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MODULE 3
NAME: _______________________________________
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INTRODUCTORY MESSAGE
It is our desire that this module on Practical Research 1: Qualitative Research will provide
you with a general understanding of how to conduct practical qualitative research and possibly even
encourage you to undertake a study that may have been thinking about doing. Research is a delightful
way to discover valuable learning and skills. Through this subject, you help develop your abilities
in establishing connections, listening, writing, and observing which the primary elements are needed
in the qualitative research process. You will find out how to conduct practical researches that you can
apply in your specific track. Often, when we find out that we are going to engage in research, we
immediately worry and put on a skeptical face. It is our goal to replace that worry with excitement,
skepticism with confidence. You will discover how much fun it is to do research as we eagerly learn
new things
and develop a new and better perspective about research.
The twenty-first century learning allows you to discover, to improvise, and to interact, using
research as a tool to expand your knowledge and skills. With this module on Practical Research 1, we
hope that you will be able to nurture yourself to be active, creative, and collaborative researchers.
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2. Learning Objectives
After going through this module, you are expected to be able to:
3. What I know
1. A business student plans a research project of an online business. Due to its limited
information (the title) on the nature of the business, which one of these bests applies to
the idea?
a. It is too broad.
b. It is a highly technical subject.
c. It has an acceptable method.
d. It has an acceptable purpose.
2. What is the main advantage of producing a written research project?
a. Helps with liability.
b. Helps the society.
c. Informs all interested parties.
d. Helps keep people employed.
3. Good research proposals will always:
a. focus on the written style.
b. provides respondent names and addresses.
c. consider all possible research previously been done on the topic.
d. focus on addressing the research objectives.
4. What is the reason for consulting handbooks, yearbooks, encyclopedias, or reviews
in the initial stages of identifying a research topic?
a. They are readily available.
b. They provide an overview of the issues related to a topic.
c. They are primary sources.
d. They avoid reporting statistical data to interpret the results more readily.
5. Which of the following are excellent sources for research topics?
a. Theory
b. Personal experience
c. Replication of prior research
d. All of the above
6. Mr. Santos identified his research topic as "classroom assessment." He recognized
very quickly his topic was far too broad. Which of the following is likely to have led to
that conclusion?
a. There was far too much written on the topic to understand it all.
b. It was difficult to organize the material collected in an effective manner.
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c. The potential problems he began thinking would be next to impossible to
study.
d. All of the above.
7. What is a research project?
a. A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory.
b. A choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods.
c. A style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph.
d. A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data.
8. Which of these would be assured by you when selecting factors for a study in
general?
a. They have been investigated before
b. They are available to investigate
c. They are not of interest to you
d. They do not lead to another question
9. Which of the following is a good way to find a research topic?
a. Personal experience
b. Getting an idea from your advisor
c. Looking for the next step in the research process
d. All of the above
10. What is not true of a research title?
a. Read the most, and it is usually read first
b. Least important element that defines the research problem.
c. Contains few words that describe the purpose of the research
d. All of the above
Lesson
1 The Subject Matter of the Research
Developing a good research topic may not be easy for you but it is an important
skill. Your teacher may assign you a particular topic but often requires you to choose
a topic that interests you. In this lesson you are given the guidelines in choosing a
topic when you begin your research work. These pointers will guide you in selecting a
good topic. Other factors affecting in choosing and writing your research are topics
that need to be avoided this will help you focus clearly on your subjects. Likewise, the
sources of information are important for you to know where your research topic may
come from.
4. What’s in?
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5. What’s New?
Example:
Subject matter: The effects of the use of cell phones on the academic
performance
Population to senior high school students
Place or locale: at Department of Education
Time period: during the first semester, school year 2018-2019
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What to include in the investigation of the available materials?
a. Update and authority of the materials.
b. Copyright dates of the materials? Are they new or old?
c. Expert or qualification of the writers of reading materials about your topic
4. Limitations on the subject. Connect your choice with course requirements. You need
to decide on one topic to
finish your course.
1. Controversial topics.
It depends more on the writer’s opinion leading to biases. Facts cannot support
this topic.
