Practical Research 1

Quarter 1 – Module 9:
Significance of the Study
Practical Research 1 – Grade 11
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 9: Significance of the Study
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Practical Research 1
Quarter 1 – Module 9:
Significance of the Study
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 What I Need to Know

This module is designed to let you recognize the significance of the study and
identify its benefits and beneficiaries. As a senior high school student, you need to
know how you can make a valuable and demonstrable contribution by conducting a
research particularly in your chosen field of specialization.

At the end of this module, you are expected to learn the following
competencies:
1. cite the benefits of research (CS_RS11-IIIce-6); and
2. identify the beneficiaries of research (CS_RS11-IIIce-6).

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 What I Know

Determine whether the following questions serve as important considerations

in writing the significance of the study. Draw if it is, and if it is not.

__________ 1. What valuable contribution will my study make to the field?

__________ 2. Why should my study be conducted and published?

__________ 3. What is the time frame for my study?

__________ 4. Who will benefit from my study?

__________ 5. How will the data be collected and analyzed?

__________ 6. How will the research participants be chosen?

__________ 7. What are the benefits that can be gained from my study?

__________ 8. Will my study lead to new discoveries?

__________ 9. What are the limitations of my study?

__________ 10. How will the specific audience benefit from the findings?

__________ 11. What type of research design will be employed?

__________ 12. What instruments will be used in interpreting the results?

__________ 13. What research questions do I need to address?

__________ 14. Will my study contribute to the advancement of knowledge?

__________ 15. What is my overall purpose for conducting the study?

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 Lesson

1 Significance of the Study

In the previous lesson, you were oriented with the scope and delimitation of
research. In this module, you will learn about the significance of the study which
encapsulates the benefits and beneficiaries of research. Moreover, this will highlight
why it is important for you to conduct a research as a senior high school student.

What’s In

Complete the crossword puzzle below. Use the given clues to arrive at different
types of institution that may benefit from a research undertaking.

ACROSS
1. companies,
partnerships,
corporations
3. army, navy, air force
5. museums, studios,
TV and radio
stations
7. congress, political
parties, agencies
9. unions, guilds, trade
associations
10. courts, law firms,
arbitration societies

DOWN
2. schools, colleges,
learning centers
4. churches, cults,
denominations
6. teams, leagues,
tournaments
8. hospitals, clinics,
research foundations

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 Notes to the Teacher
This module prepares the learners to recognize the
significance of research. This will guide them in identifying who will
benefit from conducting a research and what particular benefits
each will receive.

What’s New

Can you identify the importance of the following inventions?

What if they were not invented? Can you live without them?

Well, thanks to those great inventors and scientists! They conducted intensive
research and experiment which benefit billions of people nowadays. And that is how
research caters a variety of functions and contributes to the most important aspects
of society like education, communication, economy, business and scientific progress.
Thus, you need to know the significance of your proposed study and determine its
beneficiaries along with their corresponding benefits.

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 What is It

Significance of the Study

Cristobal and Cristobal (2017) states that research is a very noble

undertaking if it makes significant contributions to the community and to
the academic field or discipline where the researcher is affiliated with. This
is basically the reason why the researcher needs to determine the relevance
of their study. It should apparently identify the purpose that the research
will serve and how it will contribute to the society, the country, the
government, the institution or agency concerned, and the research
community.

Under this section of the research paper, the researcher must be

able to present the valuable contribution of the study to a particular body
of knowledge or area of specialization. As Cristobal and Cristobal (2017)
noted, it could be in the form of a new knowledge in the field, analysis of
trends over time, validation of other findings using different methodologies,
confirmation of the major findings of other studies, and verification of the
validity of findings in a different population.

After identifying the general significance of the study, the

researcher also has to determine the beneficiaries who will directly gain
from the results of the study. They may be classified as academic or non-
academic. Academic beneficiaries may include educational staff,
teachers, students and researchers, while non-academic beneficiaries
may include stakeholders, policymakers, agencies and organizations. They
should be specifically listed according to the significance of the study’s
results to them.

