PR 1

• Research Title: It provides a brief description of what the study is about, covering the issue, sample, theory, and data analysis
• Format of Research: Topic, Scope, Method
• Contributions: Observed/Perceived Problem, Research Gap, Setting, Ways of Getting or Processing Data, Course/Specialization, Respondents/Participants
• Characteristics of Research: Measurable, Specific, Attainable, Relevant, Time Bound, Engaging, Succinct, with Essential words only, Grammatically correct, Seldom uses abbreviations
• Introduction: It introduces the topic, creates content and background, tells the reader about the planned research, and explains why the research is important
• Introduction follows the Inverted Pyramid format:

  • 1st paragraph: provides general ideas about research
  • 2nd paragraph: supplies mandates, laws, legal bases of the study
  • 3rd paragraph: explains the problematic situation in the research locale
  • 4th paragraph: indicates the research rationale, aims/goals/objectives
• Research Paradigm: It is a worldview about conducting research
• Theoretical Framework: It is a statement of how facts are related, a system intended to explain a specific phenomenon
• Statement of the Problem: It poses specific questions about the research problem
• Significance of the Study: Evaluates the merits of the study's findings and its contribution to specific individuals, entities, institutions, organizations, and society
• Scope and Delimitation: Aligns and focuses the research in the desired perspective, specifies the boundaries and limitations of the study
• Definition of Terms: Enumerates key terms conceptually and operationally as they appear in the text/title