CONSIDERATIONS IN FORMULATING

RESEARCH PROBLEMS
 BARRIENTOS-TAN (1997) IDENTIFIES THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

• A. EXTERNAL CRITERIA
• 1. NOVELTY- THE TOPIC MUST NOT HAVE BEEN USED BY
MANY RESEARCHERS; THE NEWNESS OF THE TOPIC AND
ITS VARIABLES WILL INSPIRE A RESEARCHER OR OTHER
FELLOW RESEARCHERS.

• 2. AVAILABILITY OF SUBJECTS- FOR PRACTICAL

RESEARCH, IT’S SUGGESTED THAT YOU THINK OF STUDY
PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE WITHIN YOUR REACH OR THOSE
PEOPLE WHO COULD EASILY BE APPROACHED AND THEIR
COOPERATION COULD EASILY BE GAINED.
 BARRIENTOS-TAN (1997) IDENTIFIES THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

• A. EXTERNAL CRITERIA
• 3. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT- REFERS TO THE AID OR
ASSISTANCE THAT CAN BE SOLICITED FROM THE
SCHOOL OR EXTENDED BY THE COMMUNITY.

• 4. AVAILABILITY AND ADEQUACY OF FACILITIES AND

EQUIPMENT – FOR DEVICES SUCH AS COMPUTERS,
TELEPHONES, WIFI, ETC . USED IN UNDERTAKING THE
RESEARCH MUST BE CONSIDERED.
 BARRIENTOS-TAN (1997) IDENTIFIES THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

• A. EXTERNAL CRITERIA
• 5. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS- ENSURE THAT ALL
ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN ARE ACCEPTABLE AND
ARE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT IS LEGAL AND
MORALLY RIGHT.
 BARRIENTOS-TAN (1997) IDENTIFIES THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

• B. INTERNAL CRITERIA
• 1. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS- CONSTITUTE THE RESEARCHER’S
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE, AND EXPERIENCE IN ORDER
FOR HIM/ HER TO COPE WITH THE RESEARCH
DEMANDS
• 2. MOTIVATION, INTEREST, INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY,
AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE RESEARCHER- THESE ARE
ESSENTIAL ATTITUDES THAT BRING ANTICIPATED
SATISFACTION OR ENJOYMENT IN THE COMPLETION OF
RESEARCH TASKS.
 BARRIENTOS-TAN (1997) IDENTIFIES THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

• B. INTERNAL CRITERIA
• 3. TIME FACTOR- CONSIDERS THE FACT THAT STUDIES MUST
BE PURSUED IN A GIVEN TIME FRAME.
• 4. COSTS AND RETURNS- THESE FACTORS MATTER IN
CHOOSING A RESEARCH PROBLEM. RESEARCH IS AN
EXPENSIVE UNDERTAKING. THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING IS
NECESSARY, DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF THE SAMPLE, THE
PLACE WHERE THE RESEARCH IS TO BE CONDUCTED, THE
RESEARCH DESIGN, AND THE TREATMENT OF DATA.
• 5. HAZARDS, PENALTIES AND HANDICAPS- ARE
DETERMINED BY THE RESEARCHER’S PHYSICAL AND
INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY AND MORAL JUDGMENT.
EXERCISE:
• 1. THINK OF AN ISSUE OR CONCERN YOU ARE
CONFRONTED WITH.
• EX. DIFFICULTY OF TRANSPORTATION
• 2. AFTER IDENTIFYING THE ISSUE BY CONCERN,
THINK OF OTHER CONCEPTS (E.G., CAUSES OR
RESULTS) RELATED TO THE ISSUE OR CONCERN.
 EXERCISE:
• 3. FINALLY, SELECT THE CONCEPTS THAT
INFLUENCE OR ARE INFLUENCED BY THE
ISSUE OR CONCERN. YOU CAN USE THE
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CRITERIA AT THIS
JUNCTURE.
• EX. PARENTAL CONCERN AND ACADEMIC
ISSUES
• 4. CONSEQUENTLY, YOU CAN TEMPORARILY
USE THIS TITLE FOR YOUR PROBLEM:
PARENTAL CONCERN, DIFFICULTY OF
TRANSPORTATION, AND ACADEMIC ISSUES
AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
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