Style and Format Guidelines for Research Reports

Title

a. Comprehensive
b. Brief/Concise
c. Catchy

TABLE OF CONTENTS

a. By Chapter Heading and Subheadings

b. Include separate list of tables and figure.
c. Written in bold upper-case letter; centred.

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

a. All characters in the title heading are in bold, upper-case letters, and certered.
b. Chapter Number is in Roman Numeral
c. Chapter Title in written 2 spaces below the Chapter Number

Background of the Study

a. Describe the problem situation by considering global, national, and local forces. Discussions
should be from macro to micro.
b. Justify existence of the problem situation by citing casual analysis, facts figures and authoritative
sources which will add substance to the discussion.
c. Make a clinching statement/paragraph that relates/emphasizes the situational analysis to the
proposed study.

Theorical and /or Conceptual Framework

a. Present an integrated set of propositions (theory).
b. Discuss the theories and their relevance to the study.
c. Present the main dimensions or variable of the study based on the theories and the
presumed relationships among them (conceptual framework).
d. Present the conceptual framework in diagram form (research paradigm)

Statement of the Problem

a. The main problem is stated in declarative form and should reflect the title; integral with it is the
objective of the study. It must reflect the general output/result of the study.
b. The specific problems are written in question form. They could be a combination of descriptive
and inferential question
c. Descriptive questions tend to elicit responses that are generally through means, frequencies,
ranks standard deviations and other descriptive statistical tools. Generally they are gathered
directly or indirectly through interviews, questionnaire, test, observation and other appropriate
methods.