Unit 3: Constructing Research Framework 
Lesson  4:  Identifying  the  Significance  of 
Quantitative Research 
 
 
Contents 
Engage 1 
Introduction 1 
Objective 2 

Explore 2 

Explain and Elaborate 4 

Significance of the Study for Quantitative Research 4 

Extend 8 
Activity 1 8 

Evaluate 9 

Wrap Up 11 

Bibliography 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
  
 
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Engage   
 

  Introduction 

 
Fig. 1. Unity through diversity 
 
With  our  world  experiencing  interconnectedness  at  a global level, we have the advantage of 
meeting  like-minded  people  from  all  nations,  just  by  swiping  the  tip  of  our  finger  on  our 
Internet-based  device.  These  people  can  be  in  our  home,  in  our  neighborhood,  in  our 
community, or in our nation.  
 
The  true  purpose  of  doing  research  is  to  help  people  and  these  people  are  called 
stakeholders  or  beneficiaries.  If  you as a researcher would have to communicate your study 

 
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to  the  world,  how  are  people  going  to  benefit  from  it?  How  will  the  stakeholders  have  a 
sustainable and well-prepared future?  
 
For  this  lesson,  you  will learn the different stakeholders and beneficiaries of your study, and 
how to successfully construct your research’s significance of the study for these people. 

  Objective 
In this lesson, you should be able to cite the benefits and beneficiaries of your study. 
 
DepEd Competency 
Cites the benefits and beneficiaries of the study. ​ (CS_RS12-Id-e-6) 
 
 

Explore   
 

       10 minutes 
 

Read  and  analyze  the  title  of  the  research  and fill in the table with the assumed benefits for 

the stakeholder. Make sure to look into all possible and negative effects of the research. 
 

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Performance, Motivation and Attitudes of Senior High School Students  

Stakeholder  Benefits 

1. Students   
 
 
 
 

2. Teachers   
 
 
 
 

 
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3. Parents   
 
 
 
 

4. School Administration   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guide Questions 
 
1. Which  among  the  stakeholders  will  benefit  the  most  from  the  output  of  the  study? 
Provide an explanation for your answer. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. Why do you think parents are included in the list of beneficiaries?  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
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3. Given  all  of  the  benefits  that  you  have  listed  in  the  table,  why  do  you  think  these  are 
good reasons to pursue or complete the study?  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Explain and Elaborate   

 
Significance of the Study for Quantitative Research 
With  its  concrete  and  accurate  results,  quantitative  research methods enjoy the advantages 
of  clear  and  accurate  results  for  difficult  problems.  These  problems  may  arise  in  different 
ways:  from  small-scale  to  multi-million-generating  companies,  from  simple  experiments 
conducted  in  the  safety  of  your  homes  or  in  high-end  laboratories,  and  from  simple  case 
studies to population-wide studies.  
 
The  problem  that  quantitative  research  solves  give  definitive  or  non-definitive  (or 
explorative)  solutions  for  affected  people,  groups,  organizations,  or  individuals  who  benefit 
from  or  do  not  benefit  from  the  results  and  output  of  their  study.  We  call  these  affected 
entities, stakeholders.  
 
The  impact of the output of your study to the people is important. This is moreso in the case 
of  professional  researchers.  In  terms  of  business,  companies  rely  on  their  market 
researchers  and  financial  analysts  to  determine  the  trend  of  their  sales,  their  net  income, 
and  possible courses of action to increase sales. For scientists and researchers who work for 
public  and  private  institutions,  finding  new  ways  to  re-develop  the  products  and  services 
offered is the main goal of a scientific researcher. 
 

 
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How do stakeholders benefit from research? 

 

 
Therefore,  the  significance  of  the  study  enumerates  and  elaborates  on  the  people  who  will 
benefit  from  the  study.  In  this  section,  the  stakeholders’  benefits  serve  as  a  guide  ​for  ​the 
researcher  towards  the  completion  of  the  study  that  will  benefit  them.  Though  some 
outputs  or  results  of  a  study  may  not  be  beneficial  to  a  particular  individual  or  group  of 
people,  or  for  a  particular  stakeholder,  still,  they  are  considered  stakeholders  of  the  study 
(Vitae 2020).  
 
Stakeholders: Their Roles and Engagement 
Stakeholders  vary  in  their  roles  in  society.  The  main  goal  is  to  inform  stakeholders  of  the 
possible  benefits  that  they  may  gain  from  your  study,  or  even  encourage  them  towards 
active  engagement  in  meeting  your  objectives  and  goals  (Borst,  and  Boaz  2019).  This  is  the 
reason why you need to craft a well-written, concise, and specific Significance of the Study.  
 

How are stakeholders different from beneficiaries? 

 

 
Although  it  is  clear  that  the  impact  of  your  study  should  be  for  their  benefit,  a  clarification 
on  the  impact  of  your study should be carefully considered so that stakeholders can engage 
with the product or service you are currently studying throughout the research process. As a 
researcher,  you  must  not  only  keep  in  mind  the  benefit  for  the  stakeholders  themselves. 
This  is  crucial,  especially  for  market  research  and  scientific  findings  that  would  develop 
products and services for public and private institutions.  
 
In  relation  to  this,  you  also  have  to  keep  your  research  participant’s  role  in mind. They may 
not  be  stakeholders  themselves,  but  their  feedback  based  on  your  survey  or  research 
instrument  administration  is  the  biggest  factor  to  consider  in  terms  of  generating  and 

 
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analyzing  the  results  of  your  study.  In  other  words,  they  are  very  important  to  your 
research; and are known to be beneficiaries of the study. 
 
