Senior High School Inquiries, Investigations and Immersion Quarter 3 - Module 1: Brainstorming for Research TopicsN u v x|o HQ N T A ulwliv Ss o|w Ss the wordsquare below. Words appear vertically, horizontally, diagonally, backwards and forwards, Search for these words and write your answers on There are 15 words that are possible sources for a research topic hidden in your notebook.Brainstorming for | Research Topics One of the most important considerations for every research is selecting a research topic. A research topic serves as the basis of each research undertaking. It directs how the research will be carried out. A good researcher must carefully choose a topic that is doable and significant to acertain discipline or field. Many researchers find selecting a research topic a difficult task. Some do it through brainstorming or by observing their surroundings. In this module, you will be guided on how to easily choose a research topic from your area of interest. ® What’s In Taking into consideration your experiences from your previous research subjects, decide whether each sentence must be a criterion in choosing a good research problem. On your notebook, write YES if the statement can be considered as a criterion and NO if otherwise. A research topic should. 1. be original. 2. be ambiguous. 3. fill in a research gap. 4. be costly and ambitious. 5. be general and not specific. 6. arouse intellectual curiosity. 7. be within the researcher's interest. 8. make use of ineffective research instrument. 9. be completed beyond the given period of time. 10. be insignificant to the field of study or discipline.Notes to the Teacher This module will guide the learners about the things to consider in choosing a research topic. There are also simple steps included in this module to help them choose their topics. A simple research paper relevant to their strand or track will be the final output of this subject.— What’s New Acommon challenge when beginning to write a research paper is determining how to narrow down your topic. To assist you in the selection process, here are some guidelines given by Baraceros (2016:38-39): 1, INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER Being interested in a topic is usually due to the richness of your stock knowledge about it or because of its familiarity to you. Curiosity about an issue/topic is one of the factors that motivate @ person to unravel the unknown in a topic. Thus, the researcher's interest increases the possibility of the success of the study. 2. RICHNESS OF AVAILABLE SOURCES OR SUPPORTING EVIDENCES One of the things that you should do is to collect a lot of information on your topic of interest. This enables you to find evidences that would support your topic. You must ensure that your sources come from a wide variety of literature such as books, journal, periodicals, online articles, etc. Hence, going to the library and surfing the internet are some of the activities that you should do as a researcher. 3. TIMELINESS AND RELEVANCE OF THE TOPIC Your topic should be relevant and timely. A topic is relevant if it serves as an instrument in improving the society or if it answers or solves current issues which are some of the reasons why research is conducted.4. LIMITATIONS OF THE SUBJECT Aside from your interest, you must also consider the significance of the topic in your track and strand. Remember that research is conducted to contribute something valuable to a particular area or discipline. 5. PERSONAL RESOURCES Prior to finalizing your chosen topic, you must assess your research abilities as a student. You may do so by taking your financial capability, health condition, personal qualifications and trainings as a researcher, needed facilities and time allotment into account. It is important that all of these aspects are considered in order for you to guarantee the accomplishment of your research.Q)) What is It Now that you have learned the considerations in formulating a research problem, here are the steps that will guide you trim down your area of interest. 1. Focus on your track, strand or area of specialization: + For example: HUMSS 2. Recall the specific area, lesson or issue in your respective field or strand that has piqued or aroused your interest the most. + Public Speaking 3. Generate an unanswered question or an unresolved problem from your chosen area or lesson. * Why do people feel anxious when speaking in public? 4. Assess the question or problem based on the five guidelines stated above. ‘m interested in the topic. + There are available sources of data. + It is timely and relevant. * It will contribute to my strand. + It is doable considering my personal resources. [ Lp LP aya 5. Write your research problem. + Factors Affecting the Speaking Anxiety of StudentsWhen formulating an effective research title, take the following guidelines into consideration: . Indicate accurately the subject and scope of the study. 2. The title must be limited to 10 to 15 substantive words. Conjunctions (and, but, because), prepositions (in, on, at) and articles (the, a, an) are not counted. 3. Do not include analysis of, study of, an investigation of and the like. ‘The title must be in the phrase form. 5. Avoid title that gives too much information. *Cy) What’s More A. Match the following descriptions in column A to their respective guidelines in choosing a research topic in column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on your notebook. A B . This refers to the a. limitations of the subject researcher's abilities, b. personal resources financial capacity, resources c. interest in the subject matter in terms of instruments, d. timeliness and relevance facilities and time frame. e. richness of available resources or This refers to the social supporting evidences of applicability and appropriateness appropriateness of the topic f, intellectual ability to the current situation. This refers to an individual’s interest in a topic driven by his or her schema about it. This refers to the availability of needed resources as evidence for the topic. This refers to the topic’s contribution to a particular field or discipline.B, Arrange the following steps in correct sequence using numbers 1-5. Write your answers on your notebook. 