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OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
LEARNING QUARTER 3
MODULE WEEK 4
QUARTER 3
WEEK 4
Designing a Research Useful in Daily
Life and Writing a Research Title
Development Team
Writer: Teresa A. Cudal Marjorie D. Nolasco
Rei Karlo Ramos Allan Alonzo
Mark Bulong
Editors: Maybellinda Albano Richard Hapa
Jhansen Rey M. Obispo
Reviewer: Adelyn C. Domingo
Illustrator: Wynnelord Rainier E. Tibay
Layout Artist: Wynnelord Rainier E. Tibay
Management Team: Vilma D. Eda Arnel S. Bandiola
Lourdes B. Arucan Juanito V. Labao
Adelyn C. Domingo
Content Standard:
The learner demonstrates understanding on the range of research topics in the area of
inquiry, the value of research in the area of interest and the specificity and feasibility of the
problem posed.
Performance Standard:
The learner should be able to clearly formulate the statement of research problem.
Pre-Test
Directions: Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct; otherwise, write FALSE. Write
your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Exploration of different issues and methodologies have an admirable outcome for many
aspects of our lives that are far more valuable than what we imagine.
2. Approaching problems from the interdisciplinary point of view and sharing knowledge
gathered in different areas has remained a big challenge to all students.
3. Organization, big or small, will approve or implement any program or action even without a
well-done research backed up by valid and reliable findings.
4. Dedicating our lives to research leads to the acquisition of knowledge and skills.
5. Without research, advancements that have improved some lives and saved others may not
have come to pass.
Lesson
Research Used in Daily Life
1
What’s In
What’s New
Directions: From the different topics below, select three (3) that are of importance to you and
align them to your field of specialization. Explain its use in our daily life using 1-3 sentences.
Use a separate sheet for your answer.
Topics:
1. Poverty alleviation 6. Unemployment
2. Homelessness 7. Gender equality
3. Population aging 8. Childcare
4. All forms of violence 9. Traffic situation
5. Environmental protection 10.Health care
What Is It
Research generally speaks about methods and procedures that describe the
increasing natural events, intricate hypothesis, liquids in test tubes, continuous
investigations/experiments to explicate and analyze phenomena. These exploration and
methodologies have an admirable outcome for many aspects of our lives that are far more
valuable than what we imagine.
What’s More
Essay
Directions: Read, analyze, and explain the statement. You will be graded using the rubric
below. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
According to Coryn (2007), research is a “truth-seeking activity which contributes
knowledge, aimed at describing or explaining the world, conducted and governed by those
with high level of proficiency or expertise” (p. 124).
Directions: Answer each question in a clear and organized paragraph. Each paragraph
should include a clear and precise explanation (1–3 sentences) that directly addresses the
question. Use separate sheet for your answer.
1. What is the most important thing you learned today?
2. What questions remain unanswered in your mind about the lesson in this module?
3. How do you think will you use what you learned this time in your everyday life?
This module will serve as your guide how to write a research title that explicitly describes the
contents of your study and entice people to read further.
What’s In
Directions: Identify a research topic and determine the steps that you will undertake to
complete the given task. Explain your answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of
paper.
Research topic
What’s New
Directions: Your task is to write a research title. To contextualize your research title, state
and describe the research. Take off from what you have gathered in your review of literature.
The main body of your research topic should contain the following:
What is it
The following parameters can be used to help you formulate a suitable research paper
title:
1. The purpose of the research.
2. The narrative tone of the paper.
3. The methods used.
What’s More
Directions: Choose three (3) topics and narrow them down into specific titles. Use separate
sheet for your answer.
a. Broad Topic____________________________________________________
Specific Title____________________________________________________
c. Broad Topic____________________________________________________
Specific Title____________________________________________________
Directions: Answer what is asked and explain. Use separate sheet for your answer
The Superintendent wants to know if high school students should take physical
education and health classes in their junior and senior years. Is this a researchable question
as stated? Why or why not? If not, how might you modify it to become one?
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________.
What I Can Do
Post Test
Directions: Read and analyze each item or situation carefully. Choose the letter of the
correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Why is it important to consult handbooks, yearbooks, encyclopedias, or reviews in
identifying a research topic?
a. They are primary sources. b. They are readily available.
c. They provide an overview of the issues related to a topic.
d. They avoid reporting statistical data so one can interpret the results more readily.
2. Of the following, which is the most excellent source for research topics?
a. Theory b. Personal experience
c. Replication of prior research d. All of the above
3. One student identified his research topic as "Presidential Election Results." He then
recognized that his topic was too broad. Which of the following have led to that
conclusion?
a. There was far too much written on the topic to understand it all.
b. It was difficult to organize the material he was collecting in an effective manner.
c. The potential problems he began thinking about would be next to impossible to
study.
d. All of the above.
4. Which of the following is considered as broad topic?
a. Body, Health and Lifestyle Issues
b. Friendship and Its impact on a Person’s well being
c. The Impact of Agribusiness on the Philippine Economy
d. Peer-Pressure Dilemmas Faced by Preteens in After School Hours
5. Which of the following is considered as a specific topic?
a. Vegetarianism c. Blended learning in Research classes
b. Agriculture Business d. Effects of Vegetarianism on Physical Health
5. TRUE
4. TRUE 5. D
3. FALSE 4. A
2. FALSE 3. A
1. TRUE 2. D
What I Know 1. C
Lesson 1 Assessment
References
BOOKS:
Nelia G.P., Victoria C.N., and Teresita G.C. (2017) Practical Research: Quantitative Quezon
City, Metro Manila: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.
Maker, C. J., & Schiever, S. W. (2010). Curriculum development and teaching strategies for
gifted learners (3rd ed.). Austin, TX: Pro-Ed
ELECTRONIC SOURCES:
Study International (2016, November 10) What is the importance of research in everyday life?
https://www.studyinternational.com/news/importance-of-research-everyday-life/
Cleveland University, Kansas City (2016, April 16) The Importance of Research to Students
https://www.cleveland.edu/blog-post/~post/the-importance-of-research-to-students-
20160418/
Study International (2016, November 25) How does research impact your everyday life?
https://www.studyinternational.com/news/how-does-research-impact-your-everyday-
life/