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English – Grade 10
Quarter 4 – Module 18: Recommendation on a Research Report
First Edition, 2020

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 English 10
Quarter 4
Self-Learning Module18
Recommendation on a
Research Report

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Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English 10 Self-Learning Module on Recommendation on a

Research Report!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Ma. Victor Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
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Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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 For the Learner:

Welcome to the English Self-Learning Module on Recommendation on a

Research Report!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.

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 EXPECTATIONS

This is your self- learning module in English 10. All the activities provided in
this lesson will help you learn and understand: Recommendation on a Research
Report.

Specifically you will learn about the following:

1. Comprehend the importance of recommendation in research.

2. Analyze the best recommendation to a conclusion given.

PRETEST

Read the research carefully. Then in your notebook write True if the statement
is true and False if it is not.

Working Students: A Case Study

The main objective of this study was to present information about the
characteristics of fifteen (15) working Junior High School students, their homes,
family background, job difficulties and inspirations. The instrument used were the
Interview Guide for students, teachers, parents and employers. Another instrument
was the Individual Inventory Record which is the compilation of vital information
about the students.

Based on the study, the ages of the fifteen working students ranged from 15
to 19 years old. They came from Grades 8, 9, and 10. The males out-numbered
females. The families of the working students lived in small houses or shanties rented
from Php 2,000.00 to Php 3,000.00 but those who live with their employers had much
better living quarters. To help their parents earn a living and to support their studies
were the reason given by the working students. The female students worked as
housemaids while the males as skilled workers on factories. The students generally
considered their work difficult but they had to endure to help the family survive.
Concerning the future plans they had something in common continue working and
studying.

1. Poverty is not a hindrance to success. One who seeks education could have it in
spite of financial difficulties.

2. Parent’s financial problem does not affect the children to school especially those
who are very desirous and ambitious to continue their studies.

3. The difficulties encountered by the working students depends on the nature of

their job.

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4. Having work to earn a living has a positive effect on the student’s personal
relationship.

5. Read the following recommendations given based on the findings of the research
and analyze them if it fit to the research findings above by answering true or false.

• Home Economics and Work Education should develop marketable skills to

enable students to engage in gainful activities even while staying at home.
• More attention and consideration should be given by the teachers and other
school personnel to the working students.
• Scholarship grants should not be based only on academic performance but
more on the economic status of students.

RECAP

We have learned that the conclusions section in a research report sums up

the key points of your discussion, the essential features of your design, or the
significant outcomes of your investigation. As its function is to round off the story of
your project, it should: be written to relate directly to the aims of the project as stated
in the Introduction, indicate the extent to which the aims have been achieved,
summarise the key findings, outcomes or information in your report, acknowledge
limitations and make recommendations for future work (where applicable), and
highlight the significance or usefulness of your work.

LESSON

Students are often asked to write many academic papers such as essays,
reports, reflections or journals. Previously, only college students were asked to write
a research paper or what we called thesis. Nowadays, not only students in college do
a research but also students in Junior High School preferably Grade 10 and also
students in Senior High School. Each level have their own deeper type of research
paper to do.
Now, what is recommendation in a research paper? We often heard that this
is after the conclusion in a research paper. Recommendations always address
limitations and suggest how they might be overcome in future work.
Recommendations urge specific actions to be taken with regard to policy,
practice, theory, or subsequent research. They are specific suggestions that you
make with regard to further research on the topic. For instance, you can make
recommendations on subsequent research that can be conducted, especially, if there
is an interest in generalizing the findings beyond the study’s parameters. You may

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have identified gaps in the literature that should be addressed, and to which your
study may or may not have contributed.
Recommendations should be:

• Logical – should flow logically from the conclusions.

• Relevant – must meet the purpose and the scope as stated in the Introduction
section.
• Feasible – must be practical and workable.
How are you going to compose recommendation in a research report? When you
write a recommendation for your research report have the following into
consideration and compose it:

• Brief – write concisely; any reason for recommendation should only be given
if necessary.
• Clear – do not be ambiguous as to how the suggestion should be implemented.
• Precise – vague recommendations usually result from insufficient research /
analysis

Guided Practice:
Look at the following examples, let’s say that the topic of the research is about
the use of the canteen. Remember that recommendation should be based from the
conclusion in a research paper and it should be a brief, clear and precise advice from
the analysis you made from the research.

Example #1:

Conclusion: Price and Quality of Food

While it was generally agreed that the price was reasonable and the variety
wide, more than half of those surveyed felt that the quality of food could be improved
upon, particularly in the areas of the taste of the food, size of food portions and
freshness of ingredients.

Recommendation: Price and Quality of Food

To address the problems of size of food portions and freshness of ingredients,

the Operations Department should encourage the canteen vendors to provide larger
portions of food to customers. The canteen operators should also be told to use only
fresh ingredients in their food. This could help to improve the taste of the food.
Canteen operators should also look into improving the quality of their food by making
weekly or fortnightly changes to the menus.

