Identifying the Inquiry and

Stating the Problem

Practical Research 1
Rosemarie Galvez-Felimon
West Visayas State University
College of Education

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CONTENT :
Identifying the Inquiry and Stating the Problem
PERFORMANCE STANDARD :
The learner is able to:
formulate clearly statement of research problem
CONTENT STANDARD LEARNING COMPETENCIES CODE
The learner:
The learner demonstrates
understanding of: 1. designs a research project related to CS_RS11-IIIc-e-1
daily life
1. the range of research 2. writes a research title CS_RS11-IIIc-e-2
topics in the area of inquiry 3. describes the justifications/reasons for
conducting the research CS_RS11-IIIc-e-3
2. the value of research in 4. states research questions CS_RS11-IIIc-e-4
the area of interest 5. indicates scope and delimitation of
research CS_RS11-IIIc-e-5
3. the specificity and 6. cites benefits and beneficiaries of
feasibility of the problem research CS_RS11-IIIc-e-6
posed 7. presents written statement of the
problem CS_RS11-IIIc-e-7

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 Identifying the Inquiry and
Stating the Problem
1. the range of research topics in the
area of inquiry
2. the value of research in the area of
interest
3. the specificity and feasibility of the
problem posed

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 Suggested Activities
• Reflections on experiences
• Matrix of summary of readings
• Presentation of research title

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 Research Problem
• Focus of a research investigation
• Usually stated as questions

Tip: Make sure information can be

collected in an attempt to answer the
question

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 Characteristics of Good Research
Questions

• Feasible
• Clear
• Significant
• Ethical

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Topic of Interest
Research Title
Research Questions
Justifications/Reasons
for choosing the
problem
Scope and delimitation
Beneficiaries
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preferably related to one’s chosen
track or experience
12 words or less
Specify the research objectives. Make
sure data may be collected to achieve
them
May be based on observation,
existing laws or literature, or existing
problems in the society
general purpose of the study; topics
studied and discussed; the locale of the
study; The population or universe from
which the respondents were selected;
The period of the study
Who will benefit from the results of
the study?
 More APA tips
The research title
– should summarize the main idea of the
manuscript simply and, if possible, with style
– should be a concise statement of the main topic
and should identify the variables or theoretical
issues under investigation and the relationship
between them
– should be fully explanatory when standing alone

An example of a good title is "Effect of

Transformed Letters on Reading Speed.”
Avoid using abbreviations in a title.

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The WVSU-COE template
Example of Chapter 1

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