Background of the

Study
LESSON 5
Objectives
Describe the background of
research; (CS_RS12-Id-e-3)
Provide a background of the study;
Recall
Write down the basic questions asked in creating a research
title.

Is the title
academically Is the title within the
Does the title phrased and is twelve (12) substantive
describe what not lengthy? word requirements of the
the study is all American Psychological
about? Association (APA)?
Does the title
contain a high
specificity level?
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The background of the study aims to assist

the researcher to prove the relevance of his or her

research question and to further develop his or her

thesis.
The background of the study includes:
1. A review of the area or subject being

researched,

2. Current information surrounding the issue,

3. Previous studies on the problem,

4. Relevant history of the issue, and

5. Effectively give history and background information on

the subject matter.
 In writing a background of the study these are the suggested
things to be done.
1. Conduct primary research at the start stages of formulating a
thesis when many issues are unclear.
2. Read the data and develop a research question or thesis
statement which will guide your research.
3. Write a thesis statement or research question.
4. Complete your research using your thesis statement and
research question as your guide.
 In writing a background of the study these are the suggested
things to be done.
5. Create five separate sections that cover the key issues, major
findings, and controversies surrounding your thesis as well as
sections that provide an evaluation and conclusion.
6. Conclude by identifying and further study what must be done in
the area or provide possible solutions to the issue that haven’t
been considered before.
7. Revise and edit your background of the study.
Example:
The Mabini Academy of Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines, was founded as a non-stock,
non-profit corporation on June 10, 1922, by Professor Randall A. Rowley, Dean
Francisco Benitez, Mrs. Paz M. Benitez, Dr. Jose M. Katigbak, Mrs. Tarcila M.
Katigbak, and Miss Emilia Malabanan. It opened on June 12, 1922, with an enrolment
of over 100 students, two first-year classes, and one second-year class. In June
1923, a 3rd-year class was added, and in June 1924, the whole high school course was
given. On March 25, 1925, it received government recognition. It continued
functioning as a secondary school, giving the whole general course (day) until
December 9, 1941, when all schools closed because of the Second World War. It
remained closed during the Japanese occupation. It reopened in June 1945 and has
been functioning ever since. Before the war, the school occupied a big three-story
building with a library and laboratories. That building was burned, all the
apparatus and library were also burned during the war. By March 1947, the library
had been replenished and therefore the laboratories equipped. In that same year the
school transferred to its present site.

From: Sample background of the study. Sample Background of the study. (n.d.).
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Nature of Quantitative Research Problem
A research problem is something that
nurtures in your mind a difficulty or
uncertainty, enough to push you to do
and try an investigation by collecting,
assessing, and analyzing data or
information through which you can find
the solution to the problem.
Nature of Quantitative Research Problem
A research problem is something that
nurtures in your mind a difficulty or
uncertainty, enough to push you to do
and try an investigation by collecting,
assessing, and analyzing data or
information through which you can find
the solution to the problem.
Sources of Quantitative Research Problem
One of the following could give rise to a quantitative research
problem (Edmonds 2013; Punch 2014):
• Agencies of the government, or any non- government
institutions
• Your own experience or genuine interest in something
• Previous research findings which you want to validate or
consider as studies full of some inconsistencies or
discrepancies
• Present political social or economic issues in society
• Review of related literature
Sources of Quantitative Research Problem
One of the following could give rise to a quantitative research
problem (Edmonds 2013; Punch 2014):
• Agencies of the government, or any non- government
institutions
• Your own experience or genuine interest in something
• Previous research findings which you want to validate or
consider as studies full of some inconsistencies or
discrepancies
• Present political social or economic issues in society
• Review of related literature
Research Problem
Interrogative statement: How many private institutions in Manila
believe that using grammar texts is the most effective strategy
to assist college students develop communicative competence?

Declarative statement: The main objective of this study is to

find out the number of Manila private universities considering
the use of grammar textbooks as the most effective way to help
college students attain communicative competence.
Research Problem
Interrogative statement: How many private institutions in Manila
believe that using grammar texts is the most effective strategy
to assist college students develop communicative competence?

Declarative statement: The main objective of this study is to

find out the number of Manila private universities considering
the use of grammar textbooks as the most effective way to help
college students attain communicative competence.
Research Problem
A statement of the problem is a concise
description of the issues that require to
be addressed by the researcher. The
problem statement is the researcher’s
pointers during the research process. It
is the articulation moreover because of
the analysis of the question in which the
researcher wants the research to answer.
EXAMPLE
This study was conducted to determine the status of the teaching in Community Engagement,
Solidarity, and Citizenship in the Senior high school in Cavite as perceived by teachers
and students in online classes during the academic year 2020-2021. The aspects investigated
were the qualifications of teachers, their methods and techniques, facilities, kinds of
supervisory assistance, problems, and proposed solutions to problems.

General Purpose: To determine the status of the teaching of Community

Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship

Subject Matter: The teaching of Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship

Topics (aspects) studied: qualifications of teachers, their methods and techniques,

facilities, kinds of supervisory assistance, problems, and proposed solutions to the
problems.

Population: Teachers and students

Locale of the Study: Senior High schools in Cavite

Period of Study: Academic Year 2020-2021

EXAMPLE
This study was conducted to determine the status of the teaching in Community Engagement,
Solidarity, and Citizenship in the Senior high school in Cavite as perceived by teachers
and students in online classes during the academic year 2020-2021. The aspects investigated
were the qualifications of teachers, their methods and techniques, facilities, kinds of
supervisory assistance, problems, and proposed solutions to problems.

General Purpose: To determine the status of the teaching of Community

Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship

Subject Matter: The teaching of Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship

Topics (aspects) studied: qualifications of teachers, their methods and techniques,

facilities, kinds of supervisory assistance, problems, and proposed solutions to the
problems.

Population: Teachers and students

Locale of the Study: Senior High schools in Cavite

Period of Study: Academic Year 2020-2021