STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Guideliness in formulating the general problem and

specific sub problem or specific questions.These are also
characteristics of specific questions.

1.The general statement of the problem and the specific

sub-problems or questions should be formulated first
before the .
2.It is customary to state specific sub-problems in the
interogative form. Hence,sub-problems are called
specific questions.
Hence,sub-problems are called specific questions.
3.Each specific questions must be clear and unequivocal
that is,it has only one meaning.It was not have dual
meaning.
4.Each specific questions is researchable apart from the
other questions,that is,answers to each specific
questions can be found even without considering the
another questions.
5.Each specific questions must be based upon known
facts and phenomena.Be sides,data from such known
facts and phenomena must be accessible to make the
specific questions researchable.
6.Answers to each specific question can be interpreted
from the answers to other specific questions.
7.Answers to each specific questions must be contribute
to the development of the whole research problem or
topic.
8.Summing up the answers to all the specific questions
will give a complete development of the entire study.
9.The number of specific questions should be enough to
cover the development of the whole research problem or
study.
 Before writing down the specific
questions,determine first the different aspects of the
research problem to be studied and then for each aspects
make one specific questions with sub-questions if there is
a need.

If the research topic is the teaching of science the

different aspects may be the following

A.Qualifications of the teachers especially educational.

B.Methods and strategies of teaching used and their level
of effectiveness.
C.Facilities available,instructional and non-instructional
and their adequacy.
D.Adequacy of supervisory assistance extended to
teacher.
E.Comparison between the perception of the teachers
and those of the students concerning the different
aspects.
F.Problems encounters by the teaching science.
G.Proposals to solve or help solve the problems.
H.Implications of the study to the teaching of science.

10.Generally,there should be a general statement of the

problem and then this should be broken up into as many
sub-problems or specific questions as necessary..
EXAMPLE:
This study was conducted to investigate all aspects of the
teaching of science in the high school of province .A
during the school year 1989.

1990 as perceived by y science teachers and students .

Specifically the study attempted to answer the following
questions.

a.) How qualified are the teachers handling science in the

high school of province?
b.)How effective are the methods and strategies used by
the teachers in teaching science?
c.)How adequate are the instructional as well as the non-
instructional facilities for the teaching of science?
d.How adequate are the forms of supervisory assistance
extended to the teachers relative to the teaching of
science?
e.)Is there any significant difference between the
perceptions of the teachers and those of the students
concerning the different aspects in the teaching of
science?
f.) What problems are being encountered by the teacher
of science?
g.) What suggestions are offered by the teachers and
students to improve the teaching of science?
h.) What are the implications of the findings to the
teaching of science?