Moreover, the researcher needs to cite the particular benefits that

the beneficiaries will gain from the study. They refer to all advantages to
be obtained by those directly involved especially the researchers and
research users. All of which can be manifested as demonstrable
contribution of the said research to the specialized field or to the
community. Such benefits may be classified as educational, professional
and personal as shown in the table on the following page.

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 Benefits

 Learning about issues and methods in the chosen

field

 Furthering creative and scholastic achievement

Educational
 Applying concepts from courses to real-life
situations

 Sharpening problem-solving skills

 Exploring potential careers

 Learning new specialized techniques and skills

Professional  Enhancing professional communication skills

 Networking same interests with others

 Building confidence and independence

 Promoting critical and thinking

Personal
 Enhancing awareness

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 Study the following Significance of the Study section of the given research
examples cited by Cristobal and Cristobal (2017).

Research Title:
The Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction in the Performance of Students
in Asian History and Civilization (Cuenca, 2008)

The findings of the study may provide

deeper insights on how teaching can be made
easier and more meaningful by the use of
General computer-aided instruction. The study
Significance determined the significant effects of slide
presentation in instruction – a form of
computer instruction on the performance of
the students in the subjects Asian History
and Civilization.

To the students, the results may serve

as an inspiration for them to continuously
improve their skills in using computers Benefits
because they will realize the comfort that
computer skills offer in complying with the
requirements of major subjects in the coming
years.

Beneficiaries To the administrators, the results

may serve as a guide in the program-planning
Benefits
and implementation of the IT department so
they can be of great help to the teachers at
the university.

To the teachers, the results may

serve as an eye opener for those who are not
comfortable on the use of computers in their
class lesson presentations. The findings of Benefits
this study may encourage more of them to
apply computer-aided instruction in
teaching.

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Research Title:
Staff Nurses’ Roles on the Accuracy of Specimen Collection
in Selected Government and Private Hospitals in Bulacan:
Relations to Their Work Performance (Reyes, 2007)

The findings of this study may guide the health

care facilities on strengthening the personal and
professional abilities of staff nurses. This study
determined the relationship of their roles on the
accuracy of specimen collection to their work
performance. Thus, the results of this study will be of
great benefit to the following:

Clinical instructors. The results of the study

will provide them research-based information as to the
extent of participation engaged in infection control.
From the results, they could identify which areas are
needed to enhance and improve as well as the areas
needed to be sustained for better implementation.

Head nurses. This will provide a clear picture of

the performance of their subordinate nurses. This will
enable them to give emphasis in supervising and
coaching the staff nurses so as to increase their level of
performance. Furthermore, this will determine the type
of management skills that head nurses need to function
effectively in the organization and will shed light on
areas in the current management practices that needed
to be worked up.

Nursing personnel. This study will provide

information on the extent of managerial skills that the
head nurse actually employs. This can be realized if
these nurses become aware of their behavior towards
others which must be in accord with the standard
values of the nursing profession.

Other researchers. This research can be a

source of another study or can be replicated using
additional variables in another locale or setting or with
different respondents. The results will be a possible
research literature for their own study. Enrichment or
validation of the study of the same variables is
recommended for them to be able to reinforce the
results of this study. The findings of this study can also
serve as a conceptual framework of another research.

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Research Title:
Staff Nurses’ Roles on the Accuracy of Specimen Collection
in Selected Government and Private Hospitals in Bulacan:
Relations to Their Work Performance (Reyes, 2007)

General Significance:
The findings of this study may guide the health care facilities on
strengthening the personal and professional abilities of staff nurses.
Beneficiaries Benefits
1. Clinical instructors 1. The study will provide them research-
based information about infection control.
2. They could identify which areas are needed
to enhance, improve and sustain for better
implementation.

