Statement of the problem

sequencing
Instruction: Using numbers 1-4, arrange the questions
according to its correct sequence based on your own opinion.
__What is the level of school effectiveness in terms of:
a. teacher’s intellectual capacity
b. available facilities
__What is the profile of the respondents in terms of age and
education attainment?
__What is the significant relationship of variables towards
school effectiveness?
__Based on the findings of the study, what intervention
 Questions to ponder

1. Is it POSSIBLE to investigate
problem and gather data WITHOUT
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS?
2. What must a researcher do with
general problem statement and specific
questions in order to arrive at the
correct data and conclusion?
3. Is it acceptable to use a yes
or no type of question in the
statement of the problem?
 A must know!

- Formulating a research study with unclear

problem stated is difficult to achieve.
- General problem statement and the specific
questions must coincide to provide
appropriate results.
 Important elements:
1. Main tasks
2. Main or major variables
3. Participants
4. Setting
5. Coverage date
6. Intended outputs
 Basically,

GENERAL problem
Statement of the problem
SMART
Specific
measurable
Achievable
realistic
Time-bounded
 What is a general problem statement?

- It is a declarative statement stating the

main objective of the researchers for
conducting the study.
 Examples:
1. The main problem of this research is to EVALUATE
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN the influence of video
games and the utilization of social media on the
language proficiency of the freshman students of leyte
national high school for the first semester of academic
year 2014-2015. the result of this investigation will be
the basis of the formulation of the guidelines in the
development, organization, and implementation of the
effective study habits.
2. This study aims to assess the behavioral
traits of senior high school students and to
relate them to productivity level in reviewing
lessons and passing the long examinations.
This study is to be conducted during the first
semester of sy 2016-2017 in the division of
palo, leyte.
3. This investigation aims to assess the level
of performance of the technical- vocational
instructors and relate it to the efficiency level
of senior high school management students
undergoing on-the-job training in selected
business in palo, leyte during the school year
2014-2015.
 Formulate the general problem statement
Correlation between job-related problems and
job performance of staff nurses in private and
government hospitals in the city and province of
Iloilo, philippines
 answer
This study aims to correlate job-related
problems and job performance of staff nurses in
private and government hospitals in the city and
province of Iloilo, philippines
 Statement of the problem

- Set of interrogative statements

that specifically answers the
general problem statement
 2 types of general research questions

1.non-researchable
2.researchable
 Non-researchable

Answerable by yes or no
 Researchable questions

- Questions of value, opinions, or

policy raised to gather data
 Types of research questions
1. factor- isolating questions
-they isolate, categorize, describe, or name factors
Example: profiling
1. What is the profile of school managers in terms
of:
1.1 age;
1.2 management experience;
a. Educational attainment
b. Management training
 2.
What is the level of description of the study habits of
senior high school students in terms of:
2.1 review time;
2.2 place of review; and
2.3. techniques in studying?
 3.
What is the level of school effectiveness in
terms of:
3.1 teacher’s performance;
3.2 school performance
 4.
What is the extent of transactional and transformational leadership
behavior of secondary school principals as perceived by:
4.1 principal – respondents;
4.2 school directors/ supervisors;
4.3 teachers; and
4.4 pta officers?
 Factor- relating/differentiating questions
- The goal is to determine the relationship or
difference among factors that have been
identified.
 Examples:

1. What is the significant association

between the nature and economic status of
the family and the social status of the junior
students?
2. What is the relationship of the level
of performance of the college
instructors to the ojt performance of
the hrm students of the tacloban
school of business?
3. What is the significant difference in the assessment of
the college coordinator’s competencies in the curriculum
delivery as assessed by the level iii and iv students,
college instructors, and academic coordinators in four
selected colleges In the city of manila?
 Situation- relating questions
(what will happen if)
- These questions yield hypotheses testing or experimental
study designs in which researcher manipulates the
variables to see what will happen.
 examples
1. What is the difference between the degree of assistance
extended by the male and female high school students in the
foundation day celebration of dr. cristobal academy?
2. What is the most effective food supplement to be given to
increase the productivity of tilapia farming?
 Situation-producing
1 . Based on the findings, what human relation intervention program
can be adopted to enhance or improve school effectiveness?
2. What part of the curriculum should be enhanced or improved to
prepare the senior high schools students for the workplace?