SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

→ This contains the coverage of the study. It identifies the boundaries of the research. It indicates a
reasonable area of study, broad enough to admit significance, yet confirmed to permit careful and
concise treatment. It describes the weaknesses of the study in terms of methodology and in terms of
the generalizations that can be made from the results.
→ A limitation is an aspect of the investigation which may affect the result adversely but over which
the researcher has no control.
→ The delimitation sets the precise limits of the problem area, what the researcher will include and
what he will not include.

DEFINITION OF TERMS
→ Conceptual definition means that terms are defined in terms of conceptual or hypothetical rather
that the observable ones. It is taken from the dictionary and therefore gives universal meaning of
the word.
→ Operational definition is the meaning of the word as used in the study. The common practice among
writers is to use both definitions although using one maybe sufficient and acceptable.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

→ This is a set of statement about the possible contributions of the study. It must be able to indicate
the way in which the research would contribute to theory or body of knowledge of a general or
specific phenomenon. It describes the value or specific applications of knowledge to be gained and
the potential importance of these applications.
→ This spells out the importance or values of the study and its contribution to the researcher, students,
community, school, society, government, science, administrator, environment, agencies involved,
and others. The writer should make convincing statements on the genuine need to conduct the
study.

THE VARIABLE
TYPES OF VARIABLES
1. The independent variable is the presumed cause; it is a variable that stands alone and is not
dependent on any other variable
- Sometimes called variate
- The independent variable may be treatment or manipulable variable and non-manipulable or
organismic variable
2. The dependent variable is the area of interest under investigation. It is the presumed result. It is the
condition or characteristic that appears, disappears or changes, as the experimenter removes or
changes the independent variable (Best and Kahn, 1998)
- It is also referred to as the criterion variable. A variable that is dependent in one investigation
may be independent in another

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