SIGNIFICANCE OF

THE STUDY
• TIPS IN WRITING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE STUDY
 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
• THE RESEARCHER DEFINES WHO WILL BENEFIT OUT OF THE FINDINGS
OF THE STUDY.
• HE/SHE DESCRIBES HOW THE PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED AND
SPECIFICALLY PINPOINTS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM SUCH FINDINGS OR
RESULTS.
• USUALLY THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE STUDY ARE:
• THOSE EXPERTS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM;
• THE ADMINISTRATORS OR POLICY-MAKERS WHO MAKE THE DECISIONS OR
IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS;
• THE SUBJECT THEMSELVES;
• FUTURE RESEARCHERS; AND
• THOSE WHO ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE PROBLEM.
 SIGNIFICANCE
• USUALLY OF THE
THE BENEFICIARIES STUDY
OF THE STUDY
ARE:
a. THOSE EXPERTS CONCERNED ABOUT THE
PROBLEM;
b. THE ADMINISTRATORS OR POLICY-MAKERS
WHO MAKE THE DECISIONS OR IMPLEMENT
PROGRAMS;
c. THE SUBJECT THEMSELVES;
d. FUTURE RESEARCHERS; AND
 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

• ONE MAY ALSO LOOK INTO ANY

CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY TO THE FIELD
OF SPECIALIZATION OR DISCIPLINE, ANY
ADVANCEMENT OR NEW KNOWLEDGE THAT
THE STUDY CONTRIBUTES TO THE SCIENCE OR
THE STATE-OF-THE-ART.
 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

• IN THIS PORTION OF THE STUDY, THE

RESEARCHER MAY ALSO STATE THE SPECIFIC
SECTOR WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE STUDY.
• THIS PART JUSTIFIES THE RATIONALE OF THE
UNDERTAKING.
 TIPS IN WRITING THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1. REFER TO THE STATEMENT OF THE
PROBLEM.
- YOUR PROBLEM STATEMENT CAN GUIDE YOU
IN IDENTIFYING THE SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION OF
YOUR STUDY.
- YOU CAN DO THIS BY OBSERVING A ONE-TO-
ONE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM AND SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY.
 TIPS IN WRITING THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
2. WRITE FROM GENERAL TO SPECIFIC.
- WRITE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY BY
LOOKING INTO THE GENERAL CONTRIBUTION OF
YOUR STUDY, SUCH AS THE IMPORTANCE TO
SOCIETY AS A WHOLE, THEN TO INDIVIDUALS
WHICH MAY INCLUDE YOURSELF AS A
RESEARCHER.