PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

Applied Subject (Written Works: 25%, Performance Tasks: 45%, Quarterly Assessment: 30%)

Learning Competencies (Course Outline)

The Learner…
1. shares research experiences and knowledge.
2. explains the importance of research in daily life.
3. describes characteristics, processes, and ethics of research.
4. differentiates quantitative from qualitative research.
5. provide examples of research in areas of interest (arts, humanities, sports, science, business,
agriculture and fisheries, information and communication technology, and social inquiry).
6. describes characteristics, strengths, weaknesses, and kinds of qualitative research.
7. illustrates the importance of qualitative research across fields.
8. designs a research project related to daily life.
9. writes a research title.
10. describes the justifications/reasons for conducting the research.
11. states research questions.
12. indicates scope and delimitation.
13. cites benefits and beneficiaries of research.
14. presents written statement of the problem.
15. selects relevant literature.
16. writes coherent review of literature.
17. follows ethical standards in writing related literature.
18. presents written review of literature.
19. chooses appropriate qualitative research design.
20. describes sampling procedure and sample.
21. plans data collection and analysis procedures.
22. presents written research methodology.
23. utilizes materials and techniques to produce creative work.
24. collects data through observation and interviews.
25. infers and explain patterns and themes from data.
26. relates the findings with pertinent literature.
27. draws conclusions from patterns and themes.
28. formulates recommendations based on conclusions.
29. lists references.
30. presents a written research report.
31. finalizes and present best design.
32. writes short description and present best design.
 COURSE TOPICS
PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

TOPICS Pg # Grade 11-A

Inquiry-Based Learning 3-4 1
Meaning of Inquiry
1
Governing Principles or Foundations of Inquiry
Benefits of Inquiry-Based Learning
2 Meaning of Research 10 2
3 Characteristics of Research 11 3
4 Purposes of Research 11
5 Types of Research 11-12 4
6 Approaches to Research 13
Discussion of Chapter I
The Problem and its Setting
7 Introduction 40-42
8 Statement of the Problem 42-44
9 Scope and Delimitation 44-45
10 Significance of the Study 45-47
11 Setting of the Study (including the Map)
Discussion of Chapter II
Review of RRL and Studies
12 Related Literature 61-64
13 Synthesis of the Reviewed Literature 70
14 Conceptual Framework 73
15 Theoretical Framework 73-74
16 Assumptions/Hypotheses 74-76
17 Definition of Terms 76
Discussion of Chapter III
Research Methodology
18 Research Method 96-103
19 Respondents 103
20 Instrument 112
21 Validation of Instrument 125
22 Data Gathering Procedure 135
23 Treatment of Data 135-136
24 Definition of Qualitative Research 20-21 5
25 Characteristics of a Qualitative Research 21-22
26 Types of Qualitative Research 22-23 6
27 Advantages or Strengths of Qualitative Research 24 7
28 Disadvantages or Weaknesses of Qualitative Research 24 8
29 Subject Area Research Approaches 29-30 9
30 Hard Sciences vs. Soft Sciences 30-31
31 Guidelines in Choosing a Research Topic 38-39 10
32 Research Topics to be Avoided 39 11
33 Sources of Research Topics 39-40
34 Meaning of Research Problem 47
35 Background of the Problem 47 12
36 Research Questions 47-48
37 Guidelines in Formulating Research Questions 49 13
38 Meaning of Review of Related Literature 57 14
39 Purposes of Review of Related Literature 57-58
40 Style or Approaches of RRL 58-60 15
41 The Process of Review of Related Literature 66-69 16
42 Purposes of Citation 75 17
43 Patterns of Citation 76-77 18
44 Plagiarism 77-78
45 Types of Qualitative Research Designs 85-87 19
46 Probability Sampling or Unbiased Sampling 94-95 20
47 Non-Probability Sampling 95-96 21
48 Definition of Observation 104 22
49 Types of Observation 104-105
50 Methods of Observation 105-106 23
51 Advantages and Disadvantages of Observation 106 24
52 Definition of Interview 111 25
53 Types of Interview 111-112
54 Approaches to Interview 112-113 26
55 Steps in Conducting an Interview 113-114 27
28
56 Questionnaires 114-115
29
57 Data Analysis 121-122 30
58 Drawing Conclusions 129-130 31
59 Meaning of Reporting and Sharing the Findings 136-137 32
60 Structure and Format of the Research Report 137-138
 COURSE TOPICS
PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

