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RESEARCH 1
Quarter 1 – Module 3:
Research Question
Research 1 – Grade 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 3: Research Question
First Edition, 2020

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Research 1
Quarter 1 – Module 3:
Research Question
Introductory Message
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on Research Question!

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 What I Need to Know

This research module is written and designed to help you understand the
important components of an appropriate research question. It also guides you on
how to formulate and evaluate a powerful researchable topic.

After this module, you are expected to learn the following:

a. define research question;

b. identify the components of an appropriate research questions;and
c. construct research questions.

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 What I Know

Multiple Choice. Read the questions or statements below and write your answers
in your activity notebook.

1. Which of the following is a good component of a research question?

a. Broad c. Unattainable
b. Idealistic d. Relevant

2. What is an answerable inquiry into a specific concern or issue?

a. Research problem c. Hypothesis
b. Research question d. Scientific report

3. Which of the following may happen in the study if the research question is NOT
appropriately formulated?
a. The study will be completed within the given time frame.
b. Availability of data and resources for the study may be limited.
c. The study is specific and measurable.
d. All of the above

4. Which of the following you must consider in making a good research question?
a. Is your research question clear?
b. Is your research question complex?
c. Is your research question focused?
d. All of the above

5. You are about to study organic farming. Which of the following can be your good
constructed research question?
a. Why is organic farming the best method in agriculture?
b. How do farmers practice farming?
c. Are fruits and vegetables grown in organic farms healthier than those grown in
conventional farms?
d. What is organic farming?

6. Which of the following is a good constructed research question?

a. Are there health threats for teenagers who only eat fast food?
b. Do genetically modified food compromise the health of those who eat them?
c. How effective are the different types of medication in treating high school
students with ADHD?
d. Is there a life in other planets in the solar system?

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7. Which of the following is a bad constructed research question?
a. How should social networking sites resolve the harm they cause?
b. What is pet therapy?
c. What action must be done by social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook
take to protect users’ privacy?
d. Both a and b

8. Which of the following is a good characteristic of research question?

a. Testable c. Too narrow
b. Vague d. Uninteresting

9. What can be your good research question if you are about to study the effect of
television?
a. How does television affect students?
b. How does television affect the study habits of elementary students?
c. Does television affect the sleeping habit of teenagers?
d. None of the above

10. Why are guidelines in good component of research questions important?

a. It will guide your literature search. c. It will guide your analysis of data.
b. It will guide your writing-up of data d. All of the above

11. What should you have first before constructing a research question?
a. Data c. Planning design
b. Topic d. Population of your study

12. Which of the following can prompt a research question?

a. Personal experience c. Interest
b. Theory d. All of the above

13. Which of the following is TRUE about research question?

a. It is the final step in a research project.
b. Having a good research question means you don’t have something to study.
c. It is about what everything in a research project is built on.
d. It helps you how to conduct the project in shortest possible period of time.

14. Which of the following can be your research question if your topic is about
cyberbullying?
a. What is cyberbullying?
b. How does cyberbullying affect the school performance of a secondary student?
c. How does cyberbullying affect emotional condition of people?
d. None of the above

15. What must you adhere when making a research question?

a. Formulate research question that cannot arouse ones’ curiosity.
b. Research question should be unclear.
c. Avoid asking questions which are answerable by yes or no.
d. All of the above

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Lesson

2 Research Question

In conducting a research project, the problem itself will lead you to make set
of research questions. It is the initial step in making a research project after you
have formulated the idea of what you are going to study. The ability in making
research questions depend on your background about the study to be conducted.

The base on how the study will be conducted is formulated by the research
questions. To give your study a clear direction, the general problem should be
broken down into more specific questions. Constructing specific research questions
will direct you to the research’s problem that the study has to focus on or give
emphasis.

In your previous lesson, you have understand that you can generate a
research problem out of real-life experiences in different settings like home, school,
park, hospital, environment or any part of the community. After determining what
the problem is in a certain setting or situation, you will make research questions
regarding the formulated problem.

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 What’s In

Recalling what you have learned in the previous lesson which is about
identifying the possible problems after analysing or studying a given situation or
setting, try to identify what problem is being shown in the pictures below. Write
your answers in your activity notebook.

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3.

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Notes to the Teacher

This module allows the learners to define research questions, to
identify the good components of research question and to
construct research questions.

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 What’s New

Introducing the new lesson in this module, try to perform this activity as it
will give you an insight what will be the lesson be all about.

