The Problem and Its Background Version 2
The Problem and Its Background Version 2
The Problem and Its Background Version 2
and its
BACKGROUND
Identifying Inquiry and
Stating the Problem Practical Research 2
Von Christopher G.
Chua
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OUR After this discussion, you
LEARNING are expected to have the
ability to…
GOALS 1 state research questions;
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STATING THE
PROBLEM
!
How must a research problem be
introduced in the paper?
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Statement of the Problem
Significance of the Study
Scope and Delimitation
NOTE Distinguishing among Topic, Research Problem,
Purpose, and Research Questions
RESEARC PURPOSE RESEARC
TOPIC H STATEME H
broad subject PROBLEM NT QUESTIO
matter
addressed by
a general the major intent N
educational or objective of
the study. narrows the
issue, concern, the study used
purpose into
or controversy to address the
specific
addressed in problem
questions that
research that
the researcher
narrows the
would like
topic.
answered or 4
addressed in the
To improve the
grades of SHS
study.
SHS Mathematics
Low grades of SHS students in General
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SEEKING A PROBLEM
What are good resources of
researchable problems?
Theories to be validated,
1 extended, or modified
Other studies, particularly
2 through research
recommendations
National or international
3 trends or situations to be
described or improved
Real-life problems, issues,
4 experiences, or situations
of SHS students
FRAMING THE TITLE
What is the attitude towards What are the standards in writing the
work of SHS students of families research title?
who are 4Ps (Pantawid A research title must…
Pamilyang Pilipino Program)
beneficiaries?
SHS students of Pantawid 1 list key variables
Pamilyang Pilipino
be written in scientific or
Program families and 2 technical style
their attitude
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work be concise (no more than
Does social media usage possess 3 12 words) and non-
any relationship with a SHS
repetitive
student’s attention span in 4
class? reflect SHS students’
SHS students’ use of
social media and their 5 context
attention span not explicitly provide
reference to the research
1 This is the description that leads the
BACKGROUND reader to understanding the research
OF THE STUDY questions and appreciate why they
are asked.
In writing this section,
• Introduce and briefly define the variables
under study
Full Bleed Picture
• cite the most important study or related
literature
• be consistent with terms used
• ensure that paragraphs summarize
unresolved issues, conflicting findings,
social concerns, or educational, national,
or international issues.
• write the last paragraph to highlight the
research gap 7
SHS Students’ Social Media Usage and Their Attention
Span in Class
Over the past decade, social media has drastically increased its
breadth in terms of the number of people who use it significantly.
In fact, Facebook alone, as of January 2017 has reached a record
high of approximately 1,850,000,000 active users as compared
to 400 million in 2012 (Smith, 2017). This exponential increase in
social media activity has fueled the interest of various
researchers on the effect of social media usage. Social media are
forms of electronic communication devices through which users
create online communities to share information, ideas, personal
messages, and other content (Merriam-Webster, 2017).
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Due to this, several studies have examined the effect of social
media on student academics (Matthews, 2014; Johnson &
Johnson, 2016), its relationship with stress (Santos, 2015; Chan,
2016), and attention span (Microsoft Corp., 2014; Jackson, 2016)
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Microsoft found that since the year 2000 the average
attention span dropped from 12 seconds to eight seconds.
That is less than the nine-second attention span of the
average goldfish.
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RQ: What traits of a professor do SHS students
consider important?
This study generally aims to identify the traits or characteristics of a professor
that SHS students believe are important.
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LET’S LOOK
BACK Consider the following for
discussion.
Differentiate the following terms:
topic, research problem, purpose
statement, and research question.
Identifying Inquiry and
Stating the Problem: What are some of the important
guidelines in framing the research
THE PROBLEM AND title?
ITS BACKGROUND
What purpose does the background
This slideshow presentation will be of the study serve?
made available through the
trainer’s website: Describe the section on the
mathbychua.weebly.com. statement of the problem.
Download the document to use it
as reference.
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SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
States the audience who will benefit
from a study of the problem and
explains how exactly will the results
be significant to them.
Click icon to add picture In writing this section,
In paragraph form, cite beneficiaries
(e.g., students, professors or
teachers, university administrators,
parents) of results of study.
For each beneficiary group,
specifically describe how it will
benefit from the findings. 19
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study will be able to contribute research- What will be the
based data and knowledge on the possible relationship general contribution of
between SHS students’ use of social media and their your research as a
attention span. Furthermore, the society, in general can whole?
make informed decisions that are relevant to this area.
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