“RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMARTPHONE USE AND STUDY HABITS ON THE
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT SARAVIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL” Other Suggestions: 1. Align all parts of the manuscript to the title 2. Abstract includes: (in order) a. Nature and Scope of the Paper (Problem) b. Objective or Purpose c. Research Method d. Results/Findings (Brief Summary e. Conclusion/Implications f. Keywords 3. Contents of the introduction should be as follows: a. Introduce the problem or prevailing issues and causes about the research topic are cited. b. Global, national, and local scenarios and statistics about the variables or topic are cited to situate the study. c. Provides compelling reasons why the research problem was selected d. Presents an overview of readings (studies/researches) which provided direction to the current study (In this part, the present research gap must be included) e. Purpose(s) in conducting study and significance of the study are clear. f. Thesis statement is clear and not just a mere repetition of the purpose of the study 4. RRL must have the ff.: a. Arguments and counterarguments presented on the relevance of the study using RRL and theories. b. The study is premised on the findings/results of different literature reviewed to the variables and indicators in the conceptual framework. c. Concepts integral to study are discussed d. Description of variables according to functional relations and the conceptual interrelatedness of the variables in the study are provided. e. Make a synthesis of the different literature reviewed to identify and strengthen the gap in the existing literature that the study intends to address/fill in. 5. Theoretical Framework should: a. Clearly summarizes the theory/ies on which the study is anchored and discusses how these can help meet the objectives of the study. 6. Improved the conceptual framework including the Research questions that are in line with the conceptual framework. 7. Research Design: Includes a research flow and is well-explained with author citation/s 8. Participants: Subjects or participants must be clearly described. Selection criteria and Sampling method must be included 9. Delete the framework in the research design 10. Evaluate your theoretical framework if it is connected to your study. 11. Theoretical Framework should: b. Clearly summarizes the theory/ies on which the study is anchored and discusses how these can help meet the objectives of the study. 12. Evaluate the statistical tool being used 13. Ethical considerations (Refer to Ethics Guidelines) a. Improve your ethical consideration 14. Improve the interpretation of the result 15. Write the Future Research gap in the last paragraph of the Discussion part of the manuscript. 16. Conclusion should be: a. Valid relevant and essentially based on objective data or findings that were statistically treated. b. Simple, concise statements devoid of any discussion on data or findings. c. Each conclusion directly answers, accepts, or rejects specific SOPs and hypothesis. 17. Recommendations: Divided into two parts: a. specific recommendations on the findings and conclusions of the study itself; and general recommendations that expressed concisely and clearly. 18. References & Citing: a. In references: Must be alphabetically arranged according to the principal author’s family name using the APA format (7th edition) c. Use APA 7 edition in citing and listing your references and ensure that all sources are correctly cited and listed in the reference list. d. Use published and traceable works as references. e. Please submit your revised manuscript that has already been reviewed by a certified expert for grammar using Grammarly, and make sure to paraphrase the content to prevent any instances of plagiarism. f. Provide a suggestion matrix in submitting your revised copy for the panel to scrutinize again
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