3. Hard-to-investigate subjects.
Happens if there are no available reading materials about it and if such materials are
not up-to-date.
6. Vague subjects.
Titles beginning with indefinite adjectives such as several, many, some, etc., as in
“Some Remarkable Traits of a Filipino” or “Several People’s Comments on the RH
Law,” are vague enough to decrease the readers’ interests and curiosity.
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IV. Sources of Research Topics1
1. Mass media communication – press (newspapers, ads, TV, radio, films, etc.)
2. What are those topics to avoid in preventing you to have a clear focus on your
research paper?
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3. Where can you find sources of research topics to create ideas of selecting a good
subject matter?
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What is it? Discussion of
Activity 1
You just learned the rules in choosing a research subject. These includes topics
to be avoided and the sources of where to search.
1. What topics you find most relevant in your daily life potential to research? Cite
two issues.
2. How about a writing a good research title? Present (1) one good example of a
research title and (1) NOT so good title. Describe each.
6. What’s more?
1. Narrowing Your Topic
Given the following broad topics for research, select one topic of your choice and
narrow or limit the topic to make it specific. Use the narrowing chart to fill in the topic.
Topics to choose:
1. Climate Change
2. Social Networking
3. Communication Skills
4. Medicinal Plants
5. Cultural Beliefs
Example: Topic Chocolate
Topic Chocolate
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What sub-topics are of most interest to Health aspects of chocolate.
you?
What new questions do you have about Are there health benefits to eating
your topic? chocolate? Can chocolate boost your
mood? Is chocolate addictive?
Narrowing Chart
Topic
Sub-Topics
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8. What I can do
Recall or search on the following as a research topic:
a. Essays or reflections you have written from past classes and other activities
you have taken or a lecture you have attended
b. Life experiences
c. Issues or problems observed in your surroundings
9. Additional Activity
From the topics or titles you had saved, browse through some current articles that
relates to the subject matter that interest you to research. Read and summarize the
topic using the narrowing chart on page 9 of this lesson. It is important that you save
this task for your next lesson.
10. Assessment
Direction: Identify how a research project is described on the following statements.
Encircle the letter of the correct answer
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3. What is the reason for consulting handbooks, yearbooks, encyclopedias, or
reviews in the initial stages of identifying a research topic?
a. They are readily available.
b. They provide an overview of the issues related to a topic.
c. They are primary sources.
d. They avoid reporting statistical data to interpret the results more readily.
4. Which of the following are excellent sources for research topics?
a. Theory
b. Personal experience
c. Replication of prior research
d. All of the above
5. Mr. Santos identified his research topic as "classroom assessment." He recognized
very quickly his topic was far too broad. Which of the following is likely to have led
to that conclusion?
a. There was far too much written on the topic to understand it all.
b. It was difficult to organize the material collected in an effective manner.
c. The potential problems he began thinking would be next to impossible to
study.
d. All of the above.
6. What is a research project?
a. A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory.
b. A choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods.
c. A style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph.
d. A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data.
7. Which of these would be assured by you when selecting factors for a study in
general?
a. They have been investigated before
b. They are available to investigate
c. They are not of interest to you
d. They do not lead to another question
8. A business student plans a research project; it is called a description of an online
business. On the limited information (the title), which one of these best applies to the
idea?
a. It is too broad.
b. It is a highly technical subject.
c. It has an acceptable method.
d. It has an acceptable purpose.
9. What is the main advantage of producing a written research project?
a. Helps with liability.
b. Helps the society.
c. Informs all interested parties.
d. Helps keep people employed.
10. Good research proposals will always:
a. Focus on the written style.
b. Provides respondent names and addresses.
c. Consider all possible research previously been done on the topic.
d. Focus on addressing the research objectives.
d. They do not lead to another question
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11. What I know
1. Direction:
Read the following statements. Answer TRUE if the statement describes a
research, FALSE if you think it is not. Write your answers on the blank spaces
provided.
5. Objectives of the research indicate what will the research will do,
for instance, discover, explain or seek.
6. The rationale of the study gives the reasons why the study should
be conducted.
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