Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya
SOLANO HIGH SCHOOL
Solano, Nueva Vizcaya

PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

Group Name: _______________________________________ Date: _______________________________

Section: ___________________________________________ Score: ______________________________

WORKSHEET No. 1

IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM

Directions: Work with your groupmates and answer the following questions or perform the task.
A. What topic are you interested in?
(Identify a topic that you want to study. You may consider your interests, needs, or area of specialization.
Then write a short description of the topic. You may define or give elaboration to the topic you have
chosen.)

B. What specific part of the topic are you interested in?

(Break down topic and group ideas in clusters. Pick one cluster or part of one.)

C. List few possible questions about your specific topic area.

(Ask: What? Who? When? Where? Why? How?)

D. Choose one to be your main research question.

(Why or How questions are best.)
 E. Make your question as clear and specific as possible.
(Specify who, what, where, when you are talking about. Clarify any vague words.)

F. State your working research title.

(The title must contain the following elements (a. the subject matter or research problem; b. the setting or
locale of the study; c. the respondents or participants involved in the study; d. the time or period when the
study is conducted) in not more than 15 substantive words.)

G. Why did you choose the topic?

(Cite at least three (3) reasons for choosing the topic/subject/study.)

H. Why do you consider the topic important? How will the topic/ subject/ study benefit you? Who else
will be benefited and how will they be benefited? You can cite evidences derived from your references.

*You may use a separate sheet of paper if the space is not enough.