Writing the Statement of the

Problem
Elements in Statement of the Problem

 Research objectives
 Justifications or reasons for conducting the
research or significance of research
 Scope and delimitation of research
 Benefits and beneficiaries of research
Objectives

 Identify
 Explore
 Describe
 Understand
 Explain
 The rationale includes an elaboration of the
central focus or phenomenon being explored or
understood in the study and explanation of what
makes the research questions worth investigating.
Significance of the study

 Is a description of the importance of the study to the

specific audience that the research is intended to.
 It also includes the importance of the study to the
researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.
 Scope and Delimitation

 Indicate the boundaries, exceptions, reservations, and

qualifications in your study.

Delimitation Limitation
 Use to address how the study  use to identify potential
will be narrowed in scope weaknesses of the study
Critical Thinking Practice by Thesis Group:
Writing the Statement of the Problem

TITLE OF DELIMITATION
RESEARCH RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE OF
PROPOSED AND LIMITATION
QUESTIONS OBJECTIVES THE STUDY
RESEARCH OF THE STUDY
 Criteria for Evaluating Research Questions

 They should be clear, in the sense of being intelligible.

 They should be researchable.
 They should have some connections with established theory and
research.
 Yours research questions should be linked to each other.
 They should at the very least hold out the prospect of being able to
make an original contribution to the topic
 The research questions should be neither too broad nor too narrow.
Compile a Working
Bibliography
1. Search online for 10 books and 5 journal articles on or about
your research topic.
2. Collect and compile their bibliographic information in a list:
 Title of the material
 Author’s name
 Publisher
 Place published
 Date of publication
3. Read up on your topic following your working bibliography to
gain foundational knowledge about it.
 Research topic:__________________
My Study Plan
Decision point Options Your choice/ decision Your justification
Primary purpose of study Basic or applied

Study’s focus Deep understanding of the

topic or Interested in a range
of perspectives or interested
in variation exhibited across
study population

Study’s objectives Exploratory or Descriptive

or Explanatory

Study’s approach Inductive or Deductive

Primary audience of the Individuals or groups or

study’s findings companies or organizations
or artifacts
 Research topic:__________________
My Study Plan
Decision point Options Your choice/ decision Your justification
Primary purpose of study Basic or applied

Study’s focus Deep understanding of the

topic or Interested in a range
of perspectives or interested
in variation exhibited across
study population

Study’s objectives Exploratory or Descriptive

or Explanatory

Study’s approach Inductive or Deductive

Primary audience of the Individuals or groups or

study’s findings companies or organizations
or artifacts
 Performance Task:
Statement of the Problem

TITLE OF DELIMITATION
RESEARCH RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE OF
PROPOSED AND LIMITATION
QUESTIONS OBJECTIVES THE STUDY
RESEARCH OF THE STUDY

Due date: December 4, 2019