Writing the Introduction

RESEARCH 1 (INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH)

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Learning Objectives
At the end of this lesson, students must be able to:

• recognize the essential sections included in Chapter 1 of a full-blown

research study

• organize relevant information into a cohesive composition that

effectively communicates the background of a study

• apply the correct format specifications for submitting the write- up of

the study's introduction
 What are the details you usually say when you
are asked to introduce yourself?

How do you decide which details to include, and which not to?
Apart from the details, what other factors do we bear in mind?

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 CHAPTER I
The Problem and Its Setting

Background of the Study

Objectives of the Study

Significance of the Study

Scope and Limitations

Basic Parts (Chapter I)

Chapter Number
Chapter Label
Section Heading

Section
Content

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Background of the study
• Provides a context for the project you are working on and helps audience
appreciate your project

• Direct your audience’s expectations about your project

• Has five (5) main components:
• Topic introduction - Which general topic that your study falls under?
• Importance of the topic - Why is this topic important?
• Focused topic - What is the specific field of study that you are dealing with?
• Leading statement - What are the latest developments in the focused topic?
• Specific problem - What is the specific problem that you want to address?
Rule of thumb: Inverted pyramid

Topic introduction

Importance of the topic

Focused topic

Leading statement

Specific problem

Personal illustration
 An all-organic nutrient solution for hydroponics

Abalos, P.M.M., Castro, K.M.I., & Fernandez, P.M.T. (2009)

Philippine Science High School – Main Campus

Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in nutrient-enriched solution instead

of soil. It has been known to produce healthier plants due to elimination of
bacteria and some impurities of the soil. A major factor in determining plant
health is the hydroponics nutrient solution, classified as either inorganic or
organic. Most hydroponics farms use inorganic nutrient solutions which are
mainly composed of expensive chemicals that may contain inessential metals
that could build up in plants and harm its consumers. Perfect mixture of
chemicals for an inorganic solution must be done because excess in
concentrations of chemicals in the solution would lead to plant death or
consumer poisoning. The use of an organic solution is preferable but its
formulation has not been quite worked out yet.

Topic introduction Leading statement

Importance of the topic Specific problem
Focused topic
From Module 5.1 (Writing the Background of the Study)
Objectives of the study
• Helps a researcher identify the methods to be used to conduct the study, and
foresee the outcomes of your research

• Objectives must state the experimental variables

• Has two (2) main parts:
• General objective - What is the main goal of your study?
• Specific objectives - What are the measurable outcomes of your study?
General objective
Specific objectives
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Significance of the study
• Refers to the benefits of the study’s possible outcome
• An outcome is the result of the study. The benefit is the positive impact
that the outcome of the study will have on man.

• From an economic standpoint, the significance of your study will indicate

how worthwhile your project is in terms of the amount of resources you will
be pouring into the project versus the benefits it may reap.

• Must answer the following questions:

• Who or what will benefit from the study?
• What is the beneficial impact of the study?
• How can the project deliver these benefits?
Significance of the study

A project’s significance may be as simple as having additional data to further

confirm the veracity of a previous study. Do not claim a significance that your
project’s outcome cannot achieve.
From Module 5.1 (Writing the Significance of the Study)
Scope and limitations
• Defines the boundaries within which a research study will work
• States what deliverables are possible within a certain time frame given the
availability of materials, facilities, manpower, and expertise

• Primary consideration in setting boundaries for your project is the

availability of resources are (1) time; (2) materials; (3) equipment and
facilities; and (4) skills and knowledge of the researcher/s

• Scope refers to a particular area or focus that your study will cover;
limitations, on the other hand, refer to constraints in the methodology
and research design that are expected to affect the results of your study.
Scope and limitations

General objective Limitation

Scope Supplemental information
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Referencing the easy way!

• Sometimes, you need to edit spacing and indention.

• You can copy in a Text Edit app, then paste in your file to avoid format carryover!
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Summary
• The most essential component of this section is the statement of the
problem, which serves as a unifying point in a research project.

• Being able to identify project outcomes based on the stated problem and
proposed solution is the first step to writing the Objectives of the Study.

• The Significance of the Study is a verbalization of the benefits that your

project may bring.

• A well-written Scope and Limitations of the Study helps in managing the

expectations of your audience in terms of what you can achieve in the
project.