College of the Holy Spirit of Tarlac

Statement
of the
Problem
Practical Research 2
Objectives • Differentiate the general
problem from the specific
problems;
• compare the different types
of research questions;
• formulate the general
problem as well as the
specific problems.
 Statement of the
Problem
1 depend on the type of research

2 sets the direction of the study

3 what you want to achieve in your

study
 2 Parts of SOP

01 02

General Problem Specific Problems

it serve as an opening stated as questions
a restated title
Elements Influence of Video Games and
Utilization of Social Media to
• main tasks
• main or major variable
Language Proficiency
• participants The study aimed to determine the influence of video
• the specific setting games and the utilization of social media on the
• coverage date of the conduct of the study language proficiency of the freshman students of
• intended outputs (developmental Leyte National High School for the first semester of
academic year 2021 - 2022.
research)

GENERAL PROBLEM
Criteria

• they must be in questions form;

• must define the population and the
sample;
• must define the variables being studied;
• must be empirically tested.

SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
 2 General Types of Research
Questions

01 02

Non-researchable Researchable
these are questions of value are questions of value, opinions, or
policy raised to gather data.
Examples:

• should all mother breastfeed their

babies?
• do all high school teachers have a
Master's Degree?

NON-RESEARCHABLE
QUESTIONS
 Factor-Isolating Example:
Questions • How are the management experiences of
managers described in terms of:
• they are sometimes called factor naming 1.1 educational attainment;
questions. 1.2 management training;
1.3 work values?

SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
 Factor-Relating Example:
Questions
• the goal is to determine the relationship • How does the management experience
among factors that have been identified. influence the performance of managers?

SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
 Situation-Relating Example:
Questions
• How does the management procedures
• this usually yield hypotheses testing or applied by the store managers affect the
experimental study designs level of customer satisfaction?

SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
 Situation-Producing Example:
Questions
• What policy to be formulated to increase
• this establish goals for actions, develop the customer satisfaction in the store?
plans or prescriptions

SPECIFIC PROBLEMS