Nội dung text Guidelines in Research C1.docx
- Presents context of the research - Presents basic facts of research topic in general - Helps readers have a general picture of the topic - What is your topic all about? (Definition) - What does the world know about the chosen topic? - What are some basic facts about the general research problem? - In both international and national context, what do we know about the topic? - Be sure to at least have one citation per paragraph. - Examples: - Tip #1: If possible, present statistical data in your striking paragraph. ______________________________________________________________________ Rationale - Connects the gap between what the world knows and what the world will know - Explains what makes one’s research novel and significant - Serves as justification of the study - Provides contextualized reason of conducting the study (international and national) - What is the researcher’s goal in conducting the study? - What will the world know about this study? - What type of information can the research contribute to the pool of knowledge? - If there are already existing studies related to the topic chosen, why is there a need for the researchers to accomplish this study? - What makes this research unique? - There are several studies for a particular research topic. Is that allowed? What is the research gap? o What does the world know about the topic? o What will the world know about this study? ______________________________________________________________________ Statement of the Problem - Present the general problem through an introductory paragraph followed by research questions or statements. - Do not use yes-no questions UNLESS statistical. - Do not ask any question with multiple topics/ double-barreled questions or series of questions in one number. - Make use of “WHAT” questions most of the time if possible - Do not ask opinionated questions. Instead, direct the question to respondents’ point of view.