2. Head nurses 1. The study will provide a clear picture of the

performance of their subordinate nurses.
2. The findings will enable them to give
emphasis in supervising and coaching the
staff nurses so as to increase their level of
performance.
3. The study will determine the type of
management skills that head nurses need
to function effectively in the organization
and will shed light on areas in the current
management practices that needed to be
worked up.

3. Nursing personnel 1. This study will provide information on how

head nurses employ managerial skills.
2. This study will raise awareness about the
professional behavior of nurses.

4. Other researchers 1. This research can be a source of another

study or can be replicated using additional
variables in another locale or setting or
with different respondents.
2. The results can be a possible research
literature for other studies with the same
subject.
3. The findings can serve as a conceptual
framework of another research.

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 What’s More

Match the following research studies with their respective beneficiaries.

A B
1. High School Classroom Quality: a. Entrepreneur
Basis for Creating Faculty Students, Teachers,
Development Activities (Landar, and Food
2008) Manufacturers

2. The Intrapersonal and Interpersonal b. Language Learners,

Competencies of School Managers: Teachers and Textbook
Basis for the Formulation of the Writers
Human Relation Intervention
Program (Cristobal, 2003) c. Students, Class
Advisers and School
3. Development of a Source Material in Administrators
Food Dehydration Craft Technology
for the Secondary Schools (Cobar, d. Future Administrators,
2016) School Officials and
Researchers
4. Staff Nurses’ Roles on the Accuracy
of Specimen Collection in Selected e. Clinical Instructors,
Government and Private Hospitals in Head Nurses and
Bulacan: Relations to Their Work Nursing Personnel
Performance (Reyes, 2007)

5. Task-Based Language Teaching and

its Effect on Second Language
Acquisition of College Freshman
Students (Go, 2010)

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 What I Have Learned

Supply the missing information in the concept map below to illustrate your
understanding about the significance of the study. Use the given definitions inside
the box as your guide in answering this activity.

Academic
- Educational staff,
teachers, students
and researchers
1.

3.
- People or entities
who will directly - Stakeholders,
gain from the policymakers,
results of the study agencies and
organizations
Significance of
the Study
- Part of the 4.
research paper
dealing with the
valuable - Advantages
contributions that related to academic
the study aims to excellence
serve 2.
- All advantages to
be obtained by
those directly Professional
involved in the
study - Advantages
related to career

5.

- Advantages
related to self-
growth

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 What I Can Do

Read and analyze the following Significance of the Study section of the given
research. Then, identify its general significance, the target beneficiaries, and the
specific benefits each will receive. Use the given template on the following page in
answering this activity.

The Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Competencies of School Managers:

Basis for the Formulation of the Human Relation Intervention Program
(Cristobal, 2003)

Studies on how to improve management competencies are numerous.

However, the researcher focused on the development of a human intervention
program, which was evaluated by management experts. The human relation
intervention program considered the enhancement of the intrapersonal and
interpersonal competencies of school managers in the division of Bataan.
Questionnaires were fielded first, and interviews were done before the intervention
program was conceived.

The information generated from this research can provide the respondents,
the school managers in the Division of Bataan, with insights on how to enhance their
human relation skills. The researcher can provide a database of information for
future reference. Likewise, the finding can showcase ideas and suggestions for the
improvement of their management competency, specifically in dealing with their
subordinates and establishing good rapport and stable relationships. This can also
serve as a tool for school managers for self-analysis on how good they are as
managers. Moreover, the assessment that was conducted can serve as a guide for
managers and teachers for a more effective discharge of their duties. It can also help
identify and clarify the problems and issues related to human relation, and can
encourage the educational community to extend more cooperation and support for
school effectiveness.

Future administrators can gain insights in the development of their

intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies. Organizations and school officials can
be provided with information in the necessity of upgrading the different competencies
through seminars, workshops, and in-service training and the like. Researchers can
be motivated to make similar studies that treat other variables not mentioned in the
study. They can also profit from the result of this study since the paper presents a
framework that can be utilized in other institutions and localities.

