PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1 MANUAL AND GUIDE

THESIS FORMAT
PRELIMINARIES
TITLE PAGE
APPROVAL SHEET
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
DEDICATION
ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF APPENDICES

Chapter 1: THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction
Background of the Study
Scope and Limitation of the Study
Statement of the Problem
Theoretical Framework
Research Paradigm
Definition of Terms

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Chapter 2: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
Variables
Literatures (Local and Foreign)
Studies (Local and Foreign)

Chapter 3: RESEARCH METHOD AND PROCEDURE

Method of Research Used
Setting of the Study
Subject of the Study
Procedure of the Study
Sources of Data
Sampling Design and Sample
Construction of the Instrument
Validation of the Instrument
Administration of the Instrument
Data Gathering Procedure

General Format of the Chapters and Other Considerations:

1. Use font size 12, Arial
2. Use double space in all discussions
3. On the first page of each chapter, start one (1) inch from the top of the page. The
chapter title is written in bold capital letters and centered
4. Use A4 paper

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Proposed Research Title

A Research Proposal

Presented to

(Your Research Instructor)

Presented by:

(Your Names)

2022
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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Write acknowledgment statement by listing all the people whom you wish to thank for
helping or collaborating with your project.

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 DEDICATION
Write a dedication statement to the following people or organization that your group
would like to dedicate your research project.

The Researchers

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 Table of Contents
(sample only page number varies)

Title Page .......................................................................................................................i

Acknowledgement ....................................................................................................... ii
Dedication ................................................................................................................... iii
Table of Contents......................................................................................................... iv
Approval Sheet ............................................................................................................v

CHAPTER
I. The Problem and Its Background
Introduction………………………………………………………………………….1
Background of the Study…………………………………………………………….2
Scope and Limitation of the Study………………………………………………….3
Statement of the Problem
Theoretical Framework
Research Paradigm
Definition of Terms
II. Review of Related Literature
Local Literature ................................................................................................ 6
Foreign Literature ............................................................................................. 6
Local Study ...................................................................................................... 6
Foreign Study ................................................................................................... 6
Synthesis ......................................................................................................... 6

III. Research Methodology

Research Design.............................................................................................. 6
Respondents of the Study ................................................................................ 6
Sampling Techniques ...................................................................................... 6

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 Instrument Used .............................................................................................. 6
Construction of the Instrument ........................................................................ 6
Validation of the Instrument .............................................................................. 6
Administration and Retrieval of the Instrument ................................................ 6

References ................................................................................................................ 20
Appendices ............................................................................................................... 21
Curriculum Vitae ....................................................................................................... 22

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 (COURSE HERE)

APPROVAL SHEET

This senior high school research project, (Insert Your Research Title Here) prepared
and submitted by (Insert Your Names Here) in partial fulfillment of the requirement of
the subject Practical Research 1 has been examined and recommended for acceptance
and approval.
Date:

Adviser

Approved by the PANEL of EXAMINERS for ORAL EXAMINATION with

grade of .

Panelist

Panelist Panelist

Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

subject Practical Research 1

Research Instructor School Principal

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 Chapter I

The Problem and Its Background

There should be a chapter introduction in paragraph form

Introduction
✓ Discussions are in paragraph form starting from the macro concepts
(international scenario) to the micro concepts (local) which will give an overview
of the research.
✓ It includes the legal bases of the study which supports the importance of the
research and the personal justification of the researcher.
✓ It also includes concepts and ideas from other sources stated by experts.
✓ Acknowledgement of source is done in journal form. (Ex. Taylor, 2003)
✓ It should have a maximum of four (4) pages ONLY

Background and Context

The Background includes:

✓ the discussion of the problem situation as observed and experienced by the
researcher
✓ concepts and ideas related to the problem
✓ discussion on the existing or present conditions and what is aimed to be in the
future or the gap to be filled-in by the research
✓ Make it clear what new insights you will contribute, who they are relevant to, and
why the research is worth doing.
✓ it should have a maximum of two (2) pages ONLY

Scope and Limitation of the Study

Indicate the coverage and focus of your study and what are the limitations that are not
going to be covered by your research.
This section discusses the parameters of the research in paragraph form.

