If researcher - made, pre-testing procedure
discussed & its reliability, N/A if not applicable
 Scale appropriate: Range of Means, Level/Extent,
Interpretation
Data Collection
 Paragraph form
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 Explained in detail (from asking permission to
collation of data; focus: experiences)
19 Statistical Tools
 Enumeration of appropriate statistics for each
 research objective
Ethical Consideration
 One or two paragraphs on research ethics.
20 Compliance certificate from RMMC ethics
Review Committee (RERC) after outline
Defense.
CHAPTER 3
RESULTS
 Opening statement introducing the content of
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the chapter
 Slide head/label for every research objective in
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bold font
 Statistical table for every research objective
presented
 Table label in whole number placed in upper left
hand corner
 Table title in italics in upper left hand corner
under the Table Number
 Each descriptive table followed by sequential
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presentation: overall mean, then indicators’
mean
 Table of indicators containing the specific
question items placed in the appendix.
 Inferential tables explained correctly indicating
significance level and the decision on the
hypothesis
Explanation on significance level handled with care. If
24 the probability value is less than 0.05, hypothesis is
rejected; if more than 0.05, not rejected.
Literature support not needed in this chapter.
(Explanation is limited to what is found in the table. All
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interpretations, detailed explanation, literature support
must be comprehensively done in Discussion chapter).
Explanation on statistical significance and other
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inferential aspects referred to the advisee’s statistician
However, if the study has a specific objective for
intervention, it is included in Chapter 3 making it as the
last section of the chapter
27 (Format: Rationale, Objective, Matrix of Key Findings,
Program, Evaluation, etc. or a business paper, project
Rationale presenting the key results of the study as
basis for the intervention or the project
CHAPTER 4
DISCUSSION
28  Interpreted results in paragraph form with
 Chapter 3 as guide
 At least one paragraph for each research
objective explaining new understanding of the
problem.
 Relating work to the findings of other studies –
including one’s previous studies
 Presentation of findings must be in a story line
(utilize items of indicators for discussion of
results from highest to lowest)
 The anchor theory discussed in the last
paragraph of the chapter explaining whether the
result of the study supports or does not support
it.
 Other sources found in the theoretical
framework discussed also in this section,
providing the appropriate link to the study and
not a mere citation without bearing at all.
 Discussion per paragraph very comprehensive,
citing works of several authors taken from the
literature in Chapter 1
Conclusion
 A brief paragraph summarizing the Discussion
section, answering briefly every objective of
the study. To enhance the answer for every
objective, make use of the items in the
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appended table, preferably the first two
highest items.
 A distinct closing that briefly summarized what
the paper proposed, discussed whether the
result of the study supports or does not support
the anchor theory/proposition/model of the
study.
Recommendations
 Based from the findings/results in paragraph
30 form
 You may cite authors from the RRL to support
recommendation
REFERENCES
31  Follow prescribed referencing style APA Format
 Alphabetical order
 Hanging Indention
 Italicize the title of the journal and books
 Single spacing
 All narrative citations and in-text citations must
appear in the reference section (correct spelling,
 correct year)
APPENDICES
 Page break for every appendix with page # but
none for appended documents
 APPENDIX A
 Letter to the Validators
 APPENDIX B
 Validation Sheet for Research
Questionnaire
 APPENDIX C
 Research Questionnaire
 APPENDIX D
 Summary of Validators’ Rating on
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 APPENDIX E
 Compliance Certificate for Study Ethics
Protocol Review
 APPENDIX F
 Letter of Permission to Conduct the Study
 APPENDIX G
 Editor’s Certification
 APPENDIX H
 Plagiarism Checker Result
 APPENDIX I
 Curriculum Vitae of the External Validator
 CURRICULUM VITAE – with formal picture
FORMAT
33  Font size: 12
 Font style: Arial
 Paper size: Short-size (8.5 x 11)
 Margin: 1.5” left, 1.0” right, 1.0” top, 1.0”
bottom
 Page # upper right hand
 No big vacant space within the chapter
 No artistic fonts for preliminary pages
 No word contractions (e.g. won’t, didn’t, etc.)
 Avoid one sentence and one whole paragraph
 Numbers below 10 (in roman numerals);
Numbers 10-above (in figures)
 Wiki and blogs are not acceptable references
 Citing the title of article (if no author) and only
year of retrieval (if no date
 Citing key words of article title if no author and
only n.d of retrieval if no date.
 No web sites/search engines in-text; only in the
 reference section
 Avoid numbered enumeration in literature
review. Must be in paragraph form.
Tenses:
 Introduction – present tense
 Method – past tense
 Results – past tense for inference statements
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and statement on general knowledge
 Discussion – present tense but past tense for
statements referring to results and literature
review.