MODULE 2- LESSON 3

Background of the Study

 is the part of your paper where you inform the reader of the context of the study.

CONTEXT- it means the situation or circumstances withi which your research topic was
conceptualized.

Conceptualized

 form a concept or ideas of something.

 this part is written when you have already conducted a literature review and
has a good perception of the topic so you can articulate the importance and
validity of the research problem. It is also in this part of the paper where you
justify the need to conduct a research study about the topic selected by
establishing the research gap.

RESEARCH GAP

 is an under or unexplored area of a topic that requires further exploration.

 The gap can be in a form of other variables, conditions, population, methodology or
test subject.
 To identify research gaps, an exhaustive literature review regarding the topic is
required. You may have to look for similar or related studies employing quantitative,
qualitative, or mixed-methods from legitimate sources and examine the gray areas.
 Reading through the Discussion. Conclusion, or the Recommendations sections of
the articles will help you know potential areas of study that need further attention.
Identifying research gaps sometimes would even make researchers modify their
research problem as they get noteworthy ideas from fellow researchers.
Noteworthy- interesting, significant, or unusual.

Background of the Study and the Review of Related Literature involves reading past
related studies, they differ in some aspects. The former is at the introductory part of the
paper with the purpose of relaying the importance of your research study the latter more
comprehensive and thoroughly discuss the studies mentioned in the background of
research. Moreover, the background of the study will answer the following questions:

1.What is already known about the topic?

 The background of the study.

2. What is not known about the topic?

 The format of the topic for the background of the study.

3. Why do you need to address those gaps?

 Gap which you identify in the literature

4. What is the rationale of your study?

 The rationale of the study is the reason for conducting the study.
 While answering these questions, keep in mind that the studies you include in
this part of the paper are laid down as part of the introduction and should not
be discussed in great detail.
 The depth and length of the background information largely depend on how
much information you think the reader needs to know to have a full grasp of the
topic being discussed.