Instruction: Make at least three (3) questions in each given research situation
below. Write your answers in your activity notebook.

1. An investigation is done on the tensile strength of paper made from talahib,

cogon and corn leaves. In making pulp from samples of plants, two ways are
compared. Each kind of plant source is set with ten samples.

Question 1:
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Question 2:
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Question 3:
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2. PSHS research students subjected the squash noodles they formulated to a

sensory evaluation test. Thirty panelists took part in the evaluation of the
acceptability taste of the experimental and controlled noodles using a rating scale.

Question 1:
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Question 2:
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Question 3:
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 What is It

In constructing good and appropriate research question, you have to know

what are the components of a good research question. These components will guide
you in creating more specified or directing research questions that will ensure the
success of the study.

Components of a Good Research Question

Be guided with the acronym SMART (specific, measurable, attainable,

realistic, time-bound) in formulating research questions.

1. Specific- Formulate questions that deal with exact answers and

observations.
2. Measurable- Determine the extent or limit of data collected for a
constructed question.
3. Attainable- Be aware of the timeframe and completion period of the study.
4. Realistic- Questions are based from facts or real-life situations.
5. Time-bound- Every study needs a target date.

Other components that can be considered in constructing research

questions are the following:
1. Clarity
2. Interesting
3. Significant or Important
4. Meaningful
5. Timely

In addition, you must consider the research question whether it is testable

or non-testable. A good research question is testable and a bad one is non-testable.
If you have constructed a research question which is guided by SMART and the
components of an appropriate question, then the research question is likely to be
testable. For example, if the research question is not specific how are you going to
test it? If it is not attainable, how are you going to investigate it? If the research
question is not measurable, how will you measure it? If it is not realistic, how are
you going to conduct a real or proper test? A research question will be poorly
constructed and most likely non-testable if we do not consider the components of
an appropriate research question when formulating one.

After knowing what are the components of good research question, you will
be able to start formulating the statement of the problem or the general research
problem of a study.

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Formulating Statement of the Problem

The formulation of the statement of the problem is done when the researcher
has identified the rationale of the problem.

Research can be qualitative or quantitative. Quantitative research is done by

collecting numerical data which are analyzed by mathematical method to explain a
particular event while qualitative research seeks to answer questions about
observable behaviors and activities and how do they occur in a certain context.

With this, research question can also be qualitative or quantitative

depending on what type of study is being conducted.
Below are examples of statement of the problem or research question.

Sample of Qualitative Research Question

A. How do intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies of school managers
contribute to school effectiveness in the Division of City Schools in Balanga, Bataan
for School Year 2001-2002?

Sample of Quantitative Research Question

B. How may the sugarcane bagasse be effective on being bio-adsorbent agent on
treating water contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons?

After constructing the general problem, specific problems should be made.

In making scientific problems or questions, you have to consider the following:

1. Specific questions must be in question form.

2. Variables should be identified.
3. Specific questions must delineate the population and sample of the study.
4. They must be testable or measurable.

There are different types of research questions which are namely factor-
isolating questions, factor-relating questions, situation-relating questions, and
situation-producing questions.

These types of research questions can be used when making more specified
research questions that will support your statement of the problem.

In each type of research questions, examples are given for you to further
understand each type.

Types of Research Question

1. Factor-isolating questions

This type of question answers the question, ‘What is this?”

Other name for this type of question is factor-naming question. They categorize,
describe, isolate or cite factors and situations.

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Example:

A. How may the profile of the school managers be described in terms of:
1. age;
2. management experience;
3. educational attainment;
4. management training; and
5. health condition?

The above research question is an example of factor-isolating question as it cite or

describe the profile of school managers in terms of their age, management
experience, educational attainment, management training and health condition.

B. How can sugarcane bagasse as bio-adsorbent agent be described in terms of the

following physical properties:
1. texture;
2. colour; and
3. smell?

The given example above is a sample of factor-isolating question as the research

question describes the sugarcane bagasse in terms of its texture, colour and smell.

2. Factor-relating questions

The goal of this research question is to determine the relationship among the
factors that have been identified. It answers the question, “What is happening
here?”

Examples:

A. What relationship and interrelationships are observed between and among the
following variables?
1. intrapersonal competency;
2. interpersonal competency; and
3. school effectiveness?

