Design Hearing/Pre-Oral Checklist

Areas/Concerns Remark (√ or X)
Running Head
 Started on Page ii, 11 font size and in 1 line only
 All capital letters, not boldfaced
 Not more than 50 characters
Format and Technicalities
 Use short bondpaper
 Use Cambria font #12
 Margins: 1.5in – left, 1in – top, bottom, right
 With running head after the title page
 Text should be computerized in double space, Justified
 Avoid the use of contractions(don’t, didn’t, wasn’t), first and
second person pronouns (I, we, you, your, us)
Prepage
Title Page Refer to File 9
 Running head and Page i are hidden
 Title is in inverted pyramid
 Format is followed
 Table of Contents with aligned page numbers
 List of Figures in a separate page
Chapter I (center, boldfaced)
The Problem and Its Scope (center, boldfaced)
 Page 1 is hidden
Introduction (flushed left alignment, boldfaced)
 A 2-page discussion of the following:
 1st paragraph: relating study to global issues Refer to File 10
 2nd paragraph: relating study to local issues
 3rd paragraph: GAP of the study (what makes your study
different or unique from other existing studies)
 4th paragraph: compelling reasons on the conduct of the
study; competence of the researcher
 Sources must be within 5 years (2018 – 2023)
 Proper parenthetical reference citations are observed Refer to File 5

Reyes (2022) reveals that students’ study habits are directly

related to their performance.

Students’ study habits are directly related to their

performance (Reyes, 2022).
 Double spacing in between paragraph, no extra space
 All paragraphs are justified
Theoretical Background of the Study (flushed left alignment,
boldfaced)
 Main theory or theories are discussed Refer to File 10
 Components of the theory or theories are discussed and are
related/connected to the study
 Diagram (Figure 1) is presented following the format
 Sources for theories are not necessary within the 5 year
period
Review of Related Literature and Studies (flushed left alignment,
boldfaced)
 Related literature/studies are comprehensively presented, Refer to Files 11
discussed and arranged according to the variables and 12 for the
used/found/correlated in the statement of the problem transitional
phrases
 Topics or themes followed the APA format (indented and
boldfaced, indented, boldfaced, and italicized, indented and
italicized)
 Topics or themes are in boldfaced and discussion should be
immediately right after every theme.
(ex. Study habits of the students. It is emphasized in the
study of…)
Note:
Only the first letter of the first word is capitalized.
 Proper parenthetical reference citations are observed Refer to File 5
Conceptual Background of the Study (flushed left alignment, Refer to File 10
boldfaced)
 Diagram (Figure 2) is provided following the format
Statement of the Problem (a separate page, flushed left alignment,
boldfaced)
 The numbers are aligned
 Sub-problems are stated in interrogative forms
Statement of the Null Hypothesis (flushed left alignment, boldfaced)
 Ho1, Ho2, Ho3 (o1, o2, and o3 are subscripts)
Significance of the Study (flushed left alignment, boldfaced)
 Stated in general the benefits/importance of the study
 Enumerated specific beneficiaries and corresponding tangible
benefits they can derived from the study
 Beneficiaries are arranged according to importance
 Parents, Teachers, and Students as beneficiaries are indented
and in boldfaced
Scope and Limitations of the Study (flushed left alignment,
boldfaced)
 Scope of the study (indented and boldfaced)
 Limitations of the study (indented and boldfaced)
Research Methodology (flushed left alignment, boldfaced) Refer to File 10
 Future tenses will be used for research proposal or design
hearing (The study will be conducted…)
 Past tenses will be used for pre-oral or final defense (The
study was conducted…)
 Research design (indented, boldfaced)
o Reason why it’s descriptive, correlational,
experimental or comparative is discussed
 Research environment (describe the environment, method
of instruction, student-teacher ratio, availability of
wifi/internet connection, computer laboratory, library/e-
library, etc).
 Research respondents
o Target population (N)
o Number of Sample (n)
 o Sampling technique like simple random sampling,
stratified sampling, systematics sampling, cluster
sampling, etc.)
 Research instruments
o Cite the author if instrument is adopted/adapted
o Letter or email to ask permission is indicated
o Validity of the instrument (describe the qualifications
of the validators)
o Reliability (specify that a dry-run will be (was)
conducted, test-retest is used, Cronbach’s Alpha Test
is applied, etc.)
o Discussion of every part of the Questionnaire (Part I
consists of the disclosure statement… Part II reveals
the profile of the respondents… Part III displays the
extent of …)
 Ethical considerations
 Research procedures
Statistical Treatment of Data (flushed left alignment, boldfaced) Refer to File 10
 Discuss where to use the tool and why it is selected No formulas
Operational Definition of Terms (a separate page)
 Terms are defined as used in the study
 In alphabetical order
 Terms are indented and in boldfaced)
Chapter II (center, boldfaced)
* generally present tense; dependent on the author’s manner of
presenting data

Examples:
Table 9 reflects that …
It is reflected in Table 9 that…
It can be seen from Table 9 that… Included in the Pre-Oral
 Present the table first then discuss
 Use 8 font size for the legend, should be below the table
 Tables are not cut
Flow of Table Discussion
 Overall (numerical and verbal description) or this can be
placed at the end of the discussion
 Specify Highest item to Lowest item
 Any remarkable result
 Implications:
Affirmation (differences: methods, respondents, stat, data
sets)
Negation (similarities: methods, respondents, stat, data
sets)
Other Arguments
Chapter III (center, boldfaced)
* generally in the past tense except for:
 introductory paragraph and
 some parts of the conclusions/recommendations which need
to be expressed in the present or future tense as the case may
be
Conclusions
 Per SOP
  In paragraph form, not broken down
 Highlight new discoveries (if any) that you obtained only after
completing the study, something (not found in the literature)
which contributes to new knowledge
 This section supports or negates previous conclusions,
validates the theory used and/or generates a new theory.
 Should not be a repetition of the findings, rather an
implication
Recommendations
 Should be based on the summary of findings and conclusions
 action plan/training matrix
should be placed after recommendations;
must have an introductory portion stating its rationale or
purpose/s
References (flushed left alignment, boldfaced)
 All authors mentioned are reflected in the references
 DOI are included in the references
Appendices (center, boldfaced)
 A separate page
Questionnaire (center, boldfaced)
 Research title is reflected Refer to File 10
 Disclosure statement
 Numberings are aligned
 Instructions on how to rate is clearly stated
 Verbal Descriptions of the different options are
discussed/explained
Curriculum Vitae (center, boldfaced) Refer to File 10
 should only contain the researcher’s vital information
 should not contain the researcher’s picture
 Format is followed
 positions/designations must be arranged in reversed
chronological order