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Teacher-made Learner’s Home Task

WEEK 7 QUARTER 3 (2nd Semester)

Name:___________________ Date: _______________

Subject Area: Practical Research I Time Allotment:_______
Teacher: Cristal E. Bero
Learning provides the justifications/reasons for conducting the CS_RS11-IIIce-3
Competencies: research
states research question CS_RS11-IIIce-4
indicates scope and delimitation of research CS_RS11-IIIce-5
cites benefits and beneficiaries of research CS_RS11-IIIce-6
presents written statement of the problem CS_RS11-IIIce-7
Subject Matter The Subject Matter of the Research
1. Objectives
1. design a research project related to the daily life
2. write a research title / describe the reasons for conducting the research
3. Perseverance
Procedures
Readings:
I. What is a Research Title1?

1. The most important element that defines the research problem.

2. It is usually read first and the most read part of the research.
3. It contains the least words enough to describe the contents and the
purpose of your research paper.
It can be revised any and many times as the research develops and reach its
final phase. It becomes final on its final defence before the panel of judges.

 Elements of a Research Title

The research title does not need to be entertaining but informative.

A part of a research title has the following information:

1. The subject matter or topic to be investigated. (“What?”)
2. The place or locale where the research is to be conducted. (“Where?”)
3. The population like the respondents’ interviewees. (“Who”?)
4. The time period of the study during which the data are to be collected.
(“When”?)

Example:

Subject matter: The teaching of English

Place or locale: in the high schools of Province A
Time period: during the school year 1989-1990
Population: as perceived by teachers and students

Subject matter: The effects of the use of cell phones on the academic

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Population to senior high school students
Place or locale: at Department of Education
Time period: during the first semester, school year 2018-2019

II. Rules in Choosing a Research Topic1

1. Interest in the subject matter. Interest in a subject drives you to research,

investigate, or inquire about it with full motivation, enthusiasm, and energy.

2. Availability of information. Information will serve as evidence to support your

claims about your subject matter from varied forms of literature like books,
journals, and newspapers, among others, is a part and parcel of any research
work.

What to include in the investigation of the available materials?

a. Update and authority of the materials.
b. Copyright dates of the materials? Are they new or old?
c. Expert or qualification of the writers of reading materials about your
topic

3. Timeliness and relevance of the topic.

How relevant is the topic?

a. It yields results that are useful in society
b. Related to the present. (Except for pure or historical research)

4. Limitations on the subject. Connect your choice with course requirements.

You need to decide on one topic to
finish your course.

5. Personal resources. Do an assessment on your research abilities in terms of

your financial standing, health condition, mental capacity, needed facilities, and
time schedule to enable you to complete your research. You have to raise an
amount of money needed to spend on questionnaire printing and interview
trips.

III. Research Topics to be avoided1

1. Controversial topics.
It depends more on the writer’s opinion leading to biases. Facts cannot support
this topic.

2. Highly technical subjects.

Not advisable for beginners as these topics require an advanced study,
technical knowledge, and skills.

3. Hard-to-investigate subjects.
Happens if there are no available reading materials about it and if such
materials are not up-to-date.

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 4. Too broad subjects.
It prevents you from to focus on the subject matter of the paper.
Narrow down or limit the subject to eliminate the problem.

5. Too narrow subjects.

Subjects that are so limited where an extensive searching is necessary.

6. Vague subjects.
Titles beginning with indefinite adjectives such as several, many, some, etc., as
in “Some Remarkable Traits of a Filipino” or “Several People’s Comments on
the RH Law,” are vague enough to decrease the readers’ interests and
curiosity.

IV. Sources of Research Topics1

1. Mass media communication – press (newspapers, ads, TV, radio, films, etc.)

2. Books, Internet, peer-reviewed journals, government publications

3. Professional periodicals like College English Language Teaching Forum,

English
Forum, the Economist, Academia, Business Circle, Law Review, etc.

4. General periodicals such as Readers’ Digest, Women’s Magazine,

Panorama
Magazine, Time Magazine, World Mission Magazine, etc.

5. Previous reading assignments in your other subjects

6. Work experience – clues to a researchable topic from full-time or part-time

jobs, OJT (on-the-job training) experience, fieldwork, etc.

