Module 3

PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1
Quarter 1- Module 3:
Identifying the Inquiry
and Stating the Problem
Learning Objectives
After going through this module, you are expected to be
able to:
1. design a research project related to the daily life
2. write a research title
3. describe the reasons for conducting the research
4. state research questions
5. indicate scope and delimitation of research
6. cite the benefits and beneficiaries of research
7. present written statement of the problem
Lesson 1:
The Subject
Matter of the
Research
1. The most important element that defines
I. What is a the research problem.
Research
Title? 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.
4. It can be revised any and many times as the
research develops and reach its final phase. It
becomes final on its final defense before the panel
of judges.
The subject matter or topic to be
Elements of investigated. (“What?”)
a Research The place or locale where the

research is to be conducted.
Title (“Where?”)
The research The population like the respondents’

title does not interviewees. (“Who”?)
need to be
entertaining but The time period of the study during which
informative. 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 performance
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
Topic
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.
Topic
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.
Topic
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
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)
Topic
4. Limitations on the subject. Connect
your choice with course requirements. You
need to decide on one topic to
finish your course.
Topic
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.
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IV. Sources of Research Topics
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.
Module 3-Lesson 1
Written Task
1. What topics you find most relevant in your daily
life potential to research? Cite two issues.
2. How about a writing a good research title?

Present (1) one good example of a research title
and (1) NOT so good title. Describe each.

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PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

3. It contains the least words enough to

a Research The place or locale where the

The research The population like the respondents’

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

2. How about a writing a good research title?

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