Significance of the Study Practical Research 1

2018 – 2019
Essential Questions:
(1) What is the Significance of the Study?
(2)Why should we write the Significance
of the Study?
(3)How to write the Significance of the
Study?
Significance of the Study

Declaration
of Importance
Significance of the Study

(1) statement of importance and societal

relevance of the study with respect to
the benefits and beneficiaries
accounted for the study
What can be declared as “benefits”

(1) Incremental, minute improvements to

the lives of large segments of the
population as well as deep,
transformative influences upon other
lives (Oancea, 2011)
“Beneficiaries of the Study”

(1) persons, groups, or organizations that

the researchers target to benefit
directly or indirectly through actions
based on the result of the study
How to write?

(1)Identify the beneficiaries.

(2)Describe the benefit(s).
On describing benefits

(1) Few Beneficiaries: 1 or 2 paragraphs

(2)Many Beneficiaries: (Follow the
structure in the next slide.)
Many Beneficiaries:
(1) Why is it important to conduct this study
(2) The main beneficiary
(3) The secondary beneficiary
(4) The importance to proponents
(researchers)
(5) Importance to future researchers
Exploring Examples:

(1)Please refer to the

document presented.
Statement of the Problem

(1) outline the basic facts of the

problem
(2) explain why the problem
matters
(3) pinpoint a solution as quickly
Statement of the Problem

A Generalized Problem into

a targeted, well-defined
problem
Key Characteristics
(1) Address a gap.
(2) Be significant to research body.
(3) Lead to more research
(4) Investigated through the collection of data
(5) Be interesting.
(6) Be ethical.
General Format

(1) The IDEAL

(2) The REALITY
(3) The CONSEQUENCES