Lesson 2 Week1
Lesson 2 Week1
Lesson 2 Week1
RESEARCH TOPIC
lesson 2
WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AS A
GROUP
Examples: What are the factors that cause emotional stress among
high school students?
What is the role of placebo treatment in experiments?
THE RESEARCH PROBLEM: DESCRIPTIVE
Example: How does Brand A affect the skin when applied daily?
THE RESEARCH PROBLEM: CAUSAL
3. To gather data for this type of study, the researcher may resort to
laboratory experiments or through field experiments.
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FORMULATING RESEARCH QUESTIONS
From a chosen topic, see how you will state your research title, research problem,
general questions, and specific questions concerning your research.
Research Topic: Suppose that you have chosen to research about online schooling
and students' school performance.
Decide first the type of research that you would like to pursue. Will it be a
descriptive, relational, or causal research?
FORMULATING RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. For a descriptive type of research, you may come up with the following
formulations.
General Research Question: What are the effects of online schooling on the
students' school performance?
FORMULATING RESEARCH QUESTIONS
2. For a relational type of research, you may come up with the following:
Research Title: The Relationship between the Types of Schooling and Students'
School Performance
General Research Question: How does online schooling affect the students
academic performance?
FORMULATING RESEARCH QUESTIONS
In stating your specific questions, you need to do some readings first: Look for
relevant literature about your proposed title. Browse through some topics which
may help answer your research question.
From your outline, derive some specific questions you want to be answered in
your research.
Here are some examples:
1. What are the types of schooling offered in schools?
2. What is the meaning of online schooling? How does it differ from onsite
schooling?
3. What are the indicators of a successful school performance?