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UNRAVELLING
LINGUISTIC
MARVELS:
INVESTIGATING THE
PREFERRED
LANGUAGE
LEARNING
STRATEGIES OF
HIGH-PERFORMING
STUDENTS

Chapter 1

Introduction
Introduces the - In the - They lack
reader to the background sources and
problem of the study, statements
it is good that from
they researchers.
introduced They only
the topic mentioned
from general at least 3
to specific authors in
views. their
Background
-They
of the
excellently
Study.
introduce the
problem by -The
identifying researchers
what current mentioned
research that Brown
lacks. (2015),
Smith
(2017), and
Liang
(2019)
emphasized
the
importance
of
identifying
language
learning
strategies
but did not
include the
"exact"
 statements
of the three
to support
their claims.
Provides evidence -They were - They did
that substantiates able to not
the problem's explain the specifically
existence intention of identify the
their study action plan
which is to or the
outcome of
identify the
their
preferred
research
learning style study (such
of high- as the
performing suggested
students in Extension
Basista Project)
National High
School.

- They
explained and
supported
their proposal
well by
explaining the
significance
and
advantage of
identifying
language
learning
styles to
learners.
Rationale— - They
Substantiates need explained and
to conduct the supported
proposed study their proposal
well by
explaining the
significance
and
advantage of
identifying
language
learning
styles to
learners.
Purpose of Study
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purpose of the present their couldn’t
study purpose of specifically
study well by identify the
explaining the action plan
SOP wherein or the
they outcome of
enumerated their
various research
learning study (such
styles and as the
such. suggested
Extension
Project)
-They were
able to
mention -They did
citations. not
mention
the
-They were duration of
able to their study
explain the which we
intention of believe
their study impacts the
which is to relevance
identify the of their
preferred
research.
learning style
of high-
performing
student in - Their
Basista citations,
National High are too
School. general that
they
couldn’t
connect it
with the
problem in
a concise
manner.
Provides -Their
operational definition of
definitions of terms is more
independent & on the
dependent operational
variables definition
which is good.
Briefly explains - The
methodology researchers
did not
include
their
explanation
as to how
they would
select their
respondent
s for them
to be
labeled as
high-
performing
students.

Significance of - They - They did

Study—Potential mentioned not
impact of study who will gain mention
benefits in the benefits
this research of their
and they also study to the
explain how future
this research researchers.
will help
beneficiaries.
Research - Their - The
Question(s) or questions are researchers need
Alternative well to focus more on
Hypotheses are constructed, the profile of the
clearly listed they also respondents
specified rather than the
broad terms
strategies
like language
styles by - The SOP must
specifically only provide the
identifying questions the
those. study wants to
answer. It must
not be in a
questionnaire
format.
APA Format - APA formats
(citations, margins, are correct.
spacing,page Their
number, placement, margins,
headings) placement,
and page
number are
 consistent.

- They
followed the
proper use of
page numbers
(no page
numbers in
the front page
of each
chapter)
Mechanics, - There are
Grammar, Spelling, minor
Clarity, Use of typographic
Transitions al errors on
some
variables
(SSC was
encoded as
‘SS’ only)

- Some of
their
paragraphs
lack proper
punctuation
and even
though they
introduced
the
acronym of
the
abbreviated
word they
still use the
abbreviated
word and
include the
acronym at
the same
time.