IDENTIFYING THE

I N Q U I RY A N D
S TAT I N G T H E
PROBLEM
 OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, learners are expected to:
1.Identify appropriate research titles,
2.Determine issues, concerns, and problems as a
focus of their research,
3.Craft a research project related to daily life,
and
Formulate a research title.
 ACTIVITY 1
Directions: Determine whether the topic
listed below are directly relevant to you. 1In
a 1/4 sheet of paper, mark (/) if they are,
and (X) if not, on the blank provided before
the number.
______1. Ups and downs of the Spanish Government.
______2. Struggles of novice teachers in Department of
Education.
______3. Parenting styles of the American people.
______4. Utilization of gadgets among students.
______5. Study habits of honor students.
______6. Time management practices among senior high school
students.
______7. Signs and symptoms of depression among teenagers.
______8. How to avoid contamination of Novel Coronavirus.
______9. Learning style preferences of senior high school
students.
______10. The life of kings and queens of royal families.
 WRITING A
RESEARCH TITLE
GUIDELINES IN CHOOSING A
RESEARCH TITLE
1.Interest in the subject matter. You are
interested about the topic because you have
experienced it.
2.Availability of information. It is important that
when you decide on a topic, sources of information
are available.
3.Timeliness and relevance of the topic. The
topic you have chosen can be of significance to the
4. Limitations on the subject. Sometimes, topic is
limited to what the teacher suggests. An example of
this is when the teacher asks the entire class to focus
on COVID-19 pandemic, then you have no freedom to
explore other topics aside from what is given.
5. Personal resources. Consider also if you can
finish the research in terms of your intellectual and
financial physical capabilities.
 TOPICS TO BE AVOIDED
1.Controversial topics. Avoid highly controversial
topics.
2.Highly technical subjects. Too technical topics
requires expertise. If you don’t have enough
knowledge about it, then look for another one.
3.Hard-to-investigate subjects. Unavailability of
reading materials and materials that are not updated
make the subject hard to investigate.
4. Too broad subjects. You lack focus if you deal
with broad topics. The remedy is to narrow it down.
5. Too narrow subject. Some subjects are too
narrow that extensive and thorough reading are
required.
6. Vague subjects. Titles that start with indefinite
adjectives such as several, many, some, etc., make
the topic vague.
SOURCE OF RESEARCH TOPIC
1. Mass media communication-television, newspaper, ads,
radio, films, etc.
2. Books, internet, journals, government publications
3. Professional periodicals- specialized periodicals in
different fields
4. General periodicals- Reader’s Digest, Time Magazine,
Women’s Magazine, etc.
5. Previous readings
6. Work experience
 HOW TO FORMULATE A
RESEARCH TITLE
⮚ Research title is the most important element of your
research as it clearly expresses the problem to be
explored.
⮚ A research title capsulizes the main thought or idea
of the whole research paper. It also reflects the
variables under study.
⮚ It is expressed in few words possible and just
enough to describe the contents and the purpose of
⮚ It needs to be informative.
⮚ It contains the:
• What: the subject matter or topic to be investigated
• Where: place or locale where the research is to be
conducted
• Who: the participants of respondents of the study
• When: the time period of the conduct of the study
F O R M U L AT I N G R E S E A R C H
QUESTIONS, SCOPE AND
D E L I M I TAT I O N O F T H E
S T U D Y, S I G N I F I C A N C E O F
T H E S T U D Y, S T A T I N G T H E
PROBLEM
 FORMULATING RESEARCH
QUESTION
The questions that you ask in your research will determine the
data that you want to have, answer, and specify. Hence, it is a
crucial stage to attain your Research objective. Research questions help
writers focus their research by providing a path through the research
and writing process. You should ask a question about an issue that you
are genuinely curious and/or passionate about. The question you ask
should be developed for the discipline you are studying. A question
directed towards Literature, for instance, is different from an appropriate
one in Mathematics to Biology. A research question is an answerable
inquiry into a specific concern or issue.
 WRITING A RESEARCH
QUESTION
✔Specify your specific concern or issue
✔Decide what you want to know about the specific
concern or issue
✔Turn what you want to know and the specific
concern into a question
✔Ensure that the question is answerable
 WRITING A RESEARCH
QUESTION
✔Check to make sure the question is not too broad or
too narrow
✔ This is the basic process in writing a research
question. Writing a good question will result in a
better research project.
A research question should be (from the Writing
Center of George Mason University):