The above question is a factor-relating question as it tends to determine the

relationship among the variables of the study which are the school managers’
intrapersonal competency, interpersonal competency and school effectiveness.

B. What are the constituents of sugarcane bagasse that affect its effectiveness as oil
absorbent?

The research question is classified as factor-relating question as it determines the

relationship between constituents of sugarcane bagasse and its effect as oil
absorbent.

3. Situation-relating questions

The situation-relating question answers the question, “What will happen if…..”
Hypothesis-testing or experimental study designs are made by these questions in
which the researchers manipulate the variables to see what will happen.

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Example:

A. What are the effects of the traditional methods of teaching to the level of
performance of tourism students?

The above question is an example of situation-relating question because it predicts

the effect of the traditional methods of teaching to the performance of tourism
students.

B. What is the effect of sugarcane bagasse on treating water contaminated by

petroleum hydrocarbons?

The above given example is a situation-relating question because the researchers

manipulated the variables in the study. The variables of the study are the
sugarcane bagasse and its effect on water contaminated by petroleum
hydrocarbons.

4. Situation-producing questions

Goals for action, development of plan or prescription to achieve goals and the
specification of conditions under which these goals will be accomplished are
established by this type of question. “How can I make it happen?” is the question
that can be answered by situation-producing questions.

Example:

A. What human relation intervention program can be adopted to enhance or

improve school effectiveness?

The given sample is a situation-producing question because it is about plan of

development or improvement of the study.
B. Based on the findings, what intervention can be done to improve sugarcane
bagasse oil absorbent effectiveness?
The above research question aims for an action or improvement and it is how
situation-producing questions work.

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 What’s More

In this activity, you are given with a research title and a general problem.
Your task is to make more specified question. You may use your learning about
components of good question and different types of research questions in
constructing more specific or directing ones.

Activity 1

Research Title: Banana Peelings as Dishwasher

General Problem: How may ripe banana peeling be effective as dishwasher?

Instruction: Construct specific research questions. Types of research

question may serve as your guide in the construction. Write your answers in your
activity notebook.

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 In activity 1, you are given with a title and a research problem and out of
these, you have created research question. This time, in your second activity, you
are going to find the vagueness or indistinctiveness of a question. Vagueness is
about the lack of clarity of a certain question. Finding the vagueness will help you
in creating more focused questions.

Activity 2

Focusing Questions

After this activity, you should be able to construct specific and good research
questions.

The listed first drafts of questions below are not specific or not focused
enough. Study and read them. Try to identify what makes the question vague. Give
at least one area of vagueness in each. Finding the vagueness of each question may
help and lead you to make more specified research questions. The first number is
done for you and will serve as your guide. Write your answers in your activity
notebook.

First Drafts of Research Questions:

1. Why can plant peel be used in manufacture of ethanol?

Vagueness: What plant peel are we talking about?

2. How can we produce soap from root extract?

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3. How does social networking affect the people?

Vagueness:______________________________________________________________________
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4. Why do most of the students perform poor in major subjects?

Vagueness:______________________________________________________________________
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5. How can we use plastic for the production of construction material?

Vagueness:______________________________________________________________________
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6. How can we derive butter from seed of a plant?

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 In Activity 1 and 2, you are able to construct your own research questions
and to find the vagueness of research questions. Since you are capable to make
questions, in Activity 3, you will reconstruct poorly formulated research questions.
You have to change them into good and appropriate ones

Activity 3

Instruction: Identify what component of a good research question is present and

missing in the given badly constructed question. Reconstruct them to make them a
good one. Write your answers in your activity notebook.

1. Bad: Why do students overuse their cell phones at school if they are not
allowed?

Components of Good Research Question

Present: _________________________________________________________________________
Missing: _________________________________________________________________________
Good:
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2. Bad: Has the population of the world increased rapidly in the previous period?

Components of Good Research Question

Present: _________________________________________________________________________
Missing: _________________________________________________________________________
Good:
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3. Bad: Are unlawful drugs bad for kids?

Components of Good Research Question

Present: _________________________________________________________________________
Missing: _________________________________________________________________________
Good:
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4. Bad: What amusement park is best enjoyed by the children?

Components of Good Research Question

Present: _________________________________________________________________________
Missing: _________________________________________________________________________
Good:
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5. Bad: Which historical park is the best?

