I.
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Describes the problem situation in general terms
and demonstrates logical continuity between
relevant works and the present study.
Cites pertinent data from existing documents or
findings, methodological issues, conclusions,
and recommendations from previous studies that
shape and portray the problem situation.
Significance of the Study
Gives a firm sense of the need and practical importance
of the study
Conceptual Framework (CITE CONCEPTS)
• Discusses the merits of the theories/concepts that
legitimize the:
- validity of the research questions
- meanings of the variables in the study, the
measurements employed, and the design adopted
- analytic and interpretive approaches used
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Paradigm of the Study
• Depicts and briefly explains the conceptual
blueprint that serves as the roadmap of the
study either in the form of a:
- Causal Paradigm
- IPO (Input-Process-Output) Paradigm
- Operational Paradigm (Process Flowchart)
Statement of the Problems
• Articulates the general problem and its logical
components in the form of specific research
questions.
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II. METHODOLOGY
Project Design
a. What are the component parts and what each
component does for the project?
b. It may include design design/pictorial or
graphical illustration of the project properly
labelled and including dimension.
Project Development
a. Describe how the project will be developed and
undertaken
b. It could be presented by a flowchart and the
detailed steps/procedures in developing/
constructing the project.
c. It may be accompanied by illustrations or
picture.
d. The tools and equipment, supplies and materials,
cost of production and the timeframe of developing
the project may be discussed in this section or
the details can be presented in the appendices but
properly noted in the context.
Research Design
This section describes in detail how the study
was conducted to enable the reader to evaluate
the appropriateness of the methods and the
reliability and the validity of the results of
the study. The introductory portion of the
chapter identifies and describes the design
used in the study to be followed by:
Population and Locale of the Study:
• Includes answers to such questions as to who
participated in the study? How many
participants were there? How were they
selected? If any participant did not complete
the data gathering tool or procedure, give the
number of these and the reasons they did not
continue
• Describes the major demographic characteristics
of the population or sample in terms of the
variables of the study
Data Gathering Tools
• Describes briefly the apparatus or instrument used in
data gathering
• In cases where the instrument is a
questionnaire, describes also the
instrumentation process in terms of:
- How the instrument was generated?
- How the instrument was modified to adapt to
the peculiar demographic characteristics of
respondents in the case of an adopted
instrument
- What measures were used
- Parts of the instrument
- How the instrument was validated or tested for
reliability?
Data Gathering Procedure
• Discusses what the researcher did to collect
data and summarizes each step in the execution of
the data collection phase, including the
instructions given to the participants, the
randomization, counterbalancing, and other
control features in the design.
- Brief statements about essential parameters
(i.e. scope and limitations or delimitations)
can be included in the respective
subsections where they are deemed necessary
to be noted.
Treatment of Data
• Identifies and briefly describes the descriptive and
analytic tools used to treat the data gathered
OTHER REMINDERS:
*References (Use APA format, recent edition)
*Font: Courier New 12
*Margin: (L-1.5; Top, Bottom and R-1cm)
*spacing (double space)
*Include your Curriculum Vitae
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*Include Letter to the Administrator, Observation
Checklist/Survey Questionnaire as Appendices
*For tables, use Table 1, as labeling and so on , see
example below:
Item Size Quantity Cost Total
Table 1. Costing