✓ It answers the basic questions: What? Where? When? Who? Why? How?
✓ What - the focus/topic of investigation and the variables considered in the
✓ study
✓ Where - the venue or setting of the research
✓ When - the time frame by which the study was conducted
✓ Who - the subjects/respondents of the study and population sampling
✓ Why - the general objectives of the research
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 ✓ How - the methodology of the research which may include the research
✓ design, methodology and the research instrument
✓ It may also discuss why certain variables were not included in the research

Statement of the Problem

The section should have an introductory statement.

✓ It should state the specific questions answered by the research (enumerated)

Remember: If you are into Qualitative Approach, your questions should be answerable
by words
Theoretical Framework
✓ This section presents a theory or theories (maximum of three), which served as
the framework/s of the research.
✓ The main idea of the theory should be discussed followed by the discussion of its
relation to the study. The researcher should be able to anchor the research to the
theory or establish its relationship.
✓ It has a maximum of three (3) pages ONLY

Research Paradigm
An approach or a model or a pattern on how your group will conduct the research.
(This SHOULD represented by a figure)

Definition of Terms
List of keywords you use in the study and a detailed explanation of these technical
terms and this section should have an introductory statement.
✓ Terms or variables are listed and arranged in alphabetical order, written in bold
lowercase letters. Each word should start with a capital letter.

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 Chapter II

Review of Related Literature

(There should be a chapter introduction in paragraph form)

✓ Theories, concepts and ideas that will explain the meaning of every variable are
included.
✓ This section provides for the related literatures and studies, both foreign and
✓ local, for each variable included in the research.
✓ Related studies for each variable are also presented in this section without
discussion on its parallelism to the present study.
✓ The discussion should also include how the variables were used in the present
study to explain its significance.
✓ The variables are discussed in order of their manifestation in the
theoretical/conceptual model.
✓ A minimum of two (2) related literatures and two (2) related studies written
within
the past ten (10) years are required for each variable.

The literature review contains of the following sub-sections:

Variables:

Present this through a figure like this:

INDEPENDENT DEPENDENT
VARIABLE VARIABLE

Local Literature

Write the introduction or background information from books, essays, transcripts from
oral, audio or visually recorded presentations, or interviews in the Philippines; the body
of the review containing the discussion of sources; and finally, a conclusion and/or
recommendations section.

Foreign Literature

Write the introduction or background information from books, essays, transcripts from
oral, audio or visually recorded presentations, or interviews around the world; the body of
the review containing the discussion of sources; and finally, a conclusion and/or
recommendations section.

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Local Studies

Write the introduction or background information from legitimate, published research

studies about your research question in the Philippines; the body of the review containing
the discussion of sources; and finally, a conclusion and/or recommendations section.

Foreign Studies

Write the introduction or background information from legitimate, published research

studies about your research question around the world; the body of the review containing
the discussion of sources; and finally, a conclusion and/or recommendations section.

Chapter III
Research Method and Procedure
(There should be a chapter introduction in paragraph form citing the different
parts or contents of the chapter)

Method of Research Used

This section contains the discussions of the following contents in paragraph form:
✓ Research design, and
✓ Methods or techniques used as defined from different sources.
✓ A discussion on how this/these method/s was/were used in the present study.
Setting of the Study
This section provides for the description in paragraph form of the venue or locale
where the study was conducted.
✓ If it consists of towns/province or any community, it may include geographical
descriptions, socioeconomic descriptions or any specific descriptions in relation

to what was studied.

✓ A map or diagram should provided as a figure presented in a separate page

Subject of the Study

✓ This section describes the nature or characteristics of the respondents/participants
of the study. This may include the size of the population and its important characteristics
in relation to what was studied.

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Procedure of the Study
This section discusses in paragraph form the different activities undertaken to
complete the research (step by step procedure that you will do)

Sources of Data

This section deals with a detailed description of the research instrument/s used in
the research (questionnaire, test, structured interview, observation, actual measurement
using tools or equipment and others).

Sampling Design and Sample

This section discusses the sample size and the sampling technique used to
determine the respondents

Construction of the Instrument

This section discusses the step-by-step procedure on how the research
instrument was conceptualized and constructed.

Administration of the Instrument

This section includes the discussion on how the research instrument was
administered, what medium was used, the time frame of administration and the strategy
employed in administration.

Data Gathering Procedure

This section should discuss in paragraph form the different activities undertaken
to complete the research which follows the procedure of the study by answering the
statement of the problem one by one.

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