PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

LESSON 2: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH WRITING

Topic Questions:
1. Do’s and Don’ts in writing a research study
2. Introducing the Chapters and their purposes
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DO’S AND DON’TS IN WRITING A RESEARCH STUDY

In research writing, there are not only rules, but also guides on how to write a proper research
study. In following these, the researchers can easily create a research study without any problem.

Do’s
1. Practice as often as you can. That’s how you stay in touch with writing and continuous
improvement.
2. Know your audience well. You are writing for them, not for yourself.
3. Proofread and rewrite repeatedly.
4. Know your product well. You are expected to write facts, not fiction.
5. Plan your time. This is a challenging career and you have to multitask during your project.

Don’ts
1. Don’t release your content without a thorough review.
2. Don’t think this profession is just about basic writing.
3. Don’t be afraid of technology. It’s just another way of doing something, but doing it better.
4. Don’t write without defining a scope first. Know when will be the limit of your study or it
will have variety of information that is unnecessary for your topic.
5. Don’t cite a paper you have not read.

INTRODUCING THE CHAPTERS AND ITS PURPOSES

CHAPTER I: THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

 Provide primary information on what the study is all about.
 Shows the problem being studied and its benefits to the society.
 In quantitative research, this chapter contains 11 parts

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

 It is a comprehensive summary of previous research on a topic.
 It surveys scholarly articles, books, and other sources relevant to a particular area of
research.
 5 Literatures and Studies Each = 20 RRLS
Year Gap of 10 years (2010-2020)
If some studies older are still helpful for your study and could be useful for this generation,
you are allowed to add them.

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES

 Shows the specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, process, and analyze
information about a topic.
  Provides the methods used, how the sample was gathered and how the instrument is
constructed.

CHAPTER IV: PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

 Shows the data gathered from the research instrument used.
 Shows tables, graphs to show the statistics tallied from the survey.
 Parts of this chapter depends on the statement of the Problem

CHAPTER V: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 Provides the overall results gathered from the treated data, the conclusions drawn from the
results, and the recommendation for the beneficiaries of the study.