Assesment Direction: Identify how a research project is described on the following

statements. Encircle the letter of the correct answer

1. Which of the following is a good way to find a research topic?

a. Personal experience
b. Getting an idea from your advisor
c. Looking for the next step in the research process
d. All of the above
2. What is a not true of a research title?
a. Read the most, and it is usually read first
b. Least important element that defines the research problem.
c. Contains few words that describe the purpose of the research
d. All of the above

3. What is the reason for consulting handbooks, yearbooks, encyclopedias, or

reviews in the initial stages of identifying a research topic?
a. They are readily available.
b. They provide an overview of the issues related to a topic.
c. They are primary sources.

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 d. They avoid reporting statistical data to interpret the results more
readily.
4. Which of the following are excellent sources for research topics?
a. Theory
b. Personal experience
c. Replication of prior research
d. All of the above
5. Mr. Santos identified his research topic as "classroom assessment." He
recognized very quickly his topic was far too broad. Which of the following is
likely to have led to that conclusion?
a. There was far too much written on the topic to understand it all.
b. It was difficult to organize the material collected in an effective
manner.
c. The potential problems he began thinking would be next to impossible
to study.
d. All of the above.
6. What is a research project?
a. A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory.
b. A choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods.
c. A style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph.
d. A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data.
7. Which of these would be assured by you when selecting factors for a study
in general?
a. They have been investigated before
b. They are available to investigate
c. They are not of interest to you
d. They do not lead to another question
8. A business student plans a research project; it is called a description of an
online business. On the limited information (the title), which one of these best
applies to the idea?
a. It is too broad.
b. It is a highly technical subject.
c. It has an acceptable method.
d. It has an acceptable purpose.
9. What is the main advantage of producing a written research project?
a. Helps with liability.
b. Helps the society.
c. Informs all interested parties.
d. Helps keep people employed.

10. Good research proposals will always:

a. Focus on the written style.
b. Provides respondent names and addresses.
c. Consider all possible research previously been done on the topic.
d. Focus on addressing the research objectives.
d. They do not lead to another question

Exercises: Direction: Identify how a research project is described on the following

statements. Encircle the letter of the correct answer

1. A business student plans a research project of an online business. Due to its

limited information (the title) on the nature of the business, which one of these
best applies to the idea?
a. It is too broad.
b. It is a highly technical subject.
c. It has an acceptable method.

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 d. It has an acceptable purpose.
2. What is the main advantage of producing a written research project?
a. Helps with liability.
b. Helps the society.
c. Informs all interested parties.
d. Helps keep people employed.
3. Good research proposals will always:
a. focus on the written style.
b. provides respondent names and addresses.
c. consider all possible research previously been done on the topic.
d. focus on addressing the research objectives.
4. What is the reason for consulting handbooks, yearbooks, encyclopedias, or
reviews in the initial stages of identifying a research topic?
a. They are readily available.
b. They provide an overview of the issues related to a topic.
c. They are primary sources.
d. They avoid reporting statistical data to interpret the results more
readily.
5. Which of the following are excellent sources for research topics?
a. Theory
b. Personal experience
c. Replication of prior research
d. All of the above
6. Mr. Santos identified his research topic as "classroom assessment." He
recognized very quickly his topic was far too broad. Which of the following is
likely to have led to that conclusion?
a. There was far too much written on the topic to understand it all.
b. It was difficult to organize the material collected in an effective
manner.
c. The potential problems he began thinking would be next to impossible
to
study.
d. All of the above.
7. What is a research project?
a. A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory.
b. A choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods.
c. A style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph.
d. A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data.
8. Which of these would be assured by you when selecting factors for a study
in general?
a. They have been investigated before
b. They are available to investigate
c. They are not of interest to you
d. They do not lead to another question
9. Which of the following is a good way to find a research topic?
a. Personal experience
b. Getting an idea from your advisor
c. Looking for the next step in the research process
d. All of the above
10. What is not true of a research title?
a. Read the most, and it is usually read first
b. Least important element that defines the research problem.
c. Contains few words that describe the purpose of the research
d. All of the above

Assignment: Directions: Answer the questions in 3-5 sentences only. Write your answers

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1. What are the rules in choosing a research topic?

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2. What are those topics to avoid in preventing you to have a clear focus on
your research paper?

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Think of this statement: A good research is seen in the way its topic is
outlined. When you choose topics for your research, you have to think
about the reasons why you identified those topics.
How will you write a good research topic?
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