SIGNIFICANCE OF

THE STUDY
PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1
 . After forming a working research title, the next section to write
is the SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
. Significance of the study in research refers to the potential
importance, relevance, or impact of the research findings.
SIGNIFICANCE It outlines how the research contributes to the existing
OF THE STUDY body of knowledge, what gaps it fills, or what new
understanding it brings to a particular field of study.

. Your study should specify the role of your study to

different groups of people
EXAMPLE:
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

Results of this study would be useful to the following:

Department of Education. Findings of the study could be used to guide the Department of
Education in constructing effective school disaster management programs that may be applicable
to other schools in the province and the country as a whole.

School Administrators. Results of this study could be used as feedback for the school
administrators of schools involved in the survey to improve their disaster preparedness and risk
reduction measures and in the innovation of a more effective resiliency plan.

Researchers. This study will provide baseline data on the current practices implemented in
secondary schools as regards disaster preparedness and risk reduction. Future studies could include
other aspects of disaster preparedness and risk reduction that could give a better or more
comprehensive picture of present practices.
 GUIDELINES IN WRITING
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
• The results of your study should
benefit certain groups of people

• Write the significance of study in

paragraph form
• Limit the number of paragraphs depending
on the beneficiares of your study
 . Aside from the significance of the study, you also need to write
about the scope and delimitation of
the study
SCOPE AND
DELIMITATION
OF THE STUDY . The section SCOPE AND DELIMITATION OF THE
STUDY describes the scope of your research such as the
time allotment, limited instruments, and your sample size.
EXAMPLE:
GUIDELINES IN WRITING THE SCOPE
AND DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY
• Use only two to three paragraphs

• Write only the range of topics being

studied
• You may include the time frame, sample
size, and the limitations of the methods to
be employed
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