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The document discusses identifying and stating the research problem in three main parts. It first defines a research topic and sources of research topics or problems. It then discusses selecting the research topic based on technical and personal criteria. Finally, it discusses problem identification and characteristics of a good title, emphasizing that the title should clearly and concisely convey the subject matter, setting, respondents, and time period of the study.

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2 Identifying and Stating The Problem Final

The document discusses identifying and stating the research problem in three main parts. It first defines a research topic and sources of research topics or problems. It then discusses selecting the research topic based on technical and personal criteria. Finally, it discusses problem identification and characteristics of a good title, emphasizing that the title should clearly and concisely convey the subject matter, setting, respondents, and time period of the study.

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IDENTIFYING AND

STATING THE
PROBLEM
By: Mr. Danilo G. Soriano Jr., LPT, MEd
Research Topic
■ An intellectual stimulus calling for an answer in the
form of scientific inquiry
■ Topics or general questions about relations among
variables, or characteristics of the phenomenon
which a researcher needs to undertake (Birionet.al.,
2005, p.7)
Sources of Research Topics or
Problems
■ Prevailing theories or philosophy
■ Observations, intuitions or a combination of both
■ Different subjects taken and from them identify a problem
that interests a student-researcher most
■ Fields of interest or specialization or event from related
fields
■ Existing problems in the
classroom/school/campus/university which one may want
to solve are good sources of research problems
Sources of Research Topics or
Problems
■ Exiting needs of the community or society
■ Repetition or extension of investigations already conducted
or may be an offshoot of studies underway (Angeles, 1966,
p.86)
■ Related studies and literatures
■ Advice of authorities or experts from funding agencies
■ Offshoots of friendly conversations
■ Incidental from interesting topics of Professors during the
course meeting/session
Selecting the Research Topic
■ It should be something new or different from what has already been
written about
■ It must be original
■ It should be significant to the field of study or discipline
■ It must necessarily arouse intellectual curiosity
■ It should be of researchers’ interest and researcher must be with the
topic
■ It should be a modest one for a beginner to be carried on within a
limited period of time
■ It should be clear, not ambiguous
Selecting the Research Topic
■ It should be specific, not general
■ It should consider the training and personal qualifications of the
researcher
■ It should consider the availability of data involved in the study and the
methods and techniques to be employed in gathering them
■ It should consider the availability of effective instruments for gathering
the data and their treatment
■ It should consider the financial capacity of the researcher to support
the project
■ It should consider the time factor involved in the undertaking
Problem Identification

Research Problem
Basis for selecting the
Problem:
Technical Criteria Personal
*Significant to chosen
field/advancement of science or
specialization *Interest
*Pioneering or novel *Training
*Originality *Expertise
*Arouse intellectual curiosity *Financial Capacity
Relevance to Degree *Time Factor involved in the Project
*Availability or manageability of
data
*Availability of instruments
Research Problem

Research Title
Selected Guidelines in the Formulation
of a Research Title:
■ The title must contain the following elements:
a. The subject matter or research problem
b. The setting or locale of the study
c. The respondents or participants involved in the study; and
d. The time or period when the study was conducted
■ The title must be broad enough to include all aspects of the study but should be
brief and concise as possible
■ The use of terms as “Analysis of”, “A Study of”, “An Investigation of” and the like
should be avoided. All these are understood to have been done in a research
■ If the title contains more than one line, it should be written in inverted pyramid
Selected Guidelines in the Formulation
of a Research Title:
■ When typed or encoded in the title page, all words in the
title should be in capital letters
■ If possible, the title should not be longer than 15
substantive words
■ Avoid a long, detailed title that gives too much information
■ To shorten the title, delete the terms “assessment” or
“evaluation” if these are already emphasized in the text
CHARACTERISTICS
OF A GOOD TITLE
Characteristics of a Good Title
■ A title should give readers information about the contents of
the research and is preferable to one that is vague or
general
■ Titles do not need to be stuffy or dull but they should
generally give readers some idea at the outset of what the
research paper will contain
■ Choose a title that is a phrase rather than a complete
sentence
Characteristics of a Good Title
■ Select a straightforward title over other kinds
■ Use no punctuation at the end of a title
■ Do not underline the title of research or enclose it in
quotation marks, instead, use a word processing
program or printer that permits italics. Use them in
place of underlining

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