6. Write your research problem. 7. Generate an unanswered question or an unresolved problem from your chosen area or lesson. 8. Recall the specific area, lesson or issue in your respective field that has piqued your interest the most. 9. Assess the question or problem based on the five guidelines stated above. 10. Focus on your track, strand or area of specialization. C. Read each statement below carefully. On your notebook, put aif W the statement is correct and if X otherwise. 11. The title must include the accurate scope of the study. 12. Choose a title that is a sentence than a phrase. 13. Very long titles are preferable than short ones. 14. If possible, titles must not exceed 15 substantive words. 15. Analysis of, A Study of, An Investigation and the like are not encouraged. 10What I Have Learned Test your wits and complete the paragraphs below by sharing your learnings from the previous discussions. Write your answers on your notebook. (15 points} When deciding on a research topic, there are guidelines that we must follow. These are * > ti » and These guidelines must be considered because The research topic must be simple and specific enough for us to accomplish it with consideration of our limitations and within the given period of time. To attain this, first we have to and then . After this, we must to be followed by . To complete the procedure, we can nowAssessment A. Let us apply the five steps mentioned previously for you to arrive on your specific research topic. Answer the following questions briefly on your notebook. (2 points each) STEPS IN SPECIFYING THE ANSWER RESEARCH TOPIC 1. What is your track and strand? 2. What is the specific lesson or issue in your track and strand that has piqued your interest the most? 3. What is the unanswered question or unresolved problem, or issue involved in the lesson or issue? 4, Assess the question or problem * Is it within your interest? based on the five guidelines. Yes__No___ * Are there available data, resources and evidences that will support the topic? Yes No * Is it timely and relevant? Yes__No__ © Will it contribute to your track and strand? Yes__No__ © Is it within your personal resources? Yes__No__ 5. If all of your answers are yes, then write down your specific research problem. If no, reevaluate your research question or problem. 13B, Based on the research problem that you have written above, write your research plan by answering the following questions on the table below. Answer briefly on your notebook. (2 points each) RESEARCH PLAN 1. Research Problem: (What is your research problem?) 2. Rationale: (Why do you want to conduct this study?) 3. Significance: (Why is it important to be conducted?) 4. Objective: (What is your goal to achieve in this study?) 5. Method and Design: Respondents: (is it a. quantitative or a (Who or what will be the source of your qualitative study?) data?) ‘Sample Size: (How many respondents does your study need?) ‘Sampling Technique: (How will you choose your respondents or source of data?) 14Additional Activities Using the guidelines stated above, formulate a tentative research title based on your chosen research problem in Assessment. Write your title on your notebook. (15 points) Research Tentative Problem: Title: The checklist below will guide you in assessing the tentative title you have written. However, the research title may still be changed along the course of the study. Self-Assessment Checklist YES NO 1. Is it original? 2. Is it concise? 3. 1s it clear? 4, Is it specific? 5. Does it reflect the topic to be explored?Rubric for What | Have Learned 5 3 T Criteria/ Excellent/ Satisfactory Needs Indicators Outstanding Improvement Completeness of | All of the Two sections None of the answers sections were | were sections were answered unanswered answered Quality of answers | All of the Some of the None of the responses were | responses were | responses were discussed discussed discussed substantially substantially substantially and and and comprehensively | comprehensively | comprehensively Appropriateness _ | All of the Some of the None of the of answers responses responses responses correspond to correspond to corresponds to the needed the needed the needed information in | information in _| information in all of the some of the all of the sections sections sections Rubric for What 1 Can Do 5 3 1 Criteria/Indicators | Excellent/ Satisfactory Needs Outstanding Improvement Feasibility of The research __| The research The research Research Problem | problem is problem is problem is practical and _| slightly practical | completely doable and may be impractical and doable undoable Specificity of The research _| The research The research Research Problem | problem problem is problem is still uniquely slightly broad belongs to a ambiguous specific area of the topic 16the time being | time being Timeliness The research | The research The research Relevance of problem is problem is problem is Research Problem | highly slightly insignificant at significant at significant at the | the time being Rubric for Additional Activity 15 POINTS Criteria/ | Originality | _ Clarity Conciseness _ | Specificity Indicators | The title is | The title is] The title is not | The title new and|clear and| stuffy and dull but | demonstrates different straight- gives readers some | elements that from what | forward. | idea at the outset | point out the hasalready | (4 points) |of what the | angle of been research will | inquiry. written contain. 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