THE RESEARCH

PROBLEM AND
RESEARCH TITLE
PRACTICAL RESEARCH I
LESSON OBJECTIVES:
This lesson is designed and written to help you in determining a
potential problem and its possible research title in conducting a
research project relevant to your daily encounters and
observations.
At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:
1. Design a research project related to daily life; and
2. Write a research title.
ACTIVITY 1: WHAT’S NEW
Read the short selection below and answer the corresponding questions.
QUESTIONS:
1. Who are the Masigasig Fantastic Four from the
selection?
a. Carl, Jake, Myra, and Lyca
b. Carl, James, Myra, and Lyca
c. Carlo, Jake, Sarah, and Nica
d. Carlo, James, Sarah, and Nica
QUESTIONS:

2. What is common among the four students?

a. They are all school athletes.
b. They are all working students.
c. They are all taking academic tracks.
d. They are all leaders of school organizations.
QUESTIONS:
3. Why are they called the Masigasig Fantastic Four?
a. because they are hardworking
b. because they are all great leaders
c. because they are passive students
d. because they always represent their school in
academic contests
QUESTIONS:
4. What do you think can be the possible common
struggle faced by the students in
the selection?
a. lack of focus
b. disrupted study habit
c. time management issue
d. all of the above
QUESTIONS:
5. If you will formulate a research title based on the
selection, what would be its possible focus?
a. life of honor students
b. life of student-athletes
c. life of working students
d. life of struggling readers
 THE RESEARCH PROBLEM

Basically, a research problem refers to a statement that

promptly suggests for conducting an investigation.
Moreover, a research problem to be designed must deal
with some concerns in a particular field that may need an
improvement or a solution.
 SOURCES OF RESEARCH PROBLEM

1. Theory.
2. Practitioners.
3. Personal experience.
4. Relevant literature.
 CONSIDERATIONS IN FORMULATING
THE RESEARCH PROBLEM
1. External Criteria
1. Novelty.
2. Availability of subjects.
3. Support of the academic
community
4. Availability and adequacy of
facilities and equipment.
5. Ethical considerations.
2. Internal Criteria
1. Qualifications of the
researcher.
2. Motivation and interest of the
researcher.
3. Time factor.
4. Costs and returns..
5. Hazards and handicaps.
 RESEARCH TITLE

It should help the readers to see the main idea as well as

the summary of the whole study. Further, it usually
contains fewest possible words that can bring
understanding of the content and the purpose of the study
among the readers.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF A RESEARCH TITLE
1. It should be limited only to substantive words with high consideration
to the key variables such as the phenomenon under investigation, the
participants, and the setting of the study.
2. It should use words that can create a positive impression among the
readers. Avoid using abbreviations as well as some word constructions
such as: “method,” “result,” and “investigation.”
3. It should be in the form of a phrase with correct use of capitalization,
that is, the first letter appeared in the title as well as the first letter of
each noun word should be capitalized.
4. It should be concise by adequately implying the participants and the
coverage of the study.
 EXAMPLES OF QUALITATIVE
RESEARCH TITLE
1. The ‘Need to Transcend’: A Phenomenological Study on the Lived
Experiences of Millennial Teachers (Lacdo-O et al., 2018)
2. The Educated Citizen: Cultural and Gender Capital in the Schooling of
Aetas’ Children in the Municipality of Janiuay (Moralista & Delariarte,
2014)
3. Local Studies Centers: Transforming History, Culture and Heritage in
the Philippines (Perez & Templanza, 2012)
ACTIVITY 2: WHAT I CAN DO
Formulate one qualitative research title based on the problem perceived in the
illustration below. Your answers will be graded through the provided rubric.
Write your answers on your notebook.