THE INTRODUCTION

• Essential elements of the chapter 1:

  1. Introduction
  2. Statement of the problem
  3. Scope and delimitations
  4. Significance of the study
  5. Notes in chapter 1
• This question is answered not only by sharing with the beneficiaries the reasons why the researcher has been persuaded to look for solutions to the problem

  What is the rationale of the problem?
• It may include the narration of personal experiences, an article read, a scene witnessed, new heard and a theory that needed to be clarified, among others

  Rationale
• it defines the geographic boundaries and implies certain demographic characteristics

  What is the setting of the problem?
• It describes the reader the place where the research was conducted, since the sad thing has a significant bearing on the variables being studied

  What is the setting of the problem?
• This part seeks to provide the researcher clarity of the terms or variables used in the study

  What is the basic literature foundation of the study?
• The researcher is tasked to identify the intensity and magnitude of the problem

  How serious is the chosen research problem?
• The researcher at this point looks for statistical or quantitative evidence to assess the significance of the problem at hand

  How serious is the chosen research problem?
• This is the general statement of the problem or major task of the researcher to discharge and should also be the basis of the enumerated elements of specific problems

  What is the general objective of the problem?
• The researcher must be totally aware of the purpose of the research problems

  What is the overall purpose of the problem?
• Questions that will aid the researcher in formulating a research introduction:

  1. What is the rationale of the problem?
  2. What is the setting of the problem?
  3. What is the basic literature foundation of the study?
  4. How serious is the chosen research problem?
  5. What is the general objective of the problem?
  6. What is the overall purpose of the problem?