Ms. Jonalyn G.

Sajol
Grade 11 ICT 1 |PR 1
Thursday | 8:10-9:20
Online Class
 PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

CHOOSING RESEARCH
TOPICS AND
FORMULATING
RESEARCH QUESTIONS

Ms. Jonalyn G. Sajol

Subject Teacher
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. Identify the research topic and research
questions.
2. Distinguish good research from bad one.
3. Propose a research topic/s that they have an
interest in.
DISCUSSION:
• Guidelines for Choosing a Research Topics
• Research Topic to be Avoided
• Guidelines for Formulating Research Questions
RESEARCH TOPIC
- a subject or issue that a researcher is
interested in when conducting research.

- a specific area of interest within a broader

field of study. It is usually chosen by the
researcher after considering various factors
such as the scope of the research, the resources
available, and the nature of the problem to be
investigated.
 GUIDELINES FOR CHOOSING A
RESEARCH TOPIC

INTEREST IN SUBJECT AVAILABILITY OF TIMELINESS AND LIMITATIONS ON THE PERSONAL RESOURCES

MATTER INFORMATION RELEVANCE OF THE SUBJECT
TOPIC

Your interest in a
topic may be caused
Copyright dates, Societal Limited in selected Such as mental
by your rich
How old, and How improvement. courses. capacity, financial
background
expert is the Except for history. standing, and
knowledge about it
writers? health condition
in by its novelty
meaning it is
unfamiliar to you
 RESEARCH TOPIC TO BE AVOIDED

Controversial Topics Highly Technical Subjects Hard to Investigate Subject

Too Broad Subjects Too Narrow Subjects Vague Subjects

RESEARCH QUESTIONS
- is a specific inquiry to which the
research seeks to respond to.

- a question that a research project

sets out to answer.
 GUIDELINES FOR FORMULATING
RESEARCH QUESTIONS

Establish a clear relation Base research questions Formulate research

between research questions on your RRL. questions that can arouse
and the problem or topic your curiosity

Avoid questions that are Be guided by the acronym

answerable by Yes or No SMART