PARTS OF CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Discusses four(4) relevant ideas:
TOPIC or subject matter: define and elaborate
using methods of paragraph development like
classification and giving examples.
IMPORTANCE of the topic: cite the role that
the topic plays in your life and the benefits you
derive from it.
REASONS for choosing the topic: emphasized
what motivated you to choose the topic.
PURPOSE of the study: discusses the objective
of the study.
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Consist of statement on what led the
researcher to lunch the study.
May have been generated by some empirical
observations, the need to explore the problem
and some other relevant conditions.
Describe as clearly as possible the problem
intended to be addressed and refer to the
relevant literature in the field.
It is an overview of factors which have led to
the problem, comprise the problem and
historical significance relative to the problem.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Thereshould be a general statement of
the whole problem followed by the specific
questions or sub problem is broken up.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
This is the foundation of the research
study. These are highly related theories
and principles that are established and
proven by authorities.
Refers to the set of interrelated construct,
definitions, and preposition that presents
a systematic view of phenomena.
An organized body that explains what has
been done and what has been said on the
topic or problem being investigated .
WHAT MUST BE OBTAINED FROM A
THEORY?
The name/s of the author/s of the theory
must be taken including the place and the
time/ year when he or she postulated such
a principles or generalization.
the part or parts of the theory that are
relevant to your study.
Synthesis by relating to your findings.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
A tentative explanation or theoretical
explanation of the phenomenon or
problem and serves as the basis for the
formulation research hypothesis.
Consists of the researchers own position
on a problem after his exposure to the
theories that have bearing on the
problem.
The conceptual framework becomes the
central theme, the focus, the main thrust
of the study . It serves as a guide in
conducting research study.
Paradigm is a diagrammatic
representation of a conceptual framework.
It depicts in a vivid way what the
conceptual framework wants to convey.
ASSUMPTIONS AND HYPOTHESIS
Historical and descriptive investigations
do not need explicit hypotheses and
assumption. Only experimental studies
need expressly written assumption and
hypotheses.
Assumptions – belief that forms one of
the bases for the research. This belief is
not to be tested or supported with
empirical data. Very often belief is not
stated in a research proposal.
Hypothesis is a tentative answer to a
research question, it can be derived
•from the observation before the research
is conducted . This called inducted
hypothesis
•from the theory. This is called deductive
hypothesis.
KINDS OF HYPOTHESIS
Research hypothesis is usually developed
from experience, literature or theory, or
combination of these. This is the expected
relationship between variables.
Null hypothesis is the one that states NO
relationship between variables. The
function is to let the research test the
hypothesis statistically .
SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
The scope and delimitation should include
the following:
•A brief statement of the general purpose
of the study.
•The subject matter and topics studied
and discussed.
•The locate of the study, where the data
were gathered or entity to which the data
belong.
The population or universe from which
the respondent were selected. This must
be large enough to make generalizations
significant.
The period of the study. This is the time,
either months or year, during which tha
data gathered.
LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
Include the weaknesses of the study
beyond the control of the researcher.
The weaknesses spring out of the
inaccuracies of the perceptions of the
respondents
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Who are to be benefited and how they are going
to be benefited. It must be shown who are the
individuals, groups, or communities who may
be placed in a more advantageous position on
account of the study.
Possible contribution in the fund of knowledge.
Possible implications. It should be discussed
here that the implications include the possible
causes of the problem discovered, the possible
effects of the problem, and the remedial
measures to0 solve the problems.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Only terms, words, or phrases which have
special or unique meanings in the study
are defined.
Terms are defined operationally, that is
how they are used in the study.
The researcher may developed his own
definition from the characteristics of the
term defined.
Definition may be taken from
encyclopedias, books, magazines, and
newspaper articles, dictionaries, and
other publications but the researcher
must acknowledge his sources.
Definition should a/be brief , clear, and
unequivocal as possible.
Acronyms should always be spelled out
fully.
