ANDRES BONIFACIO COLLEGE

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Telephone Number: (065) 212-8049
Website: www.abcollege.edu.ph
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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

RESEARCH PROPOSAL WRITING FORMAT

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CHECKLIST FOR REVIEW OF CONTENTS

Contents Sub-Sections
Chapter 1-THE PROBLEM AND ITS
Background of the Study
SCOPE
 Introduces the purpose of the study and states the
relevance of the current study within its field of
knowledge
 Discussion of all the variables or the phenomenon under
study
 Highlights the research problem

Theoretical Framework
 Introductory statement enumerating the theories to be
used
 Specific theory/theories with the respective authors and
years of publication
 Substantial description of the theory/theories used
 Explanation of the relevance of theory/theories to the
study
 Studies that made use of the theory/theories
Conceptual Framework
 Concepts and studies explaining the connections between
the variables
 Schematic Diagram showing the variables and the
respective constructs (if there is any) or of the themes
identified (for a qualitative study)
 Put the Schematic Diagram in one page.
Statement of the Problem
 Introductory statements
 Questions to be answered based on the variables
identified (quantitative study) or the Research Questions
to be given answers (qualitative study)
  Null Hypotheses (for quantitative studies)
Significance of the Study
Mentions the importance of studies and researches on:
 Stakeholders
 Educators
 Administrators and entities who can benefit from your
study
Scope and Delimitations
Scope:
 Target research participants (be specific)
 Who are those that will not be included
 The main focus of your study (the boundary of the
study)
Limitation:
 Admission of weakness (to provide strength to your
study
Definition of Terms
 Provide introduction
 Conceptual/Operational definitions of the variables or
phenomenon
 Define only important terms (keywords of the title)
 Simple and familiar words are preferred in defining
terms.
 The terms defined should be arranged alphabetically.
 Acronyms should be spelled out completely, especially
if it is uncommon or will be used the first time in the
research paper.
Chapter 2 – REVIEW OF RELATED
Related Literature and Related Studies
LITERATURE AND STUDIES
 Literature and studies are directly related to your
research topic or problem.
 Select literature that is related to your specific topic and
field of interest or field of specialization.
 Select literature that uses evidence.
 Select literature and studies that are current.
 Select literature published locally and internationally
(Sources are from reputable journals, books, or academic
institutions)
Research Gap
 Discuss the research gap by referring to the study of
Miles 2017.
Synthesis
 Combine findings from different studies to highlight
major patterns or themes.

 Focus on how the studies complement or contrast with

one another.

Chapter 3 –METHODOLOGY Design

 Statement indicating the specific design that the study
 will be using (e.g., descriptive, correlation)
 Definition of the design (with the respective author and
year of publication)
 Statement showing the relevance/usefulness of the design
to the study
Setting
 Opening statement indicating where the study will be
conducted, without indicating the specific names of the
institutions (e.g., schools, hospitals)
 Bases/basis of the selection of the research areas
 Relevant pieces of information giving picture of the
research setting.
Respondents
 Specific individuals who will answer the research
instruments to be used or who will participate in the
interviews to be conducted
 Justification for the selection of the
respondents/participants.
 Population of the target respondents
 Number of the respondents/participants
 Sampling technique to be used (e.g, stratified random
sampling)
 Method of determining the sample size (Raosoft online
application, etc.)
 Inclusion criteria/Bases for the selection if who will be
included
 Exclusion Criteria/ Statement indicating if who will not be
included
Instrument/s
 Introductory statement for the instruments to be used:
 Individual presentation of the research instruments to be
used according to the order of the variables
 Description of each instrument/checklist (quantitative
study)
o If adopted or adapted/modified, or researcher-
made/standard instrument
o Total number of statements present in the
instrument, specifically indicating the constructs
o Validation process (for instruments not adopted
from a previous study)
o Pilot testing for reliability test
o Cronbach’s Alpha (for instruments which will
undergo reliability test)
o Scale/continuum
- Responses – Continuum-Interpretation
Data-Gathering Procedure
 Asking of permission from appropriate authorities (e.g.,
department heads)
  The process of the distribution and retrieval of the
questionnaires, conduct of tests and intervention
 The duration of the administration of the
questionnaires/tests or the conduct of the study
 The specific sequence of the administration of the
questionnaires/tests.
 The specific process of the conduct of the interviews
 The tabulation/analysis of the research data
 The interpretation process
Ethical Considerations
 Author and year of publication of the
guidelines/consideration for the ethical conduct of the
study (1-2 paragraphs)
 Discussion of the ethical considerations based on the
Informed Consent/Assent
Data Analysis
 Statistical Tools with contextualized statement of their
specific uses in the study (quantitative study)
-Mean and Standard Deviation
-Frequency and Percentage
-t-test
-Pearson r
REFERENCES -Alphabetical listing of all the References used in APA
format