IDENTIFYING Objective:

THE INQUIRY
AND STATING 1. States research
THE questions CS_RS12-Id-e-4
PROBLEM
 How to
Checking of describe
Assignment background
of research
Each group will present
the background of
their study
Priming Activity:
“Picture Query”
Analyze the picture :
Come up with three questions that the picture
triggers in your mind. From these questions,
formulate a statement describing the problem
exemplified by the picture
 Did you find formulating
Discussion questions easy or difficult?
Questions Why?

How did the questions

help you formulate the
statement of the
problem?

Why is it necessary to
formulate good questions
when analyzing a
problem?
 Elements in the Statement
of the General Problems

1. Main tasks- they satisfy the question, “ what to do” with the major
variables such as to associate, relate, to assess, to measure, to
determine, etc.
2. Main or major variables
3. Participants: subjects or respondents
4. The specific setting
5. Coverage date of the conduct of the study
6. For developmental research, the intended outputs such as an
intervention program, module, policies, among others.
 Example # 1: General Problem
The main problem of this research is to look into the influence of
video games and the utilization of social media on the language
proficiency of the freshmen students of New Cabalan National High
School for the first semester of academic year 2018-2019. The
result of this investigation will be the basis of the formulation of the
guidelines in the development, organization, and implementation of
effective study habits.
 Example # 2: General Problem

This study aims to assess the behavioral traits of senior

high school students and to relate them to the productivity
level in reviewing lessons and passing the long
examinations. This study is to be conducted during the first
semester of 2018-2019 in the Division of Olongapo.
 Example # 3: General
Problem

This investigation aims to asses the level of performance

of technical-vocational teachers and relate it to the
efficiency level of senior high school management students
undergoing on-the-job training in selected businesses in
Olongapo City during the school year 2018-2019.
 Specific Problems
-next after the general problem and usually stated as questions
that the researcher seeks to answer.
Criteria:
1. They must be in question form;
2. They must define the population and the sample ( that is, the
respondents or subjects) of the study;
3. They must identify the variables (major and minor) being
studied; and
4. They must be empirically tested.
Statement of a concise description of the issues that
need to be addressed by the researcher.
the Problem

the researcher’s guide during the

research process. It is the verbalization
and articulation as well as the analysis
of the “questions” in which the
researcher wants the research to
answer.
 How to formulate Statement of
the Research Problem

• Nutritional Status and Academic Performance of Grade 11

Students in New Cabalan National High School.
1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of nutritional
status:
1.1 Age
1.2 Gender
1.3 Weight
1.4 Height
1.5 Body Mass Index (BMI);
 Nutritional Status and Academic Performance of Grade 11
Students in New Cabalan National High School.

2. How may the academic performance of the respondents be

described in terms of:
2.1 English subject performance;
2.2 Mathematics subject performance
2.3 Filipino subject performance
2.4 Science subject performance
2.5 Social Studies performance
 Nutritional Status and Academic Performance of Grade 11
Students in New Cabalan National High School

3. Is there a significant relationship between nutritional

status and academic performance or what is the effect of
the relationship between the nutritional status and
academic performance of Grade 11 students at New
Cabalan National High School.
4. What is the implication of the findings towards improving
the nutritional status …
 How to formulate Statement of
the Research Problem

• Identify the variables : Independent and Dependent variables.

Example:
School-related Practices of Parents of Grade 11 students in New
Cabalan National High School as Perceived by the Teachers and
Parents Themselves during the Academic Year 2017-2018.
School-related Practices of Parents of Grade 11 students in New
Cabalan National High School as Perceived by the Teachers and
Parents Themselves during the Academic Year 2017-2018

1. How may the school-related practices of parents be described in terms of:

1.1. Participation in school during program and activities
1.2. PTA meeting attendance
1.3. Parent’s Visit

2. How may the above practices of parents be described as perceived by the parents
themselves?

3. How may the above practices of parents be described as perceived by the teachers?

4. Is there a significant difference between the perceived school-related practices of

teachers and parents themselves?
 How to formulate Statement of
the Research Problem

Culture and Climate at Company XYZ in New Cabalan as

Assessed by the Managers and Rank-and-File as Basis for more
Efficient Production.
Variables:
• Culture and Climate
• Group of Respondents
Culture and Climate at Company XYZ in New Cabalan as
Assessed by the Managers and Rank-and-File as Basis for
more Efficient Production.

1. How may the manager assess the culture at Company XYZ

2. How may the manager assess the Climate be described at Company XYZ?
3. How may the Rank–and-File assess the culture at Company XYZ
4. How may the Rank-and File assess the Climate be described at Company XYZ?
What is the implication …
There is no significant difference between the culture at Company XYX as perceived
by the Managers and Rank-and-File.
There is no significant difference between the climate at Company XYZ as perceived
by the Managers and Rank-and-File.
 1. Level of Difficulty and the
Given the Practical Research Outputs
following research Among Senior High Schools
problems, Students of NCNHS
formulate SOP
and null 2. Impact of Parental Support on
hypothesis and the Academic Performance and
identify possible Self Concept of the Students
source of errors.
 1.Philosophical Practices of Senior High
Given the School Teachers and Administrators
following research at New Cabalan National High School
problems, as a Baseline Study to Enhance the
formulate SOP Teaching-learning Process.
and null 2.Relationship of the Perceptual
hypothesis and Strengths of Senior High Students
identify possible and their Mathematics Performance
source of errors. during the Academic Year 2017-2018.
 Formulate the SOP part of your research. Fill in the following items:
Title of your research
ACTIVITY: __________________________________________________________________________________________
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STATEMENT OF General Problem:

THE PROBLEM The researcher aims to

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Specifically, the researchers seek to answer the following questions:

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HOW TO
FORMULATE
RESEARCH
QUESTIONS?
 Formulate the SOP part of your research. Fill in the following items:
Title of your research
ACTIVITY: __________________________________________________________________________________________
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STATEMENT OF General Problem:

THE PROBLEM The researcher aims to

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Specifically, the researchers seek to answer the following questions:

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Types of Research Questions
1. Factor -Isolating Questions (What is this?)
They are sometimes called factor naming questions. They isolate, categorize,
describe, or name factors and situations.
2. Factor-Relating Questions ( What is happening here?)
Their goal is to determine the relationship among factors that have been identified.
These are usually questions for a non-experimental type of research
3. Situation-relating questions (What will happen when?)
These questions usually yield hypotheses testing or experimental study designs in
which the researcher manipulates the variables to see what will happen.
4. Situation producing questions(How can I make it happen?)
These questions establish explicit goals for action plans or prescriptions to achieve
goals and specify the conditions under which these goals will be accomplished.

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