✔ Clear. It provides enough specifics that one’s

audience can easily understand its purpose without
needing additional explanation.
✔ Focused. It is narrow enough that it can be
answered thoroughly in the space the writing task
allows.
✔ Concise. It is expressed in the fewest possible
words.
✔ Complex. It is not answerable with a simple ‘yes’
or ‘no’, but rather requires synthesis and analysis of
ideas and sources prior to composition of an answer.
✔ Arguable. Its potential answers are open to debate
rather than accepted facts.
 WRITING A THESIS
STATEMENT
Every paper you write should have a main point, a main idea, or
central message. The argument(s) you make in your paper should
reflect this main idea. The sentence that captures your position on
this main idea is what we call a thesis statement. A thesis
statement focuses your ideas into one or two sentences. It
should present the topic of your paper and also make a comment
about your position in relation to the topic. Your thesis statement
should tell your reader what the paper is about and also help
guide your writing and keep your argument focused.
 TIP IN ORDER TO WRITE A
SUCCESSFUL THESIS
STATEMENT
A. Avoid burying a great thesis statement in the
middle of a paragraph or late in the paper.
B. Be as clear and as specific as possible; avoid
vague words.
C. Indicate the point of your paper but avoid
sentence structures like, “The point of my paper
is...”
TIP IN ORDER TO BE AS CLEAR
AS POSSIBLE IN YOUR
✔Unless you're writing a technical report, avoid
WRITING:
technical language. Always avoid jargon, unless
you are confident your audience will be familiar with
it.
✔Avoid vague words such as "interesting,”
"negative, "exciting,” "unusual," and "difficult."
✔Avoid abstract words such as "society," “values,”
or “culture.”
 THE SCOPE OF YOUR STUDY
The scope of study in your research paper contains the
explanation of what information or subject is being
analyzed. It is followed by an explanation of the
limitation of the research. Research usually limited in
scope by sample size, time and geographic area; while the
delimitation of study is the description of the scope of
study. It will explain why definite aspects of a subject were
chosen and why other were excluded. It also mentions the
research method used as well as the certain theories
applied to the data.
Tips in Writing the Significance of the Study
(Regoniel, 2015)

A. Refer to the statement of the problem.

Your problem statement can guide you in
identifying the specific contribution of your study.
You can do this by observing a one-to-one
correspondence between the statement of the
problem and the significance of the study.
B. Write from general to specific
contribution. Write the significance of the study
by looking into the general contribution of your
study, such as its importance to society as a
whole, then proceed downwards—towards its
contribution to individuals and that may include
yourself as a researcher. You start off broadly
then taper off gradually to a specific group or
person.
 ACTIVITY 2
A. Directions: With your group, cite at least
two issues, concerns or problems that you
have encountered in your daily life and write
it in one whole sheet of yellow paper. Then,
choose one which interests you the most as
your focus for your research project.
A. The problems, issues, and concerns I
encountered:

B.
a. In school
1. __________
2. __________
b. At home
1. __________
2. __________
c. In the community
1. __________
2. __________
 ACTIVITY
B. Directions: On the same paper, write a
title of the research topic you have stated
above. Then, supply the information on
what, where, who, and when.
Title of Research 1:
⮚ What: _______________________________________________
⮚ Where: _______________________________________________
⮚ Who: _______________________________________________
⮚ When: _______________________________________________

Title of Research 2:
⮚ What: _______________________________________________
⮚ Where: _______________________________________________
⮚ Who: _______________________________________________
⮚ When: _______________________________________________
 ACTIVITY
C. Directions: In a ¼ sheet of paper, write
the final title of your research and highlight
one research title that your group have
chosen to be your final research title.
 ACTIVITY 3

Directions: In a ¼ sheet of paper, choose the

letter of the correct answer.
1.One of the following is NOT a good contributor of ideas in
research.
A. people who aspire to do research study
B. people who are knowledgeable about the topic
C. people who have opposing views about the research
D. people whose opinions may differ from the researcher

2. Researchers should avoid controversial topic because:

A. it lacks focus along the process.
B. it is prone to opinions of the subject.
C. it requires thorough and extensive reading.
D. there are no available materials as source of information to
support it.
3. This is a statement containing the main point, main idea or
central message of the paper.
A. Conceptual framework
B. Significance of the study
C. Thesis statement
D. Statement of the problem
4. It contains the explanation of what information or subject is
being analyzed following the limitation of the study.
A. Research design
B. Scope of the study
C. Research title
D. Thesis statement
5. This is where the purpose of the study is highlighted
indicating the key reasons of doing such.
A. Significance of the study
B. Research objectives
C. Scope of the study
D. Rationale
THANK YOU