At the end of the lesson, 90% of the

students should be able to:

1. Explain the meaning of quantitative
research problem;
2. Distinguish a researchable from a non-
researchable research problem; and
3. Apply the guidelines in stating a
quantitative research topic.
Quantitative Research Problem
In what condition are you, now?

Happy, anxious, contented, confused, puzzled,

problematic, and what have you?

What do you mean by problem?

Problem
Things that makes you worry and pushes you to
do something or find a solution for it.

Where you find difficulty in knowing or finding

answers or solutions to questions causing you
worries .
RESEARCH PROBLEM
Something that nurtures in your mind a difficulty
or uncertainty, enough to push you to do an
empirical investigation whereby you search for
answers to a problem by collecting and
analyzing data or information through which you
can find the right answer or solution.
A question concerning the relationship existing
between sets of events/variables (Ary et al., 1985)

Subject to verification by
observation or experiment
“Is there a relationship between
the educational history and
academic achievement of
students?”

“Does overseas employment of

parents affect heir children’s self-
concept?”
 Quantitative Research Qualitative Research
Problem Problem
 Requires you to adopt an More inclined to explaining
empirical attitude toward or describing people’s views,
your problem in a way that values, opinions, attitudes,
you depend on your sensory and other subjective traits.
experience, conduct Expansive, widespread, and
experimentation, or perform developing
a scientific method in Focused more on process
arriving at the truth about rather than outcomes.
something.
 Characterized by precision,
specificity, or stability but
geared toward possible
result.
 Sources of Quantitative Research
Problem
Agencies of the government, or any non-
government institutions
Your own experience or genuine interest in
something
Previous research findings which you want to
validate or consider as studies suffering from
some inconsistencies or discrepancies
Present political social or economic issues in
society
Review of related literature
Guidelines in Choosing a Research
Topic
Interest in the subject matter
Availability of Information
Timeliness and relevance of the topic
Limitations on the subject
Personal resources
Interest Potential Topic
Technology The influence of
texting on language
Education School uniforms
and student
behavior
Wildlife
The endangered
Florida manatee
Research Topics to be Avoided
Controversial Topics
Hard-to-investigate subjects
Highly technical subjects
To broad subjects
Too narrow subjects
Vague subjects
BROAD SPECIFIC
Blended Learning in A Correlation Study on the
English Classes Use of Blended Learning in
Freshman English Classes and
Student Achievement

Agri-business The Impact of Agribusiness

on the Philippine Economy

Effects of Vegetarianism on
Vegetarianism
Physical Health
Local Problem Issues
 DOTA Culture
 Call Center Industries
 Celebration Culture
Health
Anorexia
Alternative medicine
Dietary supplements
Exercise and fitness
Fad diets
Fast food
Organic foods
Healthy foods
Media and communication
Reality television
Television shows on violence
Children’s programming and advertising
Check the column that speaks of the quality of
the given quantitative research problem.

Quantitative Research Researchable Non- Comments,

Problem researchable reasons,
reactions

1.What are the viewers thoughts

and feelings about the ending of
the movie?

2. What percentage of the

movie viewers find the ending
tragic

3. How many find the movie

unrealistic?
Quantitative Research Problem Research Non- Comments,
able research reasons,
able reactions

4. Does the movie reflect Philippine culture?

5. What fractional number represents the extent of

the movie’s projection of Filipino culture?

6. In the director’s attempt t explain the cultural

impact of the movie, what reasons did he gave?

7. What kind of reasons or causes did he give to clarify

the viewers questions on Philippine culture in relation
to the movie?

8. In terms of frequency of different causes given by the

director, in what rank order is the reason on lack of
cultural competence?

9. How many causes are attributed to globalization?

10. What value system of the director did the movie

reflect?
At the end of the lesson, 90% of
the students would be able to:
1. Explain the importance of
research questions;
2. Write a research question
based on a given research
topic.
Make a statement about the picture.
What are the things you wanted to
know more about the picture?
(Write it in a question form)
Will you be satisfied if all your
queries/questions will be answered?
Why?
What are “Research Questions”.

The fundamental core of a research

project is the research question.
It focuses the study, determines the
methodology, and guides all stages
of inquiry, analysis and reporting.
A statement that identifies the
phenomenon to be studied.
To specify the scope and the method in
collecting and analyzing data
Give you the right direction in your
research.
Give further definition or explanation
of the research problem by stressing the
fact that they elicit answers to clarify or
solve the research problem.
A good research question should be
(FINER):
Feasible – is it a realistic question to ask?
Interesting – will we learn something
from it?
Novel – have very few people done it?
Ethical – does it respect the participants?
Relevant – will we be able to do
something with the findings?
 Hulley S, Cummings S. (Eds ) Designing Clinical Research. Willimas & Wilkins:
Baltimore, 1988
Three types of research
questions
1. Descriptive Research questions
2. Causal Research questions
3. Relational Research questions
Descriptive Research Questions
 Asked when a study is designed to
describe what is going on or what
exists.
 Ask on the kind, qualifications, and
categories of the subjects or
participants.
 descriptive research questions has the
following starting phrase
1. How many…..?
2. How often…..?
3. How frequently….?
4. How much……?
5. What is….?
6. What are……….?
7. To what extent…..
8. What proportion…..?
Examples:
“What is the student’s level of academic
achievement in Science?”
“How many calories do Filipino men and
women consume per day?”
Causal – comparative Research Questions
Asked when a study is designed to
determine whether one or more
variables cause or affect one or more
outcome variables.
Focus on the reasons behind the effects
of the independent variable on the
dependent variable.
Two variables – What is the difference
in….?
Three or more – What are the differences
in…?
Examples:
“What is the difference in the calorific
intake of Filipino men and women?”
comparative
“What are the differences in perceptions
towards internet banking security
between adolescents and pensioners?”
“Does the teaching method (cause)
influence students ahievement in
Science(effect)?” causal
Relational Research Questions
Are posed when a study is designed
to look at the relationships between
two or more variables.
Are questions about the nature and
manner of connections between
among variables.
All relationship-based have at least
one independent variable.
Examples:
“What is the relationship between
teachers’ job satisfaction and their job
performance?”
“What is the relationship between study
time and exam scores amongst high
school students?”
Identify what type of research questions are
given.
What is the difference in the weekly photo
uploads on Facebook between Filipino male
and female high school students?
How often do Filipino high school students
use Facebook each week?
What is the relationship between gender
and attitudes towards music piracy among
adolescents?