TOPICS Pg # Grade 11-B

Inquiry-Based Learning 3-4
Meaning of Inquiry
1
Governing Principles or Foundations of Inquiry
Benefits of Inquiry-Based Learning
2 Meaning of Research 10
3 Characteristics of Research 11
4 Purposes of Research 11
5 Types of Research 11-12 1
6 Approaches to Research 13
Discussion of Chapter I
The Problem and its Setting
7 Introduction 40-42
8 Statement of the Problem 42-44
9 Scope and Delimitation 44-45
10 Significance of the Study 45-47
11 Setting of the Study (including the Map)
Discussion of Chapter II
Review of RRL and Studies
12 Related Literature 61-64
13 Synthesis of the Reviewed Literature 70
14 Conceptual Framework 73
15 Theoretical Framework 73-74
16 Assumptions/Hypotheses 74-76
17 Definition of Terms 76
Discussion of Chapter III
Research Methodology
18 Research Method 96-103
19 Respondents 103
20 Instrument 112
21 Validation of Instrument 125
22 Data Gathering Procedure 135
23 Treatment of Data 135-136
24 Definition of Qualitative Research 20-21 2
25 Characteristics of a Qualitative Research 21-22
26 Types of Qualitative Research 22-23 3
27 Advantages or Strengths of Qualitative Research 24 4
28 Disadvantages or Weaknesses of Qualitative Research 24 5
29 Subject Area Research Approaches 29-30 6
30 Hard Sciences vs. Soft Sciences 30-31
31 Guidelines in Choosing a Research Topic 38-39 7
32 Research Topics to be Avoided 39 8
33 Sources of Research Topics 39-40
34 Meaning of Research Problem 47
35 Background of the Problem 47 9
36 Research Questions 47-48
37 Guidelines in Formulating Research Questions 49 10
38 Meaning of Review of Related Literature 57 11
39 Purposes of Review of Related Literature 57-58
40 Style or Approaches of RRL 58-60 12
41 The Process of Review of Related Literature 66-69 13
42 Purposes of Citation 75 14
43 Patterns of Citation 76-77 15
44 Plagiarism 77-78
45 Types of Qualitative Research Designs 85-87 16
46 Probability Sampling or Unbiased Sampling 94-95 17
47 Non-Probability Sampling 95-96 18
48 Definition of Observation 104 19
49 Types of Observation 104-105
50 Methods of Observation 105-106 20
51 Advantages and Disadvantages of Observation 106 21
52 Definition of Interview 111 22
53 Types of Interview 111-112
54 Approaches to Interview 112-113 23
55 Steps in Conducting an Interview 113-114 24
25
56 Questionnaires 114-115
26
57 Data Analysis 121-122 27
58 Drawing Conclusions 129-130 28
59 Meaning of Reporting and Sharing the Findings 136-137 29
60 Structure and Format of the Research Report 137-138 30
CREATIVE WRITING
Applied Subject (Written Works: 25%, Performance Tasks: 45%, Quarterly Assessment: 30%)

Learning Competencies (Course Outline)

