NON-RESEARCHABLE QUESTIONS

Non-researchable questions are questions of value and are answerable by

“YES” or “NO”

Examples:

1. Is there an a need for the teachers to take Master’s Degree?

2. Do the Philippines need an additional 2 more years as Basic Education
requirement?
3. Are the factors like difficulty in the course subject and teachers’ competency
helpful to address the need for educational planning?
 RESEARCHABLE QUESTIONS
Researchable questions are questions of value, opinions, or policy. The 5Wh
and “how” question words are significantly contributing to this. (Cristobal,
2017)

These questions are divided into four (4) research questions types.
1. Factor – Isolating
2. Factor – Relating
3. Situation – Relating
4. Situation - Producing
 FACTOR – ISOLATING QUESTIONS
Factor – Isolating questions are also called factor naming questions. They
isolate, categorize, describe, or name factors and situations. (What is this?)

Example:

1. What is the level of description of the study habits of senior high school
students in terms of:
1.1 review time;
1.2 place of review; and
1.3 techniques in studying?
 FACTOR – ISOLATING QUESTIONS
Example:

2. What is the level of school effectiveness in terms of:

2.1 teacher’s performance;
2.2 school performance;
a. drop-out rate,
b. completion rate,
c. survival rate,
d. achievement rate, and
e. awards received by students?
 FACTOR – RELATING QUESTIONS
In factor – relating questions, these determine the relationships among factors
identified in the problem. These are usually the questions raise for non-
experimental study. (What is happening here?)

Example:

1. What is the relationship of the level of performance of the college instructors

to the OJT performance of the HRM students of the Tacloban School of
Business?
 FACTOR – RELATING QUESTIONS
Example:

2. What relationships are observed between and among the following variables?
a. intrapersonal competency;
b. interpersonal competency; and
c. school effectiveness?

3. How does the study habits influence the achievement level of the Grade 11
students in their major subjects?
 SITUATION – RELATING QUESTIONS
In situation – relating questions, the hypothesis testing or experimental designs
are usually applied. The researchers manipulate the variables to find out what
will happen. (What will happen if….?)

Example:

1. What are the effects of the traditional methods of teaching on the level of
performance of the ABM students?
 SITUATION – RELATING QUESTIONS
Example:

2. How significantly different is the performance of the morning call center

agents to that of the evening call center agents?

3. What is the most effective food supplements to be given to increase the

productivity of tilapia farming?

4. How does the management procedures applied by the store managers affect
the level of customer satisfaction as experienced by selected regular clients of
Jollibee stores in the Province of Leyte?
SITUATION – PRODUCING QUESTIONS
These questions require a proposed output. It suggests developmental and
action plans where the researchers have to establish areas for proposals of
plans to achieve the goals – to solve problems. (How can I make it happen?)

Example:

1. What policy is to be formulated to manage the effective involvement of high

school students in social media?
2. How can counseling services be organized to promote family bonding
among parents and elementary school pupils?
SITUATION – PRODUCING QUESTIONS
Example:

3. Based on the findings, what human relation intervention program can be

adopted to enhance or improve school effectiveness?

4. What developmental plan is to be implemented to improve the teacher –

parent relationship in the senior high school of the University of Cebu – Banilad
Campus.
 REFERENCE

Cristobal, A. & Cristobal, M. C. (2017). Practical Research 2 for

Senior High School. Quezon City: C & E Publishing, Inc.