INQUIRIES,

INVESTIGATIONS
AND IMMERSION
Teacher Jack
HOW WELL DO
YOU KNOW
REASEARCH?

LETS GET STARTED. SHALL

WE?
WHAT HAVE YOU
NOTICED ABOUT THESE
GRAPHICS?
 INQUIRIES, INVESTIGATION AND
Lesson 1
IMMERSION

Brainstorming
for Research
 OBJECTIVES
Lesson 1

1. identify issues and

ideas in respective
track or strand;
 OBJECTIVES
Lesson 1

2. formulate a suitable
research topic related to a
track or strand; and
 OBJECTIVES
Lesson 1

3. write a research plan

about the selected
research topic.
 ALWAYS
REMEMBER:

A research topic serves as the

basis of each research
undertaking.
It directs how the research will
be carried out.
 ALWAYS
REMEMBER:

A good researcher must

carefully choose a topic that is
doable and significant to a
certain discipline or field.
RECAPITULATION
A RESEARCH TOPIC
SHOULD…

1. be original.
2. fill in a research gap.
3. arouse intellectual curiosity.
4. be within the researcher’s
interest.
HERE ARE SOME POSSIBLE
RESEARCH TOPICS:
1. philosophy
2. observation
3. intuition
4. interest
5. specialization
6. problems
7. needs
8. literature
9. advice
10. theories
 GUIDELINES IN NARROWING DOWN
YOUR TOPIC
By Baraceros (2016)

• Interest in the subject

matter
 GUIDELINES IN NARROWING DOWN
YOUR TOPIC
By Baraceros (2016)

2. Richness of available
sources or supporting
evidences
 GUIDELINES IN NARROWING DOWN
YOUR TOPIC
By Baraceros (2016)

3. Timeliness and
relevance of the topic
 GUIDELINES IN NARROWING DOWN
YOUR TOPIC
By Baraceros (2016)

3. Timeliness and
relevance of the topic
 GUIDELINES IN NARROWING DOWN
YOUR TOPIC
By Baraceros (2016)

4. Limitations of the
subject
 GUIDELINES IN NARROWING DOWN
YOUR TOPIC
By Baraceros (2016)

5. Personal Resources
 STEPS THAT WILL GUIDE YOU TO
TRIM DOWN YOUR AREA OF
INTEREST:

• Focus on your track,

strand or area of
specialization.
 STEPS THAT WILL GUIDE YOU TO
TRIM DOWN YOUR AREA OF
INTEREST:
2. Recall the specific area,
lesson or issue in your
respective field or strand that
has piqued or aroused your
interest the most.
 STEPS THAT WILL GUIDE YOU TO
TRIM DOWN YOUR AREA OF
INTEREST:

3. Generate an unanswered
question or an unresolved
problem from your chosen area
or lesson.
 STEPS THAT WILL GUIDE YOU TO
TRIM DOWN YOUR AREA OF
INTEREST:

4. Assess the question or

problem based on the five
guidelines stated.
 STEPS THAT WILL GUIDE YOU TO
TRIM DOWN YOUR AREA OF
INTEREST:

5. Write your research problem.

 DO YOU
ACCEPT THE
CHALLENGE?