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This document provides a template for writing a research paper, outlining the key sections that should be included. The introduction section should provide background on why the topic was chosen, relevant statistics, and why the study is important. The objectives, scope, and limitations of the study should also be defined. Next, the theoretical framework, conceptual framework, and conceptual paradigm should link relevant theories and explain how variables relate. Key terms should then be defined. The literature review critically analyzes prior related studies and research. The methodology section outlines the research design, participants, data collection procedures, and analytical framework. Results and discussion present findings, conclusions, and recommendations. References and appendices complete the paper.

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This document provides a template for writing a research paper, outlining the key sections that should be included. The introduction section should provide background on why the topic was chosen, relevant statistics, and why the study is important. The objectives, scope, and limitations of the study should also be defined. Next, the theoretical framework, conceptual framework, and conceptual paradigm should link relevant theories and explain how variables relate. Key terms should then be defined. The literature review critically analyzes prior related studies and research. The methodology section outlines the research design, participants, data collection procedures, and analytical framework. Results and discussion present findings, conclusions, and recommendations. References and appendices complete the paper.

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Template for Writing the Research Paper

Research/Project Title:

Proponent & Institution:

I. INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

 Cite the reasons why you have chosen the topic of your study.
 Cite the problematic situation which prompted you to conduct the study from the
macro to micro levels, that is, globally, regionally, nationally, and locally, to zero
in on the local setting of the study.
 Support your discussion with legal basis relevant to your study.
 Pertinent statistical data should support your claims.
 Make your presentation emphatic and explosive. It should create an impact on the
reader of your research. It should prod your reader to go on and find out what
good there is in your research study.

Objectives of the Study

 Make a general statement of the problem.


 Cite the specific problems in logical and sequential order as they appear in your
paradigm.
 The problems must jibe with the paradigm, conceptual framework, hypothesis,
methodology and research instrument.

Significance of the Study

 Name those who are to benefit from the study – people, institutions, agencies.
 Cite how they will benefit from the findings of the research.
 Do not fail to include the researchers as beneficiaries and what they are expected
to benefit.

Scope and Limitations

 Define the scope of your study, the parameters or boundaries of the investigation,
where and when the study was conducted, the variables included, and respondents
to be involved.
 Cite the weaknesses or limitations of the study you anticipate, how you are going
to handle them so that they do not become bottlenecks of the investigation. A
limitation is a phase or aspect of the investigation, which may affect the result
adversely but over which the researcher has no control. Very honestly, you should
state this limitation as it brings credence to the study.

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Theoretical Framework

 A theoretical framework presents a broad, general explanation of the


relationships between concepts of interest in a research study. It discusses the
theories that serve as the foundation of your study and your assumptions.

Conceptual Framework

 A conceptual framework helps to explain the relationship between concepts.


 Rather than being based on one theory, the conceptual framework links concepts
selected from several theories, from previous research results, or from the
researcher’s own experiences.
 Your conceptual framework should be hinged on your theoretical framework.
The theories cited should be clearly explained and operationalized in this portion.
 Describe how your variables will relate to each other.
 The hypotheses to be tested should be clearly explained in this portion.

Conceptual Paradigm

 The paradigm, which is a schematic illustration of the conceptual framework,


should be discussed comprehensively to encompass the parameters of the
investigation.
 The paradigm should illustrate or concretize the conceptual framework.
 The variables should be appropriately placed in their corresponding boxes. The
use of one-headed or two-headed arrows will clarify which variables are to be
correlated.
 Write the figure number under the whole paradigm and label it.

Definition of Terms

 Key terms or phrases used in the study should be defined conceptually.


Conceptual definition is the universal or academic meaning attributed to a word
or group of words. These can be found in books, encyclopedias, magazines,
journals.

 After the conceptual definition, define the key terms and phrases operationally or
how these are taken to mean in your study.
Operational definition is also known as functional definition. The terms are
defined based on the conceptual definition and operationalized in the context of the
study.

 Terms to be defined should be arranged alphabetically.

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II. REVIEW OF LITERATURES

(Generally, the purpose of a review is to analyze critically a segment of a published body


of knowledge through summary, classification, and comparison of prior research studies,
reviews of literature, and theoretical articles.)

(discuss related literatures or studies in this section and make sure you do author-date
citation in your discussion; synthesize your discussion or try to relate your discussion to
your own study)

(if a related study, make sure you discuss the purpose, methodology, findings and
conclusions and/or recommendations and explain how they are related or how relevant
they are to your study)

III. METHODOLOGY

Research Design

 Identify the research design you will use in your study

Research Locale

 Identify where you are going to conduct your study and why you have chosen it

Respondents/Subjects

 Identify who will be your respondents and how many


 Explain your rationale for choosing them

Sampling Procedure

 Discuss the sampling procedure you will use in choosing your respondents

Research Instrument/Instrumentation

 Discuss about the instrument you will use in gathering your data
 Discuss each part of the instrument if it is a questionnaire

Data Gathering Procedures

 Discuss in detail each step that you are going to do in gathering data beginning
from the preparation of proposal to instrumentation
 Explain how you will gather your data

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Analytical Framework (if a qualitative study)

 Explain how you are going to analyze your data, what theories you will use in
analyzing your data

IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

 Present your graphs and figures with corresponding analysis and interpretations
 State your conclusions based on the data analyzed. Directly answer your sub-
problems or objectives here
 Draw your recommendations based on the findings

References

(arrange in alphabetical order all the references you have used in your paper using an
appropriate format, e.g. APA style 6th ed.)

Appendices

 Research instrument (questionnaire or interview protocol/guide)


 Gantt chart/Timetable
 Curriculum Vitae

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