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Research Title:

General Significance:

________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

Beneficiaries Benefits
1. 1.

2.

2. 1.

2.

3. 1.

2.

4. 1.

2.

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 Assessment

Read and analyze the following scenarios. Write THUMBS-UP ( ) if you think
it illustrates a benefit that can be gained from a study, and THUMBS-DOWN ( ) if
you think it does not.

__________ 1. Developing new health treatments

__________ 2. Causing psychological pain

__________ 3. Building community with peers, faculty and organizations

__________ 4. Exposing harmful inventions

__________ 5. Defining academic, career and personal interests

__________ 6. Contributing towards the advancement of science

__________ 7. Increasing risk of harm

__________ 8. Expanding knowledge and understanding of a chosen field

__________ 9. Fostering critical thinking and analytical skills

__________ 10. Disturbing emotions of subjects or research participants

__________ 11. Testing unsafe experiments

__________ 12. Providing immersion experience

__________ 13. Maintaining good connections and harmonious relationships

__________ 14. Leading new discoveries

__________ 15. Improving condition and wellbeing or quality of life

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 Additional Activities

Now, can you try drafting the Significance of the Study section of your
research paper? You may go back to the given examples in this lesson or look for
other sample research papers to serve as your guide in doing this activity. You may
choose what to use between the two given templates in accomplishing this task.

Template 1:
Proposed Study/Research Title:

General Significance:

Beneficiaries:

Benefits:

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Template 2:

Proposed Study/Research Title:

General Significance:

Beneficiaries Benefits
1. 1.

2.

3.

2. 1.

2.

3.

3. 1.

2.

3.

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Assessment: Additional Activities:
1. THUMBS-UP - Answers may vary
2. THUMBS-DOWN depending on the
3. THUMBS-UP proposed study.
4. THUMBS-DOWN
5. THUMBS-UP
6. THUMBS-UP
7. THUMBS-DOWN What’s More:
8. THUMBS-UP
9. THUMBS-UP
1. c.
10.THUMBS-DOWN
11.THUMBS-DOWN 2. d.
12.THUMBS-UP 3. a.
13.THUMBS-UP 4. e.
14.THUMBS-UP 5. b.
15.THUMBS-UP
What I Know:
1.
2.
What’s In: 3.
4.
ACROSS 5.
1. BUSINESS 6.
3. MILITARY 7.
5. ARTISTIC 8.
7. GOVERNMENTAL 9.
9. LABOR 10.
10. LEGAL 11.
12.
DOWN 13.
2. EDUCATIONAL 14.
4. RELIGIOUS 15.
6. ATHLETIC
8. MEDICAL
Answer Key
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What I Have Learned:
Answer Key
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What I Can Do:
Research Title:
The Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Competencies of School
Managers: Basis for the Formulation of the Human Relation
Intervention Program
(Cristobal, 2003)
General Significance:
The results of the study will allow the school managers to enhance
their intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies through the
intervention program.
Beneficiaries Benefits
1. Teachers 1. The study can serve as their guide for a
more effective discharge of their duties.
2. It can also help identify and clarify the
problems and issues related to human
relation, and can encourage the educational
community to extend more cooperation and
support for school effectiveness.
2. School 1. They can gain insights on how to
Managers enhance their human relation skills and
improve their management competencies.
2. The findings can serve as self-analysis tool
for school managers.
3. Future 1. They can gain insights in the
Administrators development of their intrapersonal and
interpersonal competencies. Organizations
and school officials can
2. They can be provided with information
for upgrading different competencies
through seminars, workshops, and in-
service training and the like.
4. Researchers 1. It can motivate other researchers to
make similar studies that treat other
variables not mentioned in the study.
2. They can also profit from the result of
this study since the paper presents a
framework that can be utilized in other
institutions and localities.
Answer Key
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