Getting Started with a Research
Project
Practical Research 1
LARRY S. ERBITE
Teacher III
SHS Department
Competency
Designs a research useful in daily life
(CS_RS12-IIId-e-1)
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Answer True if the statement is correct and False
if otherwise.
1.The research process often begins with a very
broad idea for a topic.
2.Choosing a topic that is interesting to you but not
do-able is a key part of starting a research
endeavor.
3. Identifying research gaps and generating
research questions can be regarded as the first and
most important step in starting a research project.
Identify the Problem…
Stress Management among Students
and Professionals
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Analysis
As a researcher, what do you think are the things that
you need to consider in looking for a research topic?
What do you think are the researchable problems that
you observed at home, in your community or school?
How students like you think of possible research
topics that you may conduct in the future?
First Things first!
• In doing research, the first thing you
should consider as a researcher is to
identify the gap and clearly define the
problem to be studied.
• A problem can be simple, researchable
and non-researchable.
The Problem
• We need to provide a brief description
of the issue, the undesirable
symptoms, and our inability or lack of
knowledge to solve the problem.
Researchable and Non-researchable Topics
• Researchable topics can be investigated
through the collection and analysis of data.
• Non-researchable topics address
philosophical or ethical issues but cannot
be resolved through the collection and
analysis of data.
The Research Questions
• The most important part in the
research process: GET THE
QUESTIONS RIGHT!
• If the questions are good, there is a
chance that the study will be good.
• Good research questions go beyond
individual facts and measures to ask
about HOW the ‘world’ works.
Principles of Good Research
• Significance
• Timely
• Access
• Benefits
• Readability
• Dissemination
• Good research topics are broad enough to
elicit good information, yet narrow enough
to be manageable in a short paper.
Torreces (2017) in a seminar-workshop on
research capsulized these descriptions with
this formula:
R I
Where:
R is the Real thing (current happening)
I is the Ideal thing (what is supposed to be happening)
There is a problem if there is a gap between what is supposed to be
happening and the current happening.
Evaluation
Think of a research topic related to
your track. Make sure your topic is
specific and narrow.
Write a short description of your
concept on a short bond paper using the
following format.
Assignment
Start looking for your proposed
research topic.
Some things that appear
to be the cause of the
problem may be the
solution to the problem.
Some people that we take for granted
could make us survive.
Listen
Read
Why is it important to identify the
research gap?
• Prevent major revision
• Publishable research
• Unique and original research
• Deep knowledge of the topic
How to identify the Research Gap?
• Start with something that you are
passionate about.
• Determine the “MEGA trends” or
“recent debates”
• Review recent literature
Application
Research peer-reviewed journals
and articles and locate the research gap.
Ready with your topic presentation.
Based on the guidelines in selecting a
topic, it pertains to the will and
commitment of a researcher to finish the
research.
a. Timeliness and relevance of the topic
b. Personal resources
c. Availability of information
d. Interest in the subject matter
Identify the sample of a qualitative
research topic among the following choices:
a. Antimicrobial properties of Madre de
Cacao against a specific pathogen
b. The relationship between cognitive
development and child nutrition
c. The link between online blogs, press
releases and business development
d. Prevention measures against contracting
coronavirus in crowded places
The following are examples of a
qualitative research topic, except one.
a. Management of depression among
school-going children
b. The impact of alcohol on a person’s
normal behavior
c. The link between academic achievement
and economic stress
d. Ethnic and socioeconomic reasons for
poor school attendance in developing
countries