Example #2:

Conclusion: Competition

Many canteen users, especially staff, were attracted by a new food court at the
new neighbourhood shopping centre opposite the Polytechnic. Canteen takings were
also affected by the six newly installed non-carbonated health drinks vending
machines located in the canteen. Many staff also found sandwiches from the

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sandwich bar located outside Lecture Theatre 4 of DP tasty and healthy.
Compounding the problem could be that the canteen did not seem to serve enough
types of healthy food.

Recommendation: Competition

Canteen vendors can also try to add more healthy food and beverage to their
menu like vegetable salads, sandwiches or health drinks. This can help to draw the
crowd away from the new vending machines, sandwich bar and new food court.

Example #3:

Conclusion: Canteen Operating Hours

Respondents, majority of whom were staff, were dissatisfied with the canteen
operating hours. They wished the canteen to be opened as early as 8 am to cater to
those who wanted to have breakfast or avoid the lunch crowd.

Recommendation: Canteen Operating Hours

The canteen should begin operations at 8 am to cater to staff taking breakfast

or early lunch. This new measure could be put on trial for one to two months before
getting feedback from both staff and canteen vendors on whether the early starting
time needs to be adjusted.

Example #4:

Conclusion: Ambience of the Canteen

The ambience of the canteen was not conducive for having meals due to the
lack of air-conditioning and high noise levels. The music played by the newly installed
juke box worsens the situation as the selection of music turns away the adults.
Hence, to improve the canteen, recommendations must address the problems
identified in the above areas.

Recommendation: Ambience of the Canteen

To improve the ventilation system in the canteen, fans should be installed. In

the long run, plans to fully air-condition the food court can be considered. Students’
timetables should be reviewed to allow for staggered lunch hours between 11 am and
2pm so as to minimise the crunch during peak hours. This could also help to reduce
the noise level during peak hours. The type of music installed in the juke box machine
could be reviewed to ensure that it does not play jarring music that may turn staff
off.

ACTIVITIES
A. Read the research carefully and answer the questions that follow. Choose the best
answer. Write your answers in your notebook.

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Adopt a Child to Read: School Intensive Reading Program

School Intensive Reading Program is an instructional remedial reading which

allow students to work with peers over a period of days. Fifteen (15) Grade 10
students as tutors while seventeen (17) Grade 7 struggling readers as tutees with
difficulty in reading as well as in comprehension in English, allocating 1 hour daily
after the regular class in the afternoon. A quantitative method of research is used to
tabulate and interpret the result of the program. A 180 Basic Sight Words is utilized
to determine the words correctly read during the Pre-test and Post-test. This is very
effective and useful to the diverse needs of every respondent.

After the conduct of the program, there was a significance difference in the
Pre-test and Post-test. The Post-test reading ability and comprehension skills
significantly increased.

1. Who are the respondents of the studies?

A. Grade 8 students C. Grade 7 Students

B. School Administrator D. Teachers

2. What is the research method used to arrive at valid results?

A. Quantitative Method C. Experimental Method

B. Hypothesis D. Laboratory Method

3. What is the reading material used by the respondents?

A. McCall Crabbs C. Tabloid Newspaper

B. Basic Sight Words D. Video Lessons.

4. What was the significant results after remedial reading has been conducted?

A. Low level of reading ability C. Moderate level of reading ability

B. Average level of reading ability D. Increase level of reading ability

5. What recommendations would you employ based on the findings of the reading
program?

A. Well-planned seminar-workshops and trainings should be made to update

their teaching competencies.
B. Advisers and subject teachers should exert more effort in teaching-learning
reading.
C. Better teacher-parent relations should be developed as follow-up or feedback
mechanism on the reading activities at home.
D. Parents should set specific time on the use of internet and smartphones.

B. Read the research carefully. Then answer the questions that follow. Write your
answers in your notebook.

Implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management of the Selected Public

Schools in the Division of Pasig City.

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 This study aimed to determine the level of implementation of disaster
management preparedness. This research used one hundred fifty (150) student
respondents and one hundred (100) teaching and non-teaching personnel.
Descriptive quantitative method with self-constructed questionnaire, weighted mean,
and t-test as statistical tools. The results revealed that respondents assessed
prevention, mitigation and preparedness as highly implemented. On the other hand,
rehabilitation and recovery was found to have low level of implementation.

1. How many student-respondents are involved in the research?

A. 180 respondents C. 100 respondents

B. 150 respondents D. 90 respondents
2. What are the statistical tools used to get the valid results?

A. Questionnaire, weighted mean, t-test

B. Questionnaire, random sampling, chi-square
C. Questionnaire, variance from the group data, Anova
D. Questionnaire, frequency, standard deviation
3. What is highly implemented in the school during earthquake drill?

