How to Write your Chapter I?

Contents of Chapter I

1. Introduction
Discusses four relevant ideas:
 Topic or subject matter-define and elaborate using methods of paragraph
development like classification and giving examples
 Importance of the topic: cite the role that the topic plays in your life and the benefits
you derive from it.
 Reasons for choosing the topic-emphasized what motivated you to choose the topic.
 Purpose of the study: discusses the objective of the study

2. Theoretical Framework
 This is the foundation of the research study. These are highly related theories and
principles that were established and proven by authorities.
 Refers to the set of interrelated construct, definitions, and prepositions that presents a
systematic view of phenomena.

What must be obtained from a theory?

 The names of the authors of the theory must be taken including the place and the
time/year when he or she postulated such a principle or generalization.
 The parts of the theory that are relevant to your study.
 Synthesis by relating to your findings.

3. Conceptual framework
 A tentative explanation or theoretical explanation of the phenomenon or the problem
and serves as the basis for the formulation research hypotheses.
 Consists of the investigator’s own position on a problem after his exposure to various
theories that have bearing on the problem
 The conceptual framework becomes the central theme, the focus, the main thrust of
the study. It serves ass a guide in conducting investigation.
 Paradigm. A paradigm is a diagrammatic representation of a conceptual framework. It
depicts in more vivid way what the conceptual framework wants to convey.
4. Statement of the problem
 Contains the problems formulated for the study.
 It is the backbone of the research.
 The problems should be at least three.

5. Scope and limitations of the Study

It includes the following:
 A brief statement of the general purpose of the study.
 The subject matter and the topics studies and discussed.
 The locale of the study, where the data were gathered or the entity to which the data
belong.
 The population or universe from which the respondents were selected. This must be
large enough to make generalizations significant.
 The period of the study. This is the time, either months or years, during which the
data were gathered.
 Includes the weaknesses of the study beyond the control of the researcher.
 The weaknesses spring out of the inaccuracies of the perceptions of the respondents.

6. Significance of the Study

 The rationale, timeliness and or relevance of the study. The rationale, timeliness and
or relevance of the study to existing conditions must be explained or discussed.
 Possible solutions to existing problems or improvement to unsatisfactory conditions.
 Who are to be benefited and how they are going to be benefited. It must be shown
who are the individuals, groups, or communities who may be placed in a more
advantageous position on account of the study.
 Possible contribution to the fund of knowledge.
 Possible implications. It should be discussed here that the implications include the
possible causes of the problems discovered, the possible effects of the problems, and
the remedial measures to solve the problems.

7. Definition of Terms
 Only terms, words, r phrases which have special or unique meanings in the study are
defined.
 Terms should be defined operationally, that is how they are used in the study.
 The researcher may develop his own definition from the characteristics of the term
defined.
 Definitions may be taken from encyclopedias, books, magazines and newspaper
articles, dictionaries, and other publications but the researcher must acknowledge his
sources.
 Definitions should be a brief, clear, and unequivocal as possible.
 Acronyms should always be spelled out fully