QUESTIONS

 What have you observed in the INTRODUCTION OF

THE STUDY?content,structure and etc.
 What do you think is the purpose of writing n
INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY?
WRITING THE INTRODUCTION
AND BACKGROUND OF THE
STUDY
 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

 The background of the study is an explanation of

the context of study which involves the current data
or status of the problem, existing studies about it and
its history that paved way to the development of the
research problem. It explicates the rationale why you,
as a researcher, are conducting the study. Writing
this particular part of the paper may lead you to your
research questions.
In writing introduction, the writer is simply like telling a story (narrative

form), and reassuring that it hooks the readers’ attention. The writer

should provide the following: (1) research gap of the study or the emergent

problems to be investigated (example: existing study that needs to be

improved); (2) aims, objectives and importance of the study; (3) general

background of the study; and lastly, (4) similar problems exist in local,

national and international level; (5) UN, DEPED, CHED.

How to write the research introduction
and background of the study
1.The background of study is part of
the introduction .
2.Utilize the deductive method of
paragraph development
 4.The first few paragraphs may contain and
discuss the following:
 The first paragraph may discuss the topic in
general. Start from a holistic or world
perspective.
 The setting of your study ,
 Introduce the issue that you will be investigating ,
 The effect and development of the issue ,
 Present who are affected by the issue ,
 Issuesmust be presented from international to
national to local.
 Present some articles or legal basis proving that
this issue exists and does affect the
respondents. Cited literature must be within a
decade range (2012 -present). Do not place or
use too much references or citations .

 5.The last paragraph of the introduction should

be the RATIONALE of the study. This should
present the reason for choosing the topic and
conducting the study.
 6.Two to three pages should be enough for this
part of the study.
Why do we have to write the background of the
study?

What are some important steps to consider in

writing the Introduction and background of the
study?
Prior to writing and reading various literature and studies, making
an outline is a helpful tip to facilitate the process. Here is an
example of an outline of the background of the study:

Discuss the topic in general. Start from a holistic or world perspective.

Reading Skills and Its Importance
2. Insert a condition that is directly related to the topic and to the focus of your
study.
Poor Reading Skills
3. Identify the factors contributing to the focus of your study.
Factors Affecting Poor Reading Skills in General
4. State the current condition of the topic in your school or locale
School’s Philippine Informal Reading Inventory (Phil-IRI) result
5. State the reason why you chose to study the topic.
Reason of the researcher