Scope and Delimitation
of the Study
SHS Practical Research 2
Questions
1. What is the general purpose of the study?
2. What were the aspects studied?
3. What is the population of the study?
4. What is the locale of the study?
5. What is the period of the study?
SCOPE
explains the extent to which the research area will be explored
• It specifies what is covered in terms of concept, number of subjects
or the population included in the study, as well as the timeline when
the study was conducted.
Example: A researcher wants to study the impact of mobile phones on
the behavior patterns of elementary school children
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Delimitations
Example:
However, it is not possible to cover every aspect
of the topic. So, the scope will have to be
narrowed down to a certain section of the target
population. In this case, the scope might be
narrowed down to a group of 50 children in
grades 3-5 of one specific school. Their behavior
patterns in school may have been observed for a
duration of 6 months.
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characteristics that limit the scope and describe the
boundaries of the study
• Delimit by citing factors or variables that are not
to be included and the boundary in terms of time
frame, number of subjects, participants or
respondents who are excluded.
Guidelines in writing the scope and delimitation:
The scope and delimitations should include the ff:
1. A brief statement of the general purpose of the
study.
2. The subject matter and topics studied and discussed.
3. The locale of the study, where the data were gathered
or the entity to which the data belong.
Guidelines in writing the scope and delimitation:
The scope and delimitations should include the ff:
4. The population or universe from which the
respondents were selected. This must be large enough
to make generalizations significant.
5. The period of the study. This is the time, either
months or years, during which the data were gathered.
Scope and Delimitation
This section discusses the parameters of the research in
paragraph. It answers the basic questions:
Scope and Delimitation
This section discusses the parameters of the research in
paragraph. It answers the basic questions:
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
Question and
Answer...
EXERCISE
QUESTIONS:
SHORT QUIZ
Decide whether the following ideas are to be included in the Scope and
Delimitation of the Study. On the space before the number, write INSERT
if you consider it included, and write OMIT if it must be excluded.
SHORT QUIZ
Decide whether the following ideas are to be included in the Scope and
Delimitation of the Study. On the space before the number, write INSERT
if you consider it included, and write OMIT if it must be excluded.
Thank You
Discussion
Conclusion