CHAPTER 1

THE INTRODUCTI ON

BACKGROUND OF
THE STUDY
OBJECTIVES:

a. Examine the content of the Background of the Study

b. Outline the elements of the Background of the Study using
the guidelines in writing it
c. Formulate the Introduction/ the Background of the Study
section of the research manuscript
d. Plan a research introduction together with their groupmates
THE INTRODUCTION

• The first section of chapter 1

• Presents background or context of the study
• Provides an overview of the research problem
• Provides rationale or justification on why it is being studied
• It includes literature foundations or RRL
ELEMENTS OF AN INTRODUCTION

1.Rationalization
2.Clarification
3.Establishment
RATIONALIZATION

The need to research the problem

ELEMENTS OF AN INTRODUCTION

1.Rationalization
2.Clarification
3.Establishment
CLARIFICATION

Important terminologies for the readers

to understand what the research is all
about.
ELEMENTS OF AN INTRODUCTION

1.Rationalization
2.Clarification
3.Establishment
ESTABLISHMENT

Degree of seriousness of the problem.

GUIDELINES IN WRITING THE
INTRODUCTION

FIRST
PARAGRAPH
ONE OR
SEVERAL
PARAGRAPHS

LAST PARAGRAPH

INTRODUCTION
GUIDELINES IN WRITING THE
INTRODUCTION
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FIRST
PARAGRAPH _____________________________________________________
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CONTENT:
• Current knowledge
• First sentence is intended to spark reader’s interest/
“narrative hook”
NARRATIVE HOOK INFORMATION

1.Statistical data
2.Provocative question
3.Clear need for research
4.Intent
STATISTICAL DATA

EXAMPLE:
“On the average, the price
received by the farmers for
producing palay in 2019 was
down by 19.3%.”
NARRATIVE HOOK INFORMATION

1.Statistical data
2.Provocative question
3.Clear need for research
4.Intent
PROVOCATIVE QUESTION

EXAMPLE:
”Why is there a decline in the
number of students pursuing
agriculture?”
NARRATIVE HOOK INFORMATION

1.Statistical data
2.Provocative question
3.Clear need for research
4.Intent
CLEAR NEED FOR RESEARCH

EXAMPLE:
”Organic farming is drawing
increased attention among
scholars in agriculture.”
NARRATIVE HOOK INFORMATION

1.Statistical data
2.Provocative question
3.Clear need for research
4.Intent
INTENT

EXAMPLE:
”The intent of this study is to
understand how tenant farmers
construe the tenant-landowner
relationship .”
QUIZ (EXPLAIN)
1. What is a research introduction/background? (10 points)
2. Outline the structure of the research
introduction/background by identifying or using the
elements and the content of each element.
3. What are the ways on how to write a narrative hook for
your introduction?
GUIDELINES IN WRITING THE
INTRODUCTION
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ONE OR
SEVERAL _____________________________________________________
PARAGRAPHS _____________________________________________________
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CONTENT:
• Summarizes what other researches have done about the problem.
• What limitations have been encountered to date
• What questions still need to be answered
GUIDELINES IN WRITING THE
INTRODUCTION
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LAST PARAGRAPH _____________________________________________________
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CONTENT:
• Details of the aims or goals aka. purpose of the study
• Type of study design used to test the hypothesis
QUIZ

1. What is the title of Chapter I

2-6 What are the different parts of Chapter I
7-9 What are the different ways in making narrative
hook
10. What is the content of the introduction
11. Content of the body
12. Content of the conclusion