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allows the reader to survey the contents of an article quickly and, like the title, it enables
coherent, concise and readable. The abstract is written with no more than 200 words.
The basic findings, including effect sizes and confidence intervals and the statistical
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Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
State what problem or challenge your research is trying to solve and the context or
The specific issue that has not been fully explored by other researches.
The problem is within your field of study. Otherwise, establish the connection
Discuss how the problem relates to previous study, the difference and what is the
Justify the need to conduct the research. Explain its objectives and importance.
The researcher should give strong justification for selecting such research problem in
his/her capacity as a researcher. Being a part of the organization or systems and the
Discuss the new knowledge your research shall contribute to the field.
Literature Review
Present studies and references that describe what is known, what has been done, and
what else needs to be known and done relevant to your research’s problem or issue,
purpose, and method. These should at most be five years since the
references that are essential to the research (e.g. Memorandum Circular, DepEd
some field or discipline; and ideas or opinions of experts contained in books, pamphlets,
Variables of the study, including its theory must be visible in the discussion;
Arrange the studies and literature in a logical and thematic order. When citing multiple
references, cite in chronological order from the most recent to the oldest.
End the Review of Related Literature with one or two paragraphs stating the insights
Theoretical Framework
research findings which are closely related to the present study under investigation.
It is the groundwork for the study, the framework where the present research
All the independent and dependent variables should be clearly discussed and
Conceptual Framework
The conceptual framework is the schematic diagram which shows the variables
Explain the key factors or variables to be studied and their relationships with
one another.
Begin with a paragraph stating the main problem or objective of your research.
After the paragraph, break down the main problem or objective into specific sub-
problems or sub-objectives;
Sub-problem should be stated in such a way that it is not answerable by either yes,
Sub-problems should include all the independent and moderate variables which are
Hypothesis/Assumptions
It is a simple sentence that compels the essence of the study yet to be proven or
Write a null hypothesis if the research intends to test the difference or correlation
between variables;
Information is presented in the discussion context rather than simply stated or listed.
Definition of Terms
technical words used in the study. Provide the conceptual (or general) and
Chapter 2
METHOD
This chapter deals with the procedures and techniques used by the researcher in
completing the study. It includes research design, population, sampling, sources of data,
Research Design
The researcher may use one or a combination of the following research methods,
Describe the sampling technique used (if multi-stage sampling was used, etc) the
sample size (show table of allocation). Include the power, effect size and precision
with;
Source of Data
Questionnaire/Test
confirm the language and terminologies if the instrument fits the desired
constructed.
take place;
Data Analysis
The unit of analysis must be discussed (what and how it will be measured);
Description of the statistics tools, method, and techniques used to measure the data
No need to list the common statistical formula (percentage, frequency, rank, mean,
weighted mean).
research)
Chapter 3
RESULTS
This chapter presents the result of the study to provide the “set of statistics” in
standard forms of tables, appropriate headings, and relation of text to tables (for
Table layout must be logical and easily grasped by the reader. It can stand
alone.
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All tables are meant to show specific position variable and condition label
in close proximity.
Table Titles
Title of the table must conform with the statement of the problem being solved;
Concise words to describe the basic content of the table must be inferred from the
title.
The Table number and the Title must be written in bold letters.
Table Headings
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Headings establish organization of the data and identify the columns of data beneath
them;
Standard abbreviations for nontechnical terms and statistics without any explanation
Text after the table shows information about the table number and tells the reader
Chapter 4
DISCUSSION
Write the summary of the findings giving emphasis on the truth and the facts that
makes an impact to study, not a duplication of the text in the table from the results;
Conclusion
The implications of the study to the overarching issues discussed in the findings.
Recommendation
sector/industry;
References
Appendices