Components of Good Research Question

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Present: _________________________________________________________________________
Missing: _________________________________________________________________________
Good:
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In the previous activity, you identified the present and missing components
of appropriate research question and reconstructed bad research questions into
good ones. It means that you are now capable to tell what are the characteristics of
a good research question and what are not.

Activity 4

Instruction: If the given statement is TRUE about good research question, draw a
happy smiley  and draw a sad smiley  if your answer is NOT TRUE. Write your
answers in your activity notebook.

____________ 1. Good research questions are imitated.

____________ 2. Good research questions ask for facts

____________ 3. Good questions can be answered.

____________ 4. Good research questions are guided by different topics.

____________ 5. Good research questions require study and gathering of data.

____________ 6. Good research questions are broad.

____________ 7. Good research questions are misleading.

____________ 8. Good research questions are specific.

____________ 9. Good research questions require a simple answer.

____________ 10. Good research questions are interesting.

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 What I Have Learned

To sum up the things that you have learned in this module, an activity
entitled Statement of the Problem is provided for you. Your answers in this activity
should be written in your notebook.

Activity

Statement of the Problem

I. Answer the following questions:

1. What is a research question?

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2. Identify what component of appropriate research question is being referred to by

the underlined phrases of the given research questions. Use the word below for
your answers.

Specific Attainable Time-bounded

Measurable Realistic

________________1. What are the effects of the traditional methods of teaching to the
level of performance of engineering students?

________________2. How do interpersonal and intrapersonal competencies of school

managers contribute to the school effectiveness in the Division of City Schools in
Balanga City, Bataan for school year 2001-2002?

_________________3. How may Styrofoam and powdered oyster shells be used in the
production of tiles?

_________________4. What is the effect of eutrophication on the growth of tilapia?

_________________5. What is the most effective fish food supplement to raise the
productivity of tilapia farming?

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II. Working on the topic of your interest, write your own statement or general
problem. After constructing a general problem, you have to think of more specified
research questions that will support your main problem.

General Problem:

The investigator aims to:

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Specifically, the research seeks to answer the following questions:

Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Level 4
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 What I Can Do

My Three-Day Log-In Environmental Problem

Instruction:

1. Make a three-day log sheet in your activity notebook. See the table below. In
each day, spend time to observe, to reflect and to think of some issues or problems
at your home, in your community or environment that interest you. After
generating an issue or problem, make a pressing research question for each.
Consider the components of a good research question in making a research
question in each problem or issue.

Day Problem/Issue General Research Question

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2. Choose one (1) general research question from your log sheet and formulate four
(4) more specific research questions.

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 Assessment

Multiple Choices. Read the questions below and write your answers in your
activity notebook.

1. What is a research question?

a. It is the initial step after the problem is identified.
b. Its construction is conducted at the end of the study.
c. It is an answerable inquiry into specific concern or issue.
d. Both a and c

2. Which of the following is NOT an element of an appropriate research question?

a. Clear c. Measurable
b. Specific d. Broad

3. Which of the following is a good constructed research question?

a. Do lagundi plants the best treatment for cough?
b. Why is a celestial body not considered as planet?
c. How does the module approach affect the academic performance in Science of
secondary students?
d. How does your mother become the best mother on Earth?

4. Which of the following will happen if the research questions of a study are
appropriately made?
a. The study will be misleading. c. The study will be achievable.
b. The study is opaque. d. The study is idealistic.

5. Which of the following is a component of an appropriate research question?

a. Specific c. Clear
b. Measurable d. All of the above

6. Which of the following guidelines will lead you to a badly or inappropriately

constructed research question?
a. The question is interesting to others.
b. The question can be answered with facts and reliable data.
c. The question has simple answer.
d. The question should often start with how and why.

7. Which of the following can be your good research question if you are going to
study an alternative source of energy?
a. What is the best alternative source of energy?
b. What are the seven alternative sources of energy?
c. How does solar panel affect the households’ electricity consumption?
d. Why are wind mills considered as an alternative source of energy?

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8. What must you avoid when making a research question?
a. Research question should be relevant to the community.
b. Research question must be answerable by yes/no.
c. Research question should be certain or particular.
d. None of the above

9. Which of the following can be your good research question if you are about to
study alternative material in the manufacture of ethyl alcohol?
a. How can banana peelings be used in the making of ethyl alcohol?
b. What alternative material can be used in making ethyl alcohol?
c. What are the scientific procedures that should be taken to produce ethyl alcohol?
d. Is it possible to use fruit peelings in the production of ethyl alcohol?

