Scribd
Upload
15 views15 pages

Identifying The Inquiry and Stating The Problem

The document outlines the process of identifying a research inquiry and formulating research questions. It provides guidelines for selecting appropriate research topics, emphasizing the importance of interest, information availability, and relevance, while also advising against controversial and overly broad subjects. Additionally, it discusses the significance of understanding the research problem and formulating clear, specific research questions based on thorough background knowledge and literature review.

Uploaded by

Benjie Escalon Ibot
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
15 views15 pages

Identifying The Inquiry and Stating The Problem

The document outlines the process of identifying a research inquiry and formulating research questions. It provides guidelines for selecting appropriate research topics, emphasizing the importance of interest, information availability, and relevance, while also advising against controversial and overly broad subjects. Additionally, it discusses the significance of understanding the research problem and formulating clear, specific research questions based on thorough background knowledge and literature review.

Uploaded by

Benjie Escalon Ibot
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 15

Identifying the Inquiry and Stating

the Problem
Topics included:
• Subject Matter of the Inquiry or Research
• Research Problem and Research Question
Identifying the Inquiry and Stating
the Problem
LESSON 5:
• Subject Matter of the Inquiry or Research
*Guidelines in Choosing a Research Topic
*Research Topics to be Avoided
*Sources of Research Topics
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE INQUIRY OR
RESEARCH
Identify a topic by engaging yourself in HOTS (higher-order thinking
skills/strategies).

A topic is RESEARCHABLE if the knowledge and information about it are


supported by evidence that is observable, factual and logical.
GUIDELINES IN CHOOSING A RESEARCH
TOPIC
1. Interest in the Subject Matter
-Your real interest in a subject pushes you to research, investigate, or inquire
about it with full motivation, enthusiasm and energy.
2. Availability of Information
-Have a research which information as supporting evidence to support your
claim is possible.
3. Timeliness and Relevance of the Topic
4. Limitations on the Subject
-Sometimes a research can be restricted/limited. The researcher has no
freedom to choose a topic.
5. Personal Resources
RESEARCH TOPICS TO BE AVOIDED
1. Controversial Topics
-Facts cannot support these topics e.g. LOVE and RELIGION.
2. Highly Technical Subjects
3. Hard-to-investigate Subjects
4. Too Broad Subjects
-A topic has to be narrowed for you to have a concentrated analysis on your
subject matter.
5. Too Narrow Subjects
-A research topic needing so little information or knowledge doesn’t have the
characteristics of a good topic for research.
6. Vague Subjects
SOURCES OF RESEARCH TOPICS
Knowing some sources of probable research topics could hasten your
time and effort of choosing a problem to study; thereby, freeing you
from a prolonged time of pondering of knowing which problem is good
for you to research on.
1. Mass media communication- press (newspaper, ads, TV, radio, films)
2. Books, Internet, peer-viewed journals, government publications
3. Professional periodicals- The Economist, Academia etc.
4. General periodicals- Reader’s Digest, Time Magazine, etc.
5. Previous reading assignments in your other subjects
6. Work experience- OJT (on-the-job training)
Identifying the Inquiry and Stating
the Problem
LESSON 6:
• Research Problem and Research Question
*Meaning of Research Problem
*Background of the Problem
*Research Questions and
*Guidelines in Formulating Research Questions
MEANING OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
PROBLEM makes you worry and pushes you to exert considerable effort
in finding a solution for it.

When you feel perplexed or anxious about what to do about something


you are doubtful of, or about a question you are incapable of
answering, you then come to think of conducting research, an
investigation, or inquiry.

YOU CONSIDER RESEARCH AS THE REMEDY FOR GETTING OVER ANY


PROBLEM.
BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM
Background information identifies and describes the history and nature
of a well-defined research problem with reference to the existing
literature.

The background information should indicate the root of the problem


being studied, appropriate context of the problem in relation to theory,
research, and/or practice, its scope, and the extent to which previous
studies have successfully investigated the problem, noting, in particular,
where gaps exist that your study attempts to address.

https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/background
BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM
Sufficient background information helps your reader determine if you
have a basic understanding of the research problem being investigated
and promotes confidence in the overall quality of your analysis and
findings.

It generally supports the question, what did we know about this topic
before I did this study?

https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/background
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
RESEARCH PROBLEM enables you to generate a set of RESEARCH
QUESTIONS.

Background knowledge about the topic is very important in identifying


your research problem and in formulating research questions.

The RRL (Review of Related Literature) of your research will prove your
rich background knowledge about your topic. And having this requires
you to do intensive reading about your topic.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
A research problem will serve as the reason of the desire that you have
upon conducting a specific research.

PROBLEMATIC SITUATIONS will lead you to identify one topic to


research on.

From general research question, you have to break/narrow it. These


narrow research questions called sub-problems will identify or direct
you to exact aspect of the problem that your study has to focus on.
GUIDELINES IN FORMULATING
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. Establish a clear relation between the research questions and the
problem or topic.
2. Base your research questions on your RRL.
3. Formulate research questions that can arouse your curiosity and
can surprise yourself with your discoveries or findings.
4. State your research questions in such a way that they include all
dependent and independent variables referred to by the theories,
principles, or concepts underlying your research work.
GUIDELINES IN FORMULATING
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
5. Let the set of research questions of sub-problems be preceded by
one question expressing the main problem of the research.
6. Avoid asking research questions that are answerable by yes or no
and use the how questions only in a quantitative research.
7. Observe SMART in formulating the research questions. S-specific,
M-measurable, A-attainable, R-realistic and T-time-bounded.
Thank you for reading and analysing! 

You might also like