Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A. INTRODUCTION
• Introduce your topic
• Create some context and background
• Tell the reader about the research you plan to
carry out
• Explain the importance of your research
• State your hypothesis
• NEVER state your opinion nor make a
conclusion
• always put proper citation and correct basis
Null Hypothesis
• no significant relationship or effect between
variables
• results are due to chance and are NOT
significant.
• is denoted as Ho
• stated as the opposite of what the alternative
hypothesis states
Example
“Attending physiotherapy sessions does not affect athletes' on-field performance.”
Alternative Hypothesis
• proposes a specific relationship or effect between variables.
• there is a significant difference between variables being studied
• it is denoted as H1 or Ha
• it challenges the Null Hypothesis (accepted or rejected)
Example:
“Attending physiotherapy sessions improves athletes' on-field performance.”
Example:
Title:
“The Effect of El Niño to the Way of Life of the Filipino Farmers”
General Problem:
This study attempts to document the effects of El Niño to the agricultural products
of Filipino farmers.
Specific Problem:
1. What is the demographic profile of the Filipino framers in terms of;
a. age;
b. cultivated land; and,
c. type of farming?
2. What are the effects of the El Niño to the agricultural products of Filipino farmers in
terms of;
a. production;
b. social interaction; and,
c. economic interaction?
3. What intervention plan is mitigated to reduce the effects of the El Niño to the agricultural
products?
Title:
“The effect of habitual absences to the Academic Performance of Grade 11 TVL students
of BNAHS”
General Problem:
The main purpose of this study is to determine the effect of habitual absences to the
Academic Performance of Grade 11 TVL students of BNAHS
Specific Problem:
1. What is the demographic profile of the Grade 11 TVL students with history of habitual
absences in terms of;
a. sex
b. place of residency; and,
c. mode of transportation
d. family set-up
3. What are the possible interventions that can minimize the number of absences?
The researchers believed that the findings of the study will benefit a number of people:
a. Teachers. The findings of the study will give them insights...
b. Administrators. The study will serve as a challenge to find reason for an intensification
of the program...
c. Parents. This will help the parents in understanding…
d. Students. The researchers believed that the students may greatly benefit from this study.
SCOPE
It describes the coverage of the study in terms of:
• concept, number of subjects, or the population (sample size) included in the study;
• timeline of when the study was conducted; and
• geographic area.
F. DEFINITION OF TERMS
• includes terms that are interpreted as unique to your research
• includes all important variables
• either Conceptual Definitions or Operational Definition
• should be alphabetically arranged.