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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: RESEARCH PAPER – INQUIRY PROJECT

GED0120: Scholarly Inquiry
Second Semester, School Year 2022-2023

TITLE IN TITLE CASE 12 POINT FONT

FIRST A. NAME1, SECOND A. NAME2, and THIRD A. NAME3

1
Degree Program
2
Degree Program
3
Degree Program

Notes:
All Caps for the title, 12 pt. font size
Example of a Degree program is BS Psychology
Group leader/representative should be written first or the first author.

Example:
JUAN DELA CRUZ1
1
MS in Space Exploration

KEYWORDS: 3 to 5 keywords

I. INTRODUCTION

Consider the following when writing the introduction:

Start from the global theme to the national focus to local emphasis.

Thematically organized or arranged.

Provide a synthesis and research gap.

Study purpose/aim/objective or rationale: Why the study is significant and why there is a need to conduct
this study.

*3-4 paragraphs only. Indent (1/2 inch) your paragraph/s.

*Some of your literature review/survey may be incorporated into the introduction

Please see Singer, A. J., & Hollander, J. E. (2009). How to write a manuscript. The Journal of emergency
medicine, 36(1), 89-93.
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Problem Statement - it is the general statement of the whole problem.

1. Lead-in
2. Declaration of originality
3. Justification

Further reading: Hernon, P., & Schwartz, C. (2007). What is a problem statement? Library and
Information Science Research, 3(29), 307-309.

Research Questions - specific questions or sub-problems. The research questions should capture the
problem statement.

Example: (Quantitative) What is the academic performance of the _____ when grouped according to
year level, age, and sports event?

Note: Avoid words such as ‘do,’ ‘does,’ ‘is,’ or ‘are,’ as they invite ‘yes’/’no’ responses.

Example: (Qualitative) How will the student-athletes, according to their sex or sports event, describe
their quality of life as university students?

Usually, describe and address the ‘what’ and ‘how’ questions.

Note: Avoid words such as ‘affect,’ ‘influence,’ ‘compare,’ and ‘relate’

Further reading: Doody O, Bailey ME (2016) Setting a research question, aim, and objective. Nurse
Researcher. 23, 4, 19-23

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Hypothesis/Hypotheses - it is a tentative conclusion or answer to the specific questions raised at the

beginning of the investigation. It is usually written in a null form and is commonly used in experimental
research.

Example: There is no significant difference between the academic performance of student-

athletes when grouped according to year level, sex, and sports event.

Notes: Usually, in quantitative research.

Hypothesis if singular.
Hypotheses if plural.

Significance of the Study - below are the guidelines

1. Rationale, timeliness, and relevance of the study.
2. A possible solution to the existing problems or improvement to the unsatisfactory
conditions.
3. Who are to be benefited, and how are they going to be benefited?
4. Possible contribution to the fund of knowledge.
5. Possible implication.

Scope and Delimitation of the Study - below are the guidelines

1. A brief statement of the general purpose of the study
2. The locale of the study, where the data will be gathered, or the entity to which the data
belong.
3. The population from which the respondents/participants will be selected. This must be
large enough to make generalization significant.
4. The period of the study. This is the time, either months or years, during which the data will
be gathered.

Example: The study will be limited to student-athletes enrolled in the Institute of Education
consistently for three consecutive years; 2004-2007 and 2008-2011. The scholarship record provided
by the Athletic Department serves as a basis for identifying student-athletes enrolment history in the
Institute of Education.
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Grade weighted average will serve as the basis of the student-athlete's academic performance,
while the coaches’ evaluation will serve as the basis of their athletic performance. However, grades in
NSTP 1 and 2, PE 1-4, and Field study courses, which are one-unit courses are not included in
determining the grade weighted average.

Definition of Terms - operational definition, only terms, words, or phrases with special or unique
meanings in the study.

References: (APA 7th edition and in alphabetical order, second and succeeding lines should be
indented). Note that all “cited” entries must be found in the references.

Example:

Biggs, J. (2014). Constructive alignment in university teaching. HERDSA Review of higher

education, 1(5), 5-22.

Pedregosa, J. F. L. & Guia, C. DC. (2021). Teacher Certificate Program’s Content, Delivery and
Assessment: A Curriculum Audit. Psychology and Education Journal, 58(4), 4275-4288.

Verma, J. P. (2014). Statistics for Exercise Science and Health with Microsoft Office Excel.
John Wiley & Sons.

Typing, Paper, and Margin

 Typing should be 1.5 spaces on white A4-sized paper.

 The margin should be 1.0 on the remaining sides. Justified
 The font style should be Arial 11.

Use the same font style throughout the paper.

Notes:
 Maximum of 6 members, minimum of 4 members
 No SA1 – Cannot proceed to SA2 - Automatic Failing Grade
 Nongraded, but the comments are helpful for your Final/Complete Paper. Another document/file to
be completed stipulating your response to the comments.
 Deadline: March 16 (MTh) & 17 (TF). Late submissions will not be accepted.
 File Name (Section_Family Name of the Group Leader/Representative_Name of the Assessment)
 Do not erase the rubric
 The texts in “black” are constant.
 Erase all the texts “highlighted in red,” including the table and figures. Replace them with your
content and color them black. They are attached to this document/file to serve as your guide in
writing your research paper. They serve as instructions too.

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