A. preparedness, rehabilitation, and prevention

B. prevention, mitigation, and preparedness
C. recovery, prevention, and rehabilitation
D. mitigation, recovery, and preparedness
4. What is the low level of implementation in the school during earthquake drill?

A. preparedness and rehabilitation

B. recovery and preparedness
C. rehabilitation and recovery
D. protection and mitigation
5. What recommendations can you suggest to further improve the implementation of
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management? Choose three recommendations
written below.

A. Improve school facilities for the students to possess adequate knowledge and
skills.
B. Conduct rigid trainings that should be done for low level of implementation.
C. Establish strong partnership to LGUs particularly to the Disaster Risk
reduction Management Council for monthly evaluation to the program.
D. Benchmarking for assessing and comparing performance to achieve
improvement of the program.

C. Read the research carefully. Then answer the questions that follow. Write your
answers in your notebook.

Assessment of Bullying Case: Basis for Proposed Guidance Program Activities

It focused on the kinds of bullying that happens and records in school

guidance office. The study employed descriptive evaluative type of research. The
researcher used the checklist survey questionnaires. The findings revealed that

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 the student-respondents experienced three kinds of bullying: the physical, verbal,
and cyberbullying. It includes punching which got the highest rank of percentage
while tickling got the lowest rank of percentage under physical bullying. However,
verbally insulted got the highest rank frequency for verbal bullying ad name calling
got the lowest frequency. In cyberbullying, teasing and belittle got the highest
percentage that resulted to intimidation and humiliation. It revealed that most of
the respondents bullied inside the classrooms. The results of evaluation from the
data gathered serve as basis for proposed guidance program activities for bullying
awareness and character transformation.

1. What was the writer’s main purpose in writing the research?

__________________________________________________________________________________

2. What are the common types of bullying met by the respondents?

__________________________________________________________________________________

3. Where did mostly the respondents bullied?

__________________________________________________________________________________

4. What would you do if you were in the shoes of the one being bullied?

__________________________________________________________________________________

5. What three recommendations can you suggest to further improve the program?

__________________________________________________________________________________

WRAP-UP

Give at least three importance of recommendations in a research report. Write

it in your notebook.

1.________________________________________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________________________________________

3.________________________________________________________________________________

VALUING

Reflect back on the pandemic. Based from the topic you’ve taken, make at
least three recommendations in proper handling big problems such as this pandemic.
Write it in short bond paper.

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 POSTTEST

Give what is asked. Write the letter of your answers in your notebook.

1. It should flow logically from the conclusions.

A. Recommendation
B. Logical
C. Conclusion
D. Feasible
2. It is needed to avoid vague recommendations usually result from insufficient
analysis.
A. Brief
B. Clear
C. Precise
D. Logical
3. It is a must to meet the purpose and the scope as stated in the Introduction section
of a research.
A. Recommendation
B. Feasible
C. Relevant
D. Clear
4. These are suggestions based from the findings in a research and can be taken into
action for future works.
A. Local Issue
B. Research
C. Conclusion
D. Recommendation
5. Choose the best recommendation for the given conclusion below.

The stated overall and specific goals for the National Children Study (NCS)—and
the design of the NCS to achieve those goals—largely reflect the stipulations of the
Children’s Health Act of 2000. In the broadest terms, the NCS goals and design are
responsive to the call in the act for a “national longitudinal study of environmental
influences (including physical, chemical, biological, and psychosocial) on children’s
health and development.
A. The NCS should contribute to the ways of reinforcing the ability of the study
to help the children in different sectors.
B. The NCS should give priority attention to seeking ways to bolster the ability of
the study to contribute to understanding of health disparities among children
in different racial, ethnic, and other population groups, including the
reestablishment of a working group to oversee this area and the
encouragement of appropriate adjunct studies.

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C. The NCS should strengthen their ways in boosting the program for the benefits
of the children of different sectors mentally, physically, environmentally,
socially, and psychologically.
D. The NCS should include a design for environmental influences to help the
children’s health and development needs.

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 KEY TO CORRECTION

classroom discipline.
and practice related to
C. Implement concrete policy
Child Protection Policy.
learning environment as well as
B. Strengthen a child-friendly
bullying.
for students who are victims of
A. Strong counselling services
5.
regarding bullying.
to proper school authorities
4. Encourage students to report
3. classrooms
2. physical, verbal, cyberbullying
B 5. into a wholesome personality. B,C,D 5. A,B,C 5. True 5.
D 4. that could help learners grow C 4. D 4. True 4.
C 3. to create intervention activities B 3. B 3. True 3.
C 2. Guidance Counsellor and staff A 2. A 2. False 2.
B 1. 1. To provide a basis for the B 1. C 1. True 1.

Post Test Activity C Activity B Activity A Pretest

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“In research, what is the difference between implication and recommendation?”

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“Report Writing - Conclusions & Recommendations sections.” SlideShare. November

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