10. Which of the following can be your appropriate research question if you are
about to study other uses of plastic in the environment?
a. How do plastics contribute to the climate change in our environment?
b. How can plastic waste materials be used as plywood substitute?
c. What are the environmental problems caused by plastic?
d. All research questions are appropriate for the selected study.

11. Why are the guidelines in good component of research questions vital?
a. It will guide your analysis of data.
b. It will guide your literature search.
c. It will guide your writing-up of data
d. All of the above

12. Which of the following can stimulate research questions?

a. Environmental problem c. Experience of others
b. Personal experience d. All of the above

13. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about research question?

a. It is the concluding step in a research project.
b. Having a good research question means you have something to study.
c. It is the “house” of the study.
d. It is guided by SMART.

14. What do you call to the component of good research question that deals with
the particularity or certainty of formulated question?
a. Specific c. Attainable
b. Measurable d. Time bounded

15. What do you call to the component of appropriate research question that deals
with questions must consider the target date of a study?
a. Specific c. Attainable
b. Measurable d. Time bounded

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 Additional Activities

This additional activity will enhance more your skill in making research
question.

Instruction: There are three (3) illustrated pictures below. Draw out from each
picture the possible problems that our community is facing or encountering today.
Construct a general research problem or question and then follow it by at least four
(4) specific research questions that will support the general problem. Write your
answers in your activity notebook.

Picture A

General Problem:
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

Specific Questions:
1.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

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3.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

Picture B

General Problem:
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

Specific Questions:
1.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

3.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

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Picture C

General Problem:
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

Specific Questions:
1.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

3.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

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References
Assessment:
1. D
2. D What I have Learned:
3. C 1. It is an answerable
4. C inquiry into a specific
5. D concern or issue.
6. C 2.
7. C 1. Specific
8. B 2. Time Bounded
9. A 3. Measurable/ Attainable
10. B 4. Realistic
11. D 5. Measurable/ Attainable
12. D 3. Students’ answer may
Additional Activities: 13. A vary.
Students’ answer may vary. 14. A
15. D
 C 15.
vary B 14.
Students’ answer may C 13.
10.  D 12.
9.  What I Can Do: B 11.
8.  D 10.
7.  vary.
B 9.
6.  answer may
5.  vary. Students’ A 8.
4.  D 7.
answer may
3.  C 6.
What’s New:
Students’
2. 
1.  C 5.
may vary. What’s In: D 4.
Students’ answer B 3.
Act 1-3
B 2.
What’s More D 1.
What I Know:
Answer Key
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Posecion, PhD., Ofelia, Mildred Go, PhD., and Heidi Albano, MAEd. Language
Research: Principles and Application. Quezon City; Metro Manila: LORIMAR
Publishing Incorporation, 2011.

Garcia, Alipio, Jose Jurel Nuevo, and Sapa, Edgardo. Research for All Disciplines.
Balubaran; Valenzuela City: Mutya Publishing House, Inc., 2007.

Caintic, PhD. and Juanita M. Cruz, PhD. Scientific Research Manual. Quezon City;
Philippines: C & E Publishing, Inc., 2008

Aclado, Zaira Glen D., Jocelle Anne D. Hermosilla, and Ann Relena A. Valdez.
Sugarcane (saccharum officinarum) Bagasse as a Bio-adsorbent Agent, 2020.

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https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-good-and-bad-research-
questions.html

Learning, Teaching, and University Libraries. 2015. “Developing Your Research

Question.” Pressbooks.Pub. The Ohio State University. 2015.
https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/choosingsources/chapter/developing-
research-question/.

“Research Question.” 2020. Latech.Edu. 2020.

http://www2.latech.edu/~sajones/REU/Learning
%20Exercises/Components%20of%20a%20Research%20Question.htm.

“Master List of Investigatory Projects-Titles | Coconut | Banana.” n.d. Scribd.

Accessed July 24, 2020. http://www.scribd.com/doc/109006917/Master-
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“Guiding Questions By Developing SMART Objectives.”2018. wvde.us.

https://wvde.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SMARTobjectives-
GuidingQuestions.pdf

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Department of Education – Region III,

Schools Division of Bataan - Curriculum Implementation Division
Learning Resources Management and Development Section (LRMDS)

Provincial Capitol Compound, Balanga City, Bataan

Telefax: (047) 237-2102

Email Address: bataan@deped.gov.ph

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