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ACTIVITY 1
PROPOSED PROBLEMS
A. Enumerate possible problems (think of those that can be measured quantitatively) you may encounter in
these in these various settings.
1. Personal (family and social life)
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2. School
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3. Community
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4. Government
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B. From the enumerated possible research problems, identify at least three researchable problems using the internal and
external criteria. Explain why you have chosen these research problems.
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ACTIVITY 2
The introduction
To help you formulate an effective introduction of your study, exhaustively answer the following items:
Proposed Study:
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1. State the rationale of your research problem. Start from the international context down to the local or personal circumstance.
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2. Describe the setting where your study is to be conducted.
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3. Indicate of the terms or variables (concepts) that need to be defined, clarified, or described to your reader.
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4. Search for related literature that you can use to define the main variables of your study. Collect at least 3 references per
variable. Write down the definitions.
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References:
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5. Determine the seriousness of your research problem. Show statistical evidence of its gravity. Give the complete details of the
references.
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6. State the general objective of the research study.
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7. After the research has been conducted or the problem has been solved, identify the people or entities that will benefit from the
research and the direct benefits they will get from it.
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ACTIVITY 3
Statement of the problem
Formulate the statement of the problem part of your research. Fill in the following items.
Title of your Research:
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General Problem:
The researcher aims to
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Specifically, the researcher seeks to answer the following questions:
Level 1-
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ACTIVITY 4
Scope & delimitation of the study/ significance of the study
Answer the following questions briefly.
1. What are the major variables, sub-variables and indicators of your study? List them under the corresponding columns.
Major Variables Sub- Variables Indicators
2. Where and when are the data to be gathered?
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3. Who are the beneficiaries of your study and what benefits will they receive from the results of your study? Cite at least 3
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