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Practical Research 2
Quarter 1–Module 7

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Introductory Message
For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the Practical Research 2 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module

on Stating the Research Questions.

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators

from public institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet the
standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and
economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their needs and
circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

For the Learner:

Welcome to the Practical Research 2 / Grade 12 Alternative Delivery Mode

(ADM) Module on Stating the Research Questions.

The hand is one of the most symbolized part of the human body. It is often used to
depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn, create and accomplish.
Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a learner is capable and
empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies and skills at your own pace
and time. Your academic success lies in your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to process
the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.

What I Need to Know

This module will assist you to motivate, capacitate and enable the learners to realize
the importance of stating the research questions in a research undertaking.

For the learner:

The task of every researcher and investigator starts with being able to identify the
type of inquiry he/she wishes to undertake and the problem he/she desires to solve, address
or improve. In this module, the skill required in formulating clearly the research questions will
be targeted.
 At the end of this module, you are expected to:

 Identify the characteristics of a good research question.

 Distinguish different ways of stating research questions.
 Write research questions clearly.

What’s In

Directions: Read and answer the following questions:

1. What do you plan to do after Senior High School?

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2. Do you plan to pursue College? Why or why not?

_________________________________________________________________________________

3. If not, will go find work after graduating Senior High School?

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4. What insights have you learned from the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ)?
_________________________________________________________________________________

What I Know

Directions: Answer the following questions briefly but substantially.

1. What makes a GOOD Research question?

A. Decide what you want to know about the specific concern or issue
B. Write the questions in abroad manner.
C. Alphabetically arrange the choices
D. All issue should be included
2. This is an answer or response to an inquiry into a specific concern or issue. It is the
initial or first step in a research project.
A. Data
B. Interview
C. Observation
D. Research Question
3. Which statement is CORRECT?
A. A good question is relevant.
B. It is leading but not guiding.
C. It is usually long.
D. It is creative
4. Which statement is NOT CORRECT?
A. As researchers, we have to write a good and solid research question because if the
foundation upon which our study is built on shifty, then like a house built on sand,
everything that will follow will be weak and prone to collapse
B. A research question makes concrete the base of where you are going and what you
hope to find.
C. The research question helps you narrow your research and write a clear, arguable
thesis. Your research question needs to be concise, arguable, and focused on your
particular topic.
D. After writing your research question, narrow down your topic and brainstorm possible
questions. Then, select the best question and craft it into a good research question.
5. It is a description of an issue which needs to be addressed.
A. Idea C. Problem Statement
B. Keywords D. Theory
6. What are the key components of the Research Question?
A. The problem, the method, and clearly stated the objective and scope of the project
B. The respondents of the study
C. The area coverage
D. The topic
7. Which of the statement is NOT an acceptable criterion in formulating research
questions?
A. The statement should indicate the variables of interest and the specific relationship
between the variables that are to be studied.
B. The statement should indicate the variables of interest and the specific relationship
between the variables that are to be studied.
C. The actual statement may be in a declarative or in a question form.
D. The statement should not use a what question
8. What is the role of the research question?
A. The problem provides the context for the research study and typically generates
questions which the research hopes to answer.
B. The problem concerns with the issue in their lives.
C. The problem is relevant to daily activities
D. The problem is a new normal thing.
9. Which of the following are Not common sources of research problems?
A. Personal experiences
B. Reproduction of outputs of past studies
C. Various theories in the discipline of the researcher.
D. Related Literature from one’s area of interest.

10. Which of the following steps is NOT part of the problem definition stage?
A. Brainstorming
B. Identifying the problem
C. Writing the problem statement
D. Generating criteria and constraints
Lesson
Stating the Research Questions
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The RIGHT Questions will get the RIGHT Answers/Responses

In Research, the heart of inquiry lies in the questions that we ask. To be assured of
getting the RIGHT answers/responses, one MUST ask the RIGHT QUESTIONS. Analyze
the set of GOOD and BAD Research questions that follow and identify the difference. The
questions you will employ in your research will spell the success or failure of your
undertaking.

The research question helps you narrow your research and write a clear, arguable
thesis. Your research question needs to be concise, arguable, and focused on your
particular topic. Before writing your research question, narrow down your topic and
brainstorm possible questions. Then, select the best question and craft it into a good
research question. As another option, choose the type of research question that fits your
purpose and format your question to fit that style.

