3I’S-INQUIRY,

INVESTIGATION
AND IMMERSION
Lesson Outline
• What to do
in 3I’s
 Think About...
your favorite gadget or invention.
Can you imagine life before this technology?
 Research is careful and
sustained investigation.
is an investigation made by asking
INQUIRY questions rather than by inspection, or
by study of available evidence: an
inquiry into a proposed bond issue.
 Research is careful and
sustained investigation.

INVESTIGATION
is a systematic minute, & thorough attempt to learn the
facts about something complex or hidden: it is often
formal and official: an investigation of a bank failure.
 Research is careful and
sustained investigation.

IMMERSION
reffers to the deep-level personal involvement of the
research with the object of study.
Brainstorming for Research
Topics
T H E O R I E S D E E N X O N
I R X E S E A P R O B L E M S
N R P C I N T E R E S T H Q U
T Z E E D F H C G S U W V V A THEORIES
PROBLEMS
U E R R I P H I L O S O P H Y PHILOSOPHY
STUDIES
I R I U A X E A E L B B O A S SPECIALIZATION
INTEREST
T M E T O D U L S E I S S O T NEEDS
ADVICE
I H N A A R D I S S U E S U U INTUITION
O G C R H C O Z O V I R D P D
N A E E N E D A N M I V C L I
O C S T C K D T S O W A N Q E
U A R I A N E I T E D T U C S
A T V L I O N O R E S I E A R
C D I S F U N N Z X E O E W Y
A P N O I T A S R E V N O C M
What’s In
Taking into consideration your experiences from your previous research
subjects, decide whether each sentence must be a criterion in choosing a good
research problem. On your notebook, write YES if the statement can be
considered as a criterion and NO if otherwise.
A research topic should…
1. be original. YES
2. be ambiguous. NO
3. fill in a research gap. YES
4. be costly and ambitious. NO
5. be general and not specific. NO
6. arouse intellectual curiosity. YES
7. be within the researcher’s interest. YES
8. make use of ineffective research instrument. NO
9. be completed beyond the given period of time. NO
10. be insignificant to the field of study or discipline. NO
 THINGS TO CONSIDER

INTEREST RICHNESS OF TIMELINESS LIMITATIONS

IN THE AVAILABLE AND OF THE
SUBJECT SOURCES OR RELEVANCE SUBJECT
MATTER SUPPORTING OF THE
EVIDENCES TOPIC
THINGS TO CONSIDER

PERSONAL
RESOURCES
1. INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER

Being interested in a topic is usually due to the

richness of your stock knowledge about it or
because of its familiarity to you.

Curiosity about an issue/topic is one of the factors that

motivate a person to unravel the unknown in a topic. Thus, the
researcher’s interest increases the possibility of the success of
the study.
 2. RICHNESS OF AVAILABLE SOURCES OR
SUPPORTING EVIDENCES

One of the things that you should do is to collect a

lot of information on your topic of interest.

This enables you to find evidences that would support

your topic. You must ensure that your sources come
from a wide variety of literature such as books,
journal, periodicals, online articles, etc.
Hence, going to the library and surfing the internet are some
of the activities that you should do as a researcher.
3. TIMELINESS AND RELEVANCE OF THE TOPIC

Your topic should be relevant and timely.

A topic is relevant if it serves as an instrument in

improving the society or if it answers or solves
current issues which are some of the reasons why
research is conducted.
4. LIMITATIONS OF THE SUBJECT

Aside from your interest, you must also

consider the significance of the topic in
your track and strand.
Remember that research is conducted to
contribute something valuable to a particular
area or discipline.
5. PERSONAL RESOURCES

Prior to finalizing your chosen topic, you must

assess your research abilities as a student. You
may do so by taking your financial capability,
health condition, personal qualifications and
trainings as a researcher, needed facilities
and time allotment into account.
It is important that all of these aspects are considered in
order for you to guarantee the accomplishment of your
research.
What’s More
A. Match the following descriptions in column A to their respective guidelines
in choosing a research topic in column B. Write the letter of the correct
answer on your notebook.

A B
1.This refers to the researcher’s abilities, financial capacity,
resources in terms of instruments, facilities and time a.limitations of the subject
frame. b.personal resources
2.This refers to the social applicability and appropriateness c.interest in the subject matter
of the topic to the current situation.
d.timeliness and relevance
3.This refers to an individual’s interest in a topic driven by
his or her schema about it. e.richness of available resources or
supporting evidences of
4.This refers to the availability of needed resources as
evidence for the topic. appropriateness
5.This refers to the topic’s contribution to a particular field f.intellectual ability
or discipline.
What is It
Now that you have learned the considerations in formulating a research problem, here are the steps that will guide you trim down your area of interest.
B. Arrange the following steps in correct sequence
using numbers 1-5. Write your answers on your
notebook.

6. Write your research problem.

7. Generate an unanswered question or an unresolved
problem from your chosen area or lesson.
8. Recall the specific area, lesson or issue in your
respective field that has piqued your interest the most.
9. Assess the question or problem based on the five
guidelines stated above.
10. Focus on your track, strand or area of specialization.
When formulating an effective research title,
take the following guidelines into consideration:

1. Indicate accurately the subject and scope of the study.

2. The title must be limited to 10 to 15 substantive words.

Conjunctions (and, but, because), prepositions (in, on,

at) and articles (the, a, an) are not counted.
3. Do not include analysis of, study of, an investigation of
and the like.
4. The title must be in the phrase form.
Avoid title that gives too much information.
 C. Read each statement below carefully. On your notebook,
put a if the statement is correct and if otherwise.

11. The title must include the accurate scope of the study.
12. Choose a title that is a sentence than a phrase.
13. Very long titles are preferable than short ones.
14. If possible, titles must not exceed 15 substantive
words.
15. Analysis of, A Study of, An Investigation and the like
are not encouraged.