QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

PROBLEM
LESSON 6
 Quantitative Research Problem
• It is sparked by your curiosity or interest, you get to
ponder on a problem needing answers.
• You resort to thinking of what to solve, whom to
ask, where to go, and how to do all things you want
to happen to find the answer to the problem.
• A Research Problem is something that nurtures in
your mind and a difficult or uncertainty, enough to
push you to do an empirical investigation whereby
you search for answers to a problem.
 Research Problem
• Interrogative Statement: What percentage of
Manila private universities consider the use of
textbooks as the most effective way to help college
students attain communicative competence?
• Declarative Statement: The main objective of this
study is to find out the percentage of Manila private
universities considering the use of grammar
textbooks as the most effective way to help college
students attain communicative competence.
 Interrogative Statements
• What is an English grammar textbook?
• What is communicative competence?
• What components of the grammar textbook
work for communicative competence
development?
 Declarative Statements
• To define a grammar textbook.
• To explain the meaning of communicative
competence.
• To identify the components of the grammar
book that work for communicative
competence development.
 Guidelines in Formulating a Quantitative
Research Problem and Research Question

1. Formulate a research problem that is

researchable; meaning open to empirical
investigation.
2. Have your research problem focus on a general
understanding of your research topic.
3. Construct a research problem that mirrors the
importance of carrying out the research for
finding answers or solutions to a problem.
4. Let you quantitative research problem state
the variables and their relationship with one
another.
5. Express your research problem and research
questions either in an interrogative or
declarative manner.