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Research 1 Activity Sheet

Quarter 2 – MELC 1
Week 1
Research Problem

REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS

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Research 1 Activity Sheet No. 1: Research Problem
First Edition, 2020

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Introductory Message
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Name of Learner: __________________________________________________
Grade and Section: _______________________Date: _____________________

Research 1 Activity Sheet No. 1

Research Problem

I. Learning Competency with Code

Identify a research problem (SSP_RS7-IPS-IIh9)
Support Competency:
1. Define a research problem operationally;
2. Identify the characteristics of a good research problem.

II. Background Information for Learners

One of the characteristics of science leaners is being keen observers of their

surroundings. Issues and events are not taken for granted but instead these motivate
them to investigate. Before they start their investigation, they need to establish what
they really want to discover about that particular issue or event. This would lead them
to ask questions.

To establish a particular question or a research problem they need to be

equipped with informations related to the issue that interests them. One cannot
formulate questions without gathering information from people, books, articles,
journals, and related studies. Hence, research is needed.

In this learning activity, you will learn more on how to identify potential research
problems in the community.

III. Activity Proper

Activity 1

Research problem is an issue or concern that an investigator presents and

justifies in a research study. This could also be: conditions they want to improve;
difficulties they want to eliminate; questions for which they want answers; information
gaps they wish to fill and; theories they wish to validate.

Research problems can be found from experiences, theories, innovations

whose works need to be proven, and priority development areas. Moreover, it can also
be found in any published studies:
o What is the issue or problem?
o What controversy leads to the need for a study?
o What concern is being addressed behind the study?
o Is there a sentence such as: “The problem being addressed in the study
is….”?

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 Furthermore, a good research should have the following characteristics:

o It should be significant enough to contribute to the existing body of

research
o It should lead to further research
o The problem should render itself to investigation through collection of
data
o It should be of interest to the researcher and suit his/her skills, time, and
resources
o The approach towards solving the problem should be ethical

Directions: Read the journal article below and answer the following questions
that follow. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

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The Golden Apple Snail (Pomacea canaliculata) is one of the worst invasive
species that have continued to destroy lowland rice production in the Philippines
(Cagauan et al., 1993; Cagauan and Joshi, 2002). Since the introduction of this
mollusk to the Philippines in 1982, approximately 40% of the planting regions in
Philippines have been adversely affected by the snail according to the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nation [FAO–UN] (Pastorino and Darrigan,
2012).
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To date, there is still a continuous effort to search for the most potent organic
biological agents that could minimize invasion and infestation of golden apple snails
(local name “Golden kuhol”) in the rice granaries of the Philippines. Recent
botanicals used as organic molluscicide include lemongrass, Cymbopogon
citratus [Demetillo et al., 2015]; santol, Sandoricum vidalii ; fruit and barks of
Tulipwood tree, Harpulia arborea and locust bean, Parkia sp. [Taguiling 2015];
tobacco dust [Borja 2012]; bakuwog fruit [Ngaloy and Andrada 2005]); powderpuff
tree, Barringtonia racemose [Musman et al., 2013]; lion’s tail, Agave attenuata
[Brackenbury and Appleton, 1997]; and honey locust, Gleditsia sp. [Crebassa et al.,
2012]. 3The main target of these organic, plant–based molluscicides is to reduce the
population of the golden apple snails, but not harm non-target organisms and their
environment. Farmers who aspire to use organic molluscicide for health and
environment protection (i.e. organic farming) support this initiative with the claim
that it is cheaper, locally available and will bring more good than harm. This farmer’s
initiative supports the Philippines’ Organic Agriculture Act of 2010, which promotes
the use of organic fertilizer and organic pesticides in organic farming (Manila
Bulletin, June 18, 2010).
The golden apple snail, P. canaliculata is an alien invasive species that causes
severe damage on rice cultivation areas because of its herbivorous mode of nutrition
(Halwart, 1994; Joshi, 2007). P. canaliculata could consume young rice seedlings in a
whole field overnight and the obvious signs of severe damage are characterized by missing
hills and floating fragments of rice plants (Massaguni and Latip, 2015). Current strategies
for controlling golden apple snail in paddy fields relied heavily on synthetic molluscicides,
however, excessive use of synthetic molluscicides have been found to have numerous
drawbacks on the environment and hazard and human health (Cowie, 2002; Joshi et al.,
2008; Cowie and Hayes, 2012). The hazardous nature of synthetic molluscicides has
prompted scientists to determine the least disruptive options of pest control technologies
(Massaguni and Latip, 2015). 4Although these literatures hold promise on the potential
of A. sativum as a pesticide, there is still a need to verify its molluscicidal and
toxicological activity in vivo. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the molluscicidal
activity of the aqueous extracts of A. sativum bulb and its toxicological effect to Golden
Apple Snail (P. canaliculata).
Source: Picardal et. al., 2018
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Guide Questions:

Part A. Answer the questions briefly.

1. What problem is presented in the journal article?

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

2. If you are going to be given a chance to conduct your own Science Investigatory
Project, how will you solve the problem? (List down at least 3 research topics)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

Part B. Identify the characteristics of a good research problem from the

highlighted parts of the article above.

1. ______________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________________

5. What is the missing characteristic of a good research problem that is not

mentioned in the article?

_______________________________________________________________

Activity 2.

Directions: Identify which of the following questions is a research problem by

putting a check (√) mark under the column “Answer”and X mark (X) if it’s not.

Answer Statements

1. How many snails are found in the ricefield?

2. What is the effect of Tubang Bakod Leaves and Seeds

Extract to Golden Apple Snail?

3. What is the effect of garlic bulb against Golden Apple Snail?

4. How will the method of applying fertilizers to corn plants

affect their growth?

5. What is relationship between the pesticide application and its

effect to corn weevil?

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Activity 1
Part A
1. Damage in the rice farming systems caused by Golden snail infestation
2. -Molluscicidal Activity of Tubang Bakod Leaves against Golden Snail
-The effect of Garlic Bulb extracts against Golden Apple Snail
- What is the relationship between the pesticide application and its effect
to Golden Apple snail?
Part B
1. The problem should render itself to investigation through collection of data
2. It should be significant enough to contribute to the existing body of research
3. The approach towards solving the problem should be ethical
4. It should lead to further research
5. It should be of interest to the researcher and suit his/her skills, time, and
resources
6.
Activity 2
1. X
2. √
3. √
4. √
5. √
Reflection (answer varies)
V. Answer Key
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I need more information about ___________________________________________
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I don’t understand ___________________________________________________
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I understand_________________________________________________________
Complete the statements below
IV. Reflection
VI. References and Other Educational Links

Gore, Russell N. Research I Handbook: A Quick Guide to Scientific Writing. N.p.,

n.d.

Picardal, Jay. “Molluscicidal activity of the aqueous extract of garlic (Allium

sativum L.) bulb against golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata L.).”
International Journal of Biosciences 13 (2018): 75-87. doi:
10.12692/ijb/13.2.75-87.

Steely Library NKU. 2014. “Developing a Research Question.” YouTube Video.

YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWLYCYeCFak&feature=share.

Progressive Academics. 2018. “Identifying a Research Problem.” YouTube

Video.YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zau6WVE3sQ4.

tPCAonline1. 2011. “The Research Problem.” YouTube Video. YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3mwAK_lI1E&feature=share.

Google. (Edtage Insights). Accessed November 24, 2020

https://www.editage.com/insights/the-basics-of-writing-a-statement-of-the-
problem-for-your-research-proposal