The Learner…
1. differentiate imaginative writing from among other forms of writing.
2. cull creative ideas from experiences.
3. utilize language to evoke emotional and intellectual responses from readers.
4. use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific experiences.
5. read closely as writers with a consciousness of craft.
6. identify the various elements, techniques, and literary devices in poetry.
7. determine specific forms and conventions of poetry.
8. use selected elements of poetry in short exercises.
9. explore innovative techniques in writing poetry.
10. write a short poem applying the various elements, techniques, and literary devices.
11. identify the various elements, techniques, and literary devices in fiction.
12. determine various modes of fiction.
13. write journal entries and other short exercises exploring key elements of fiction.
14. write a short scene applying the various elements, techniques, and literary devices.
15. identify the various elements, techniques, and literary devices in drama.
16. understand intertextuality as a technique of drama.
17. conceptualize a character/setting/plot for a one-act play.
18. explore different staging modalities vis-à-vis envisioning the script.
19. write short exercises involving character, dialogue, plot, and other elements of drama.
20. write at least one scene for one act play applying the various elements, techniques, and literary
devices.
21. situate the creative work in literary and/or sociopolitical context.
22. demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the different orientations of creative writing.
23. write a craft essay.
24. create a group blog for poetry and/or fiction applying ICT skills/any appropriate multimedia forms.
25. explore various modes of publishing media for manuscripts.
26. understand the possibilities of intertextual forms.
27. write a suite of poems, a full/completed short story or a script for a one-act play.
 COURSE TOPICS
CREATIVE WRITING

TOPICS Pg #
1 Creative Writing vs. Creative Writing 3-4
2 Imaging and the use of Imagery 8-9
3 Using Analogies 11-12
4 Diction: The Effective use of Words 16-24
5 The Effective use of Sentences 27-30
6 Descriptive and Narrative Writing 31-35
7 Writing Fiction; Genres of Fiction 37-42
8 The Character; Types of Characters 46-47
9 Point of View 77-81
10 The Plot 94-97
11 Setting and Atmosphere 139-141
12 Literary Concerns: Theme and Symbol 146-149
13 Writing Drama 157-160
14 Plot and the Dramatic Structure 161-173
15 Structural Factors of Drama 174
16 Dramatic Elements 174-176
17 Tone in Drama 176
18 Setting in Drama 188-190
19 Character in Drama 192-193
20 Dialogue in Drama 203-205
21 Writing Poetry (Poetry vs. Verse and Prose) 211-212
22 Concreteness vs. Abstraction 214-216
23 The Particular vs. Universal 219-221
24 Figurative Language vs. Literal Language 224-225
25 Similes, Metaphors, and other Kinds of Tropes 230-238
26 Voice and Tone, Mood and Atmosphere 243-245
27 Rhymes and Rhyme Schemes 249-256
28 Rhythm and Meter 258-262
29 Alliteration, Assonance, and Other Kinds of Rhetorical Figures 264-270
30 Western Poetic Forms: Sonnet, Ode, Elegy, Villanelle 280-286
31 Eastern Poetic Forms: Haiku, Tanka, Tanaga, Diona 293-299
32 Non-Conventional Forms of Poetry 304-312
INQUIRIES, INVESTIGATIONS AND IMMERSION
Applied Subject (Written Works: 25%, Performance Tasks: 45%, Quarterly Assessment: 30%)

Learner’s Activities (Course Outline)

The Learner…
1. prepares a plan and a focus on issues and ideas in their respective field.
2. formulates clearly the statement of research problem.
3. presents written statement of the problem.
4. selects, cites and synthesizes properly related literature.
5. uses sources according to ethical standards.
6. presents written review literature.
7. describes adequately research design (either quantitative or qualitative), sample, instrument used in
quantitative research, data collection and analysis procedures.
8. presents written research methodology.
9. gathers and analyzes data with intellectual honesty using suitable techniques.
10. forms logical conclusions.
11. makes recommendations based on conclusions.
12. writes and presents clear report.
13. defends written research report.
14. revises written research report based on suggestions and recommendations of panelists.
15. submits final written research report.
DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Applied Subject (Written Works: 25%, Performance Tasks: 45%, Quarterly Assessment: 30%)

Learning Competencies (Course Outline)