For  example,  in  scientific  research  you  have  created  an  alternative  biomass  energy  source 
that  produces  more  energy  at  a  lesser  cost,  you  can  introduce  your  invention  to  the 
scientific  community  with  the  help of your research adviser. But you must also find the right 
people  who  will  be  interested  in  your  study;  they  could  be  agricultural  scientists  or  energy 
experts,  for  the  above  example.  If they are interested in the field that you are studying, they 
can  give  recommendations  or  suggestions  to  make  the  product  or  service  better,  or  even 
marketable in the future.  
 
As  stated,  stakeholders are the beneficiaries of your study, since they receive the benefits or 
the  positive  effects  of  your  study.  Nevertheless,  stakeholders  can  also  receive  negative 
impacts  from  your  study.  In  the  previous  example,  energy  experts  will  surely  benefit  from 
your study; but, people who rely on the resources that you use to create alternative biomass 
fuels  may  be  at  a  disadvantage,  especially if their livelihood depends on these resources. As 
a caring and resourceful researcher, you must think of another alternative that would lessen 
the effect or impact on the livelihood of those from whom you will take the resources.  
 
 
 

​ ​Tips 
When  creating  the  Significance  of  the  Study,  you  must  review  your 
study’s  statement  of  the  problem.  Construct  it  from  general  to 
specific.  

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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Writing Your Significance of the Study   
After  carefully choosing the stakeholders of your study, identifying the benefits that they will 
receive,  and  pointing  out  groups  or  individuals  who  might  experience  disadvantages,  you 
can  now  comprehensively  create  a  well-written  Significance  of  the  Study  section  for  your 
Introduction.  To  do  this,  there  are  two  simple  factors  that  you  must  remember  (Regoniel 
2015): 
 
1. The  statement  of  the  problem  of  your  study.  The  research  problems  of  your 
study  must  lead  to  an  output  that  will  determine  the  benefits  of  your  study.  For 
example, if you have determined that there is a significant difference between the 
customer  satisfaction  rating  between  your  product  and  a  commercial  product 
similar  to  it  based  on  a  random  sample,  then  your  output  will  be  your  proposed 
product from where the beneficiaries of the study will greatly benefit from.  
2. From general benefits to specific benefits. You  can  state  the  benefits  of  your 
study  from  a  general  scope  (the  society  or  community)  to  a  specific  scope  (small 
group  of  people,  you,  as  a  researcher).  This  way,  the  benefits  can  be  linked  to  a 
specific stakeholder in an organized fashion. 
 

Review  
● Stakeholders  ​are  a  group  of  people  or  individuals  who  will  be 
positively or negatively affected by the output of your study. 
● Beneficiaries  ​are  groups  of  people  or  individuals  who  will  benefit 
from your study. 
● Research  participants  ​are  not  stakeholders  by  definition,  but  they 
have  the  biggest  impact  on  the  results  of  your  study  based  on  their 
feedback and suggestions from a given survey. 

 
 

 
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Extend   
 
Activity 1 
Given the title of the study and proposed output, identify the positive and negative effects of 
the output of the study. 

Research Title 

Unseen gifts: A Comparative Study on the Social Skills of Selected Male and Female Gifted 
Children 

Proposed Output 

Differentiated socialization programs for gifted male and female children 

Stakeholder  Positive effects   Negative effects  

1. Parent     
 

2. Gifted Children     
 

3. Special Education     
Teachers   

4. School     
Administrators 

5. Educational     
Psychologists 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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​ uide 
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To  help  you  in  identifying  the  effects  on  specific  stakeholders,  review  your  research 
statement.  Stakeholders  can  benefit  from  the  study  both  from  positive  and  negative 
effects of the output of the study.  

 
 
 

Evaluate   
 

A.  Analyze  the  following  research  topics  then  identify  if  the 
group  or  individual  stated  is  a  valid  stakeholder  or  not.   
Write ​S​ if they are a stakeholder, and ​NS​, if otherwise. 

 
 
1. Research  Topic:  Percentage  Distribution  of  Barangay  Drug-Related  Cases  in  Quezon 
Province 
Stakeholder: Barangay Captain 

 
 

 
2. Research Topic: A Worthy Career: Business Income Satisfaction of Make-up Artists 
Stakeholder: Actor 

 
 

 
 
 

 
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3. Research Topic: ​Effectiveness of Quail Eggshells as an Additive to Organic Fertilizers  
Stakeholder: Consumers 

 
 

 
B.  Create  the  significance  of  the  study  per stakeholder given 
the  following  research  title:  ​Customer  Satisfaction  of 
 
Selected  Makati  City  Residents  on  Four  Major  Internet 
Service Providers (ISPs): A Comparative Study. 

 
1. Makati City Residents 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
2. ISP’s Customers 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
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3. ISP’s Administration and Marketing Department  

 
 
 
 
 
 

Wrap Up 
___________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
● The  Significance  of  the  Study  is  an  essential  section  of  your  Introduction  that  lists 
down  the  different  stakeholders  and  beneficiaries  of  the  study  and  how  they 
benefit from it. 
● Stakeholders  are  groups,  organizations,  or  individuals  that  are  either  positively or 
negatively affected by the output of your study. 
● Beneficiaries are those individuals who are positively impacted by the study. 
 

 
 
 
Fig. 1. Overview of the Significance of the Study 
 
 
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