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Two Tips on How to Write the Significance of

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February 9, 2015 Regoniel, Patrick A.

In writing the introduction of a thesis, a section is devoted to the significance of the study. This
article discusses how to write this section and provides an example to illustrate the technique.

Essentially, the section on significance of the study provides information to the reader on how
the study will contribute. It must be specifically stated, however, what the study will contribute
and who will benefit from it.

You can figure out several important contributions of your research paper if you let your mind
flow. But I find the following tips helpful in writing the significance of the study.

2 Tips in Writing the Significance of the Study

1. 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.

For example, if you ask the question “Is there a significant relationship between the teacher’s
teaching style and the students’ long quiz scores in Mathematics?” then the contribution of your
research would probably be a teaching style or styles (among say, three teaching styles you
evaluated) that can help students perform better in Mathematics. Your research will demonstrate
that that teaching style really works. That could be a groundbreaking approach that will change
the way teachers teach Mathematics which many students abhor.

2. Write from general to specific contribution

I learned this technique from a former professor while in pursuing my masters degree. It works
this way:
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.

Coupled with reference to the problem statement, this effectively stimulates the mind to think in
a deductive mode, i.e., from general to specific. This writing approach is similar to the Inverted
Pyramid Approach discussed in How to Write a Good Thesis Introduction.

For example, in the study on teaching style given in #1, you may write:

Ex
ample significance of the study.

These two techniques will prevent your mind from wandering wildly or aimlessly as you explore
the significance of your study. Applying them will save time thus allow you to focus on the next
section of your thesis. Who knows, this section may also help justify why your study deserves a
grant.

©2015 February 9 P. A. Regoniel

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