Q1, M2 Research 1
Q1, M2 Research 1
Q1, M2 Research 1
Research 1
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Research Problem
Research 1 – Grade 9
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Quarter 1 – Module 2: Research Problem
First Edition, 2020
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Research 1
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Research Problem
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration
their needs and circumstances.
In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:
As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
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For the learner:
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities
for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be
enabled to process the contents of the learning resource while being an active
learner.
What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn
during the module.
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Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your
level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.
1. Use the module with care. Do not put an unnecessary mark/s on any part of
the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your
answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
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What I Need to Know
This research module is designed and written to help you understand the
characteristics and components of a research problem. It also guides you on how to
formulate and evaluate a powerful researchable topic.
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What I Know
I. All four pictures in each given set are connected by one common word that is
related to Research Problem. In a given box, clues are provided to easily identify the
expected answer which will be written in your activity notebook/worksheet.
1.
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/ https://steemit.com/art/@nazimuddin/
protein-and-carbs-get-balance-right how-to-draw-village-scenery
2.
https://www.pexels.com/search/books/ //www.vernonmorningstar.com/business/
black-press-newspapers-adapt-to-covid-19-impact/
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3.
https://www.pylones.com/en/alarm-clock/ https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/
1839_3612_colortime-alarm-clock-pink.html and-hourglass-clock-vector-24560532
4.
What’s the word?
T_ _ _ _ _ _ E
https://www.xifin.com/news/events/ https://atslab.com/electrical-testing/
precision-medicine-webinar
5.
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/ http://magazine.greenhousemag.com/article/july
bmi/childrens_bmi/measuring_children.html /2020-structures-guide-5-tips-for-temperature-
control-in-your-growing-environment.aspx
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II. Arrange the steps in formulating a research problem to answer the question
from the situation by assigning numbers 1-7 in the given boxes below. Write the
answer in your activity notebook/worksheet.
Suppose you want to conduct a study on the relationship between fertility and
mortality, what are the best steps to follow?
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Lesson
3 Research Problem
What’s In
A. These are the different science process skills used in doing some investigations.
Unscramble the letters to reveal them. Write the answer in your activity
notebook/worksheet.
1. VEINGROBS ____________________
2. EDICTPRING ____________________
3. PEERXINMETING ____________________
4. RETNGITERPIN ____________________
5. UNICOMMINGCAT ____________________
B. Write the first letter of the word from the answers above to complete the given
sentence.
____nce the ___roblem has been ___stablished, ___t follows a _oherent output.
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Drawing ng isang batang
lalaki (full body) nakashorts paa
May arrows na nakaturo on
the following parts
- 1. balikat
- 2. siko
- 3. beaywang
- 4. tuhod
- 5. paa Notes to the Teacher
This module is prepared for students to have a thorough
understanding on the characteristics and components of a
research problem and helped them analyze the process on
formulation and evaluation of a workable research topic.
Aalisin na ang box po neh.
Thanks.
What’s New
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https://www.globalnoticeboard.com/fullstory.php?q=5821-water-pollution-in-india-causes-effects-and-solutions
In the given picture above, what do you think are the possible problems that you
may encounter? Have you experienced those circumstances? Can we use this
picture as a source in creating a researchable topic? How?
What is It
Most sources of researchable problems come from real life experiences in different
setting such as personal or practical like in schools, offices, environment, peers,
organization, homes, clinics or hospitals or in any part of the community. Another
way is through reading or reviewing literature, reports or databases from your field
of interest. Sometimes in the recommendation section present in doctoral
dissertations, journal articles and past researches can also provide a researchable
problem.
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An effective research problem must have the following characteristics:
1. It reflects on important issues or needs.
2. It is based on factual evidence.
3. It has to be manageable and relevant.
4. It suggests a testable and meaningful hypothesis.
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There are criteria to be used to easily dissect a broad area into sub-area and judge
the success of a research problem. These are very useful to the researcher to decide
on what particular study to pursue. In Table 1, it shows the criteria to assist the
investigator in choosing a researchable topic.
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CRITERIA
Based on the researchers’ answers on the given criteria above, he will be able to
decide if he will pursue the created research problem or find a new one.
Understanding of what a research problem is and how to identify it, is the first
thing that a researcher must do. Remember that a research problem serves as the
driving fuel and the foundation of the study or investigation. The success of the
entire scientific process depends on how the research problem is created and also
formulated. Consider these five methods on how to formulate a quality and
powerful research problem.
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1. Make your Research Objectives specific.
All objectives must be defined and stated clearly for you to conduct and create
an effective and significant study. They are the indicators of your success and
consider as your guide in order for you to keep on the right track.
After formulating your research problem, the next step is to evaluate it to ensure
that it is suitable for research. Evaluating a research problem should be based on
the following: literature, significance, timeliness, novelty, specific and researchable.
A well evaluated research problem can achieve a high success rate.
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related studies. Through this, you are showing the support of other
researchers to this problem and pointing out that there is a need in
conducting this research in order to address the problem.
It must be significant.
Always remember that your research problem must have a positive impact
on your chosen field. Be sure that the result of your investigation is deemed
significant or beneficial to the following entities that you had chosen.
It must be specific.
