Quarter 2.

Lesson
1:
Research
Problem
Matters
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Act

On a half sheet of paper, answer the following questions based from the picture.
1. What is the picture about?
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2. Can you consider the content there as a topic for research? Why?
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3. How do you develop a good research topic?
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 The ability to develop a good research
topic is an important skill. Most often you are
the one allowed to select a topic of your
interest. The research topic must be narrow and
focused enough to be significant or interesting
yet broad enough to find adequate and
comprehensive information.
Here are the steps in selecting and limiting a
research topic:

1. Brainstorm for Ideas – Choose a topic that

interests you.
What local treasure or heritage in the
community would
you like to research on? Why does it interest
you and
what would you like to know more about it?
Do you
have an opinion about the local treasure or
 2. Identify the Sources of General Background
Information – Choose sources where you can gather
information about your topic.
What sources of information can you use to gather
information? Who can help you in providing information
about the topic? Can you use the library, magazines,
3. Focus onjournals, periodicals,
Your Topic – A topicor the
will internet
very to collect
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to research if it
Dotoo
is too broad or younarrow.
know any organization
Some common ways that can helpa you
to limit inare:
topic
gathering
by geographical information?
area, by culture, by time frame, by
discipline and by population group.
What specific area or factor of a local treasure or heritage in the
community
would you focus your research on? Why did you decide to focus
on that specific
area or aspect? Who is affected by the topic?
 4. Make a List of Useful Keywords – Find
key concepts
to widen your search capabilities.
What are 5.the
Bekeywords
Flexible –that
It isyou can use
common to modify your
to best topic during the research process. You may find
describe
tooyour
muchtopic?
and need to narrow
your focus, or too little and need to broaden
your focus.
What are the considerations or adjustments
that you
would do if ever there is a need to modify
your research
topic?
 A research problem is a statement about
an area of concern, a condition to be
improved, a difficulty to be eliminated, or a
troubling question that exists in scholarly
literature, in theory, or in practice that points
to the need for meaningful understanding
and deliberate investigation.
 COMPONENTS OF RESEARCH
In addition to our discussion, a good research
problem must have the following components:
• It should answer the 5 WH questions of the research,
i.e., what, who, where, why and when
• It should explain purpose of the research
• It should explain the scope of the
• study
• It should identify the major variables
• of the problem
 Considering these factors, this is an example of a research
problem for better insight.
Step 1: State the current and ideal situation:
School is a forum where students are preparing themselves for
the future life. Through the school activities, they gain self-
confidence and skills that will help them in being successful later in
life. Interest of parents in a child‘s schooling life also plays an
important role in his self-confidence. The more parents participate in
a child‘s life, the more secure child will feel which in turn will raise
his self-confidence. It is one of the ideal conditions where children‘s
personality can be built for future in a manner that they can tackle
the challenges successfully.
 Step 2: State the 5 WH questions of the study:

The aim of the research is to determine the impact

of a parent‘s participation in a child‘s school activities
in to boost his self-confidence. We plan to study here
that the more interest parent‘s show, the more self-
confident the child will be.
Step 3: State the scope and method for investigative study:

To conduct this research, we will gather the

data from all the local schools in the area and
attempt to conduct this research through the
help of questionnaires and personal interviews
that will be filled out by the students and their
parents.
 The formulation of a research problem consists of the following steps:

1. Identify a broad research area of your interests – You should first select a
major area which you want to investigate. Such area must have a wide
significance and must be according to your interest, knowledge and specialty.
Example: Domestic Violence

2. Dissect the broad area into sub-areas – You need to narrow down the area
into a specific topic that is researchable and manageable for the researcher.
Examples: Causes of Domestic Violence
Impacts of Domestic Violence on children
Services available to the victims of Domestic Violence
 The formulation of a research problem consists of the following steps:

3. Select one of the sub-areas – Select one sub-area that interests you more
and is more feasible and manageable for you.
Example: Impacts of Domestic Violence on Children

4. Raise research questions – Raise important questions about the chosen sub-
area which you need to answer on your research. Choose the most important
and relevant ones.
Example: How Domestic Violence affects the child’s academic
performance?
 The formulation of a research problem consists of the following steps:

5. Formulate Objectives – the objectives of the study basically stem out of the
research questions. The difference between research questions and objective is
the way they are written.

Example: To examine the influence of Domestic Violence on the child’s

academic performance
 The formulation of a research problem consists of the following steps:

5. Formulate Objectives – the objectives of the study basically stem out of the
research questions. The difference between research questions and objective is
the way they are written.

Example: To examine the influence of Domestic Violence on the child’s

academic performance
Task A. Rewrite the paragraph on a one whole sheet of paper and indicate
the steps in order to formulate a research problem.
The aim of the study is to determine the factors due to which students are
practicing substance abuse which has affected their studies. We plan to study
what has caused some intelligent students to shift their focus from studies to
substance abuse activities.
To conduct this study, we will gather data of teenage students from various
colleges in the area through questionnaires and personal interviews.
For a college student who wants to be successful in life, it is important that he
should be focused in his studies and does not give in to peer-pressure and
coercion. Sadly, despite having knowledge of the consequences, many
students are resorting to substance abuse practices because they are
intimidated or bullied.
B. Which among these research questions is good for a research topic? Encircle
the letter and explain your answer.

1. a. What are the advantages and disadvantages of cell phone use in school?
b. How does restricting cell phone use in school affect social interaction?

2. a. In what ways does owning a pet improve quality of life for older people?
b. Does owning a pet improve quality of life for older people?

3. a. Which effective education strategies prevent drug abuse in teens?

b. Are illicit drugs bad for kids?

4. a. Has the population of the world increased in the past century?

b. What factors have influenced population growth in the fastest growing countries?

5. a. Why do some corporations pollute the water if they aren’t regulated?

b. How do government regulations prevent corporations from polluting the water?
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