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Chapter 1:
The Problem
and Its
Background
Introduction
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• An overview of the topic.

• Importancce of the topic.

• Prior research.

• Reasons for choosing the

topic.
• A thesis statement.
 Theoretical/Concep-
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tual Framework
A conceptual framework shows the relationship
of the variables of your study.  It includes a
visual diagram or a model that summarizes the
concepts of your study and a narrative
explanation of the model presented.

• Choose your topic.

• Do a literature review.
• Isolate the important
variables.
• Generate the conceptual
framework.
Statement of the
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Problem
• Problem
Statement

• Research
Questions
 Assumption of the
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Study

• Tentative answer to a
research question.

• Derived from theories,

experiences, observation or
combination of these.
Scope and
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Limitation
• Brief statement of the
purpose of the study.
• The subject matter and
topics.
• The locale of the study.
• The population.
• The period of the study
 Significance of the
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Study
• The relevance of the study.

• Possible Solutions.

• Who are to be benefited and how

they are going to benefit.

• Possible Implication.
Definition of
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Terms
• Terms, words or phrases
which have special or unique
meaning in the study.

• Acronyms should be spelled

out fully.
• Definitions maybe taken from
encyclopedias, books,
magazines, newspapers, etc.
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Chapter 2:

Review of
Related
Literature
 Related
Literature
• Discussion of facts
and principles to
which the present
study is related.

Examples: books,
encyclopedias, journals,
magazines and
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 Related Studies

• Researches, inquiries
or investigations
already conducted to
which the present
proposed study is
related or has some
similarity

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