What’s New

QUEST FOR QUESTIONS

THE TASK: Given are sample inquiries that you as a researcher, may be asked to conduct.
Try your BEST to formulate/create ONE good research question for each.
Nature/Topic of Inquiry Research Question

Gadget Usage of Gen Z Learners

Impact of COVID 19 on Education

Effects of Pandemic on Mental Health

What is It

Research Questions

A research question is an answer or response to an inquiry into a specific concern

or issue. It is the initial or first step in a research project. The 'initial step' means that after
you have developed an idea of what you want to study, the next thing you prepare for is
formulating the research question. This now becomes the first active step in the research
project.
 A good metaphor for a research project is a house. Your data collection forms the
walls, and your hypothesis that guides your data collection is the foundation. So, what then
is the research question? It is the ground beneath the foundation. It is what everything in
a research project is built on. Without a question, you can't have a hypothesis and certainly,
without the hypothesis, you will never know how to go about studying what you are
interested in.
A research question makes concrete the base of where you are going and what you
hope to find. As researchers, we have to write a good and solid research question because
if the foundation upon which our study is built on shifty, then like a house built on sand,
everything that will follow will be weak and prone to collapse. We would need to revise
endlessly and the goal of making an awesome home/research project will never be realized.

STEPS in Writing a Research Question

Writing a good research question is easy if you know the process to take.

 Specify your specific concern or issue

 Decide what you want to know about the specific concern or issue
 Turn what you want to know and the specific concern into a question
 Ensure that the question is answerable
 Check to make sure the question is not too broad or too narrow

Let’s have more examples:

The characteristics of a GOOD question are as follows:

1. A good question is relevant.

2. It is framed in a clear, easily understandable language to avoid ambiguity.
3. It is usually short and single dimensional.
4. It is purposeful and stimulates thinking.
5. It is guiding but not leading.
 What’s More

Independent Activity 1

Directions: Using these given topics, formulate at least (2) GOOD questions that you think
will elicit GOOD answers.

1. Activities During Enhanced Community Lockdown

_____________________________________________ _______________________________________

2. Ways to Avoid COVID 19 Paranoia/Anxiety

_____________________________________________ _______________________________________

3. Effects of the COVID Pandemic on Finances

_____________________________________________ ____________________________________

Guide Questions:

1. How did you find the activity?

2. Based on your response to each question, what have you realized about the
formulating/writing of the research question?

Independent Assessment 1

Directions: Analyze the formulated questions in the previous activity and categorize them
using the chart given. Put a check (/) for each characteristic achieved.

Questions asked: Relevant Clear One-Dimensional Purposive Guiding

Independent Activity 2

Use the given images to formulate three (3) clear research questions.

1.____________________________________________________

2.____________________________________________________

3.____________________________________________________

1.____________________________________________________

2.____________________________________________________

3.____________________________________________________

Independent Assessment 2

Directions. Review the research questions you have asked in the previous activity.
Give the basis you have used in formulating the research question posed. You may use
your gadgets and the internet in completing this task.

1. __________________________________________________________________________________
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2. __________________________________________________________________________________
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Independent Activity 3
Directions: Formulate a Research Question about the ANTI-TERROR BILL using What,
Why, and How.

WHAT WHY HOW

Independent Assessment 3

Directions: Given your TAKE on the POSTPONEMENT of FACE to FACE Instruction in

Basic Education beyond August, craft 5 Research questions that are clear, one-
dimensional, relevant, purposive and guiding.

1.__________________________________________________________________________

2.__________________________________________________________________________

3.__________________________________________________________________________

4.__________________________________________________________________________

5.__________________________________________________________________________

What I Have Learned

Reflect on what you have learned after taking up this lesson by completing the
chart below in 2-3 sentences

I thought…
What were your thoughts
or ideas about research
question?

I learned that…
What new or additional
ideas did you learn after
taking up this lesson?
 I applied that…..
How did you apply the
things you have learned
about research question?

What I Can Do

As a researcher, how can you contribute in nation building and search for truth during
these times of uncertainty? Write your answer in LESS than 250 words.
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Assessment

Directions: Questions or Interrogative Statements, come in various forms. They do NOT

always end with a (?) question mark. Study the following examples:

1. Activities most teenagers engage in while in quarantine.

2. How did COVID 19 change people’s perception of Life?
3. Ways on keeping oneself safe from COVID Infection.
4. Impact on the Pandemic on World Trade.

Now, rephrase your previous questions, to either question or statement forms.

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 Additional Activities

Critical Thinking.
Answer the questions below following the instruction given in each test.

ESSAY. Answer briefly but substantially.

1. Explain this: “The research question is the ground upon which the
foundation is built”.
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2. The “heart” of the research inquiry depends on the skill of the researcher to
formulate good and solid research questions. Do you agree or not? Support
your answer.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
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 Answer Key

A 10.
A 9.
A 8.
D 7.
A 6.
C 5. Answers may Vary
D 4.
A 3. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT 2
D 2.
A 1. Answers may Vary Answers may Vary

Assessment/ PRE TEST INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY 2 What I Know/POST TEST

References
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