There must be specificity or preciseness on the research problem. There is a
need to specify it to be able to set the direction of the study, formulate
research questions, and know the suitable research method or design for the
study.
It must be researchable.
Research problem must follow the steps and processes involved in a
scientific way to reach the target result. It only means that the above
mentioned characteristics are useless if the problem is not researchable. A
researcher must solve the problem based on his abilities and available
resources which includes the different research sites.
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Alcoholism
Profile of alcoholics
Causes and effects of alcoholism
The process of becoming an alcoholic
Community attitudes towards alcoholism
The effectiveness of a treatment model
4. Possible Questions
5. Formulating of Objectives
General Objective
– To find out the effects of alcoholism on the family
Specific Objectives
- To discover the impact of alcoholism on marital relations
- To determine in which aspect in children’s lives is most affected by
alcoholism
- To find out the effects of alcoholism on the family’s financial status
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Satisfaction with the objectives
Enough time for the study
Adequacy of resources
Have the technical expertise or experts’ support to undertake the
study
What’s More
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Word Hunt. Find fifteen (15) words that you may consider in preparing a Research
Problem from the given list then encircle them. They may read in any direction.
Write the answer in your activity notebook/worksheet.
A C E R E L B A T S E T D
E R N O V E L T Y E E T I
L E N V I R O T I C S N S
B S O C I A L A C N T A S
A O B J E C T I V E S C E
H U R R A Y F N V I B I R
C R I T E I N A I R E F T
R C H I C O R B E E S I A
A E R E N I E L S P I N T
E S P R A Y E E L X O G I
S S U B E V E D R E N I O
E O L P A R T I C L E S N
R E I N C R I T E R I A A
S N T E R U T A R E T I L
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What I Have Learned
II. Based on the given picture below, identify at least three researchable problems
and write them in your activity notebook/worksheet.
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/irving-says-it-will-spend-38m-to-modernize-sawmills-in-n-b-1.1729620
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What I Can Do
A. Based on the criteria for selecting a research problem, which of the following
topics are feasible to be undertaken by a student researcher? Copy them in your
activity notebook /worksheet, then put a check (⁄) on the given box if the topic is
possible.
B. Choose one topic from your answer in part A, then create some steps on how to
come up with that chosen researchable problem. Follow the given sample steps
on how to formulate a research problem from the above discussion. Answers will
be written in your activity notebook/worksheet.
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Assessment
I. Identify the following statements. Write the answers in your activity notebook/
worksheet.
II. Modified True or False. Write True, if the statement is correct and False, if it is
wrong and then copy the word that makes the statement incorrect. Write the
answers in your activity notebook/worksheet.
1. A research problem must have a positive impact on the chosen field of the
researcher.
2. All research objectives must be well defined and stated clearly to have a high
success rate.
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III. Formulate a research problem in the given situations. Write the answers in your
activity notebook/worksheet. (3pts. each)
2. Protein precipitation using salt, organic solvents, acids, and bases are being
studied as various ways of preparing protein concentrate from hyacinth beans.
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Additional Activities
Fill in a word to complete the crossword puzzle. Use the provided clues below and
write the answer in your activity notebook/worksheet.
1 2 3
5 6 7 8 9
10 11
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ACROSS DOWN
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Answer Key
What’s More:
What’s In:
1. testable
What I Know: A.
I. 2. novelty
2. literature 4. specific
2. predicting 5. significant
3. timely
6. researchable
4. testable
3. experimenting
7. attainable
5. variables
8. relevant
4. interpreting
9. articles
15. objectives
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What I Can Do: What I Can Do:
What I have learned: I. 2. Causes and effects of
I. 1,3 ,5 being unemployed
1. foundation
II. 3. Performance of
2. right
(Student’s answers may children in school
3. fuel
vary.) Formulation of
4. powerful
Sample Answer: Researchable
5. characteristics
1. The Effects of Parent
Topic – The
6. methods
Unemployment on their
Effects of
7. criteria
Children’s Attitude
Parent
II. Towards Schoolwork
Unemployment
Possible Answers Steps:
(Student‘s anwers may on their
vary.) Identify the
Children’s
1. Proper Waste Problem –
Disposal/Sewerage Attitude
System Unemployed
Towards
2. Effects of Air Parent
Pullution on Human
Health Schoolwork
Narrowing the
3. Effects of Improper Possible
Sewerage System on Problem – 1.
Aquatic Animals Questions –
demographic
1. What impact
profile of the
has
unemployed
unemployed
parent
parent on their
1.
2. children?
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Assessment: Additional Activities:
III. ACROSS
1. 1. EXPERIENCES
5. TESTABLE
Effects of formalin-
8. RESOURCES
treated eggplants and
11. ARTICLES
tomatoes in the liver of
12. TIMELY
mice 13. DISSECT
14. RESEARCH
2. 15. VARIABLE
Utilization of salt,
bases
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References
Cristobal, A. and Cristobal, M., 2017. Practical Research 1 For Senior High School.
1st ed. Quezon City: C&E Publishing, Inc., pp.44-47.
Caintic, H. and Cruz, J., 2008. Scientific Research Manual. 1st ed. Quezon City: C&E
Publishing, Inc., pp.7-16.
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