Writing the Significance

of the Study
What the Significance of the Study?
• This section details the contribution or benefit that your
study provides to different people and organizations,
including the academe and other sectors of society.
• May be practical, methodological, or theoretical sense
• May be written topically or in an enumeration format.
Topical arrangement is done in paragraphs and based on
the weight of the individual contributions.
• It can also based on how you sequence your specific
research questions.
For enumeration format, the details must be arranged according
to the beneficiaries.

• Field of study (e.g., business, science)

• Government agencies
• Private organizations
• Organizations or company involved in the study
• Staff, heads, and administrators of specific organization or
company
• Population the participants belong to
• Other researchers
Some of the useful phrases that you can use in writing
this section are as follows:

• The findings of this study will be useful to the following entities:

• This study will contribute to…
• This study will benefit the following groups or individuals:
Definition of Terms
 Conceptual
VS
Operational Definition
Definition of Terms
Terms must be defined for clearer understanding
Technical terms and terms used in the study may have different
interpretation
To avoid misinterpretations, terms must be defined
These terms can be found in the research title, statement of the problem,
assumptions, hypothesis, research paradigm and some other parts of the
study
A term may be defined lexically, authoritatively, or operationally
If term is lexically or authoritatively defined, it must be cited
Guidelines for Definitions of Terms
1. There must be an introductory sentence/paragraph before starting defining
a term
2. Terms may be arranged alphabetically or according to their importance or
use in the study. Refer to institutional policy
3. Always indent the terms
4. Emphasize the terms to be defined either by bold print, underlining or
italics. Refer to institutional policy
5. If the term to be defined is followed by a dash, period, or no punctuation, a
consistent format must be followed all throughout.
6. Do not number the terms
7. Do not capitalize the terms, only the first letter