The Learner…
1. define Social Sciences as the study of society.
2. distinguish Social and Natural Sciences and Humanities.
3. compare and contrast the various Social Science disciplines and their fields, main areas of inquiry, and
methods.
4. trace the historical foundations and social contexts that led to the development of each discipline.
5. Structural Functionalism:
5.1. Structuralism
5.2. determine manifest and latent functions and dysfunctions of sociocultural phenomena.
6. Marxism
6.1. analyze social inequalities in terms of class conflict.
7. Symbolic Interactionism
7.1. appraise the meanings that people attach to everyday forms of interaction in order to
explain social behavior.
8. Psychoanalysis
8.1. analyze the psychodynamics of the person’s personality in terms of Id, Ego, and Superego.
9. Rational Choice
9.1. predict the social consequences of decision making based on scarcity.
10. Institutionalism
10.1. examine the constitutive nature of informal and formal institutions and their actors and
how it constrains social behavior.
11. Feminist Theory
11.1. determine the relationship between gender ideology and gender inequality.
12. Hermeneutical Phenomenology
12.1. analyze significance of data.
13. Human-Environment Systems
13.1. distinguish the ways by which human-environment interactions shape cultural and natural
landscapes.
13.2. interpret thematic and mental maps to understand landscape changes and an individual’s
sense of place.
13.3. explain environmental and social issues through the analysis of spatial distributions and
spatial processes.
14. examine the social ideas of Filipino thinkers starting from Isabelo de los Reyes, Jose Rizal, and other
Filipino intellectuals.
15. value the role of interpersonal relations in Philippine culture.
16. evaluate the person’s personality using the core values of Sikolohiyang Pilipino.
17. explain the significance of using a particular language for discourse.
18. critique dominant approaches using Filipino perspectives.
19. determine how social science can be used to address social concerns.
20. recognize multidisciplinarity and/or interdisciplinarity as an approach to looking at society.
21. generate an analysis of a social phenomenon using at least two approaches from the Social Sciences.
 COURSE TOPICS
DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

TOPICS Pg #
1 Social Sciences, the Humanities, and the Natural Sciences 3
2 The Development of the Social Sciences 4-7
3 Geography: Describing the Earth 11-15 1
4 Demography: Analyzing the Population 14-17
5 History: Revisiting the Past 17-20 2
6 Anthropology: The Science of Culture 24-27
7 Sociology: The Science of Society 28-31 3
8 Psychology: Into the Depths of the Human Mind 34-38
9 Linguistics: The Marvels of Human Language 39-43 4
10 Political Science: The Use and Dynamics of Power in Society 47-53
11 Economics: The Interaction Between Resource Allocation and Society 53-58 5
12 Area Studies 63
13 Community Development 64
14 Development Studies 65
15 Classical Social Theories 71-73 6
16 Contemporary Social Theories 73-77
17 Behavioralism 80-81
18 Rational Choice Theory 81-83 7
19 Institutionalism 86-88
20 Structural Functionalism 88-91
21 Marxism 91-94 8
22 Interpretivism 98-101
23 Social Constructivism 101-102
24 Symbolic Interactionism 103-104 9
25 Hermeneutics 107-108
26 Phenomenology 108-111
27 Postmodernism 112-114 10
28 Psychoanalytic Theory 114-115
29 Critical Theory 119-120
30 Postcolonialism 120-122
31 Feminist Theory 122-126 11
32 Socio-Environment Systems Approach 130-131
33 Human Ecology 131-132
34 Social Medicine 132-133
35 The Growth of Filipino Nationalism 139-143 12
36 Economic Nationalism 144-146
37 Filipino Nationalists 146-147
38 Cultural Nationalism 148-149 13
39 Political Nationalism 149-151
40 Filipino Intellectuals as Social Critics 152
41 Indigenization Movement in the Social Sciences 157
42 The IPC and Values Research in the Philippines 157-158
43 Sikolohiyang Pilipino 158-161 14
44 Pantayong Pananaw 161-162
45 Pilipinolohiya 163
46 Indigenization: Prospects and Challenges 163-164
47 The Nature of Social Science Research 169-170 15
48 Interdisciplinarity in the Social Sciences 170-172
49 The Question of Development 176 16
50 Development and Underdevelopment in the Social Sciences 176-181
51 Ways Forward 181
52 Humanities and the Arts 187 17
53 Education and Child Development 188
54 Counseling ang Human Development 188-189
55 Social Work and Community Development 189 18
56 Communication, Mass Media, and Public Relations 190
57 Public Service, Law, and Politics 190-191
58 The Social Sciences in other Fields and Professions 191-192