LESSON 4

• MANUSCRIPT CONTENT


  • PRELIMINARIES
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • LITERATURE REVIEW
  • THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
  • PROBLEM STATEMENT AND HYPOTHESES
  • RESEARCH PARADIGM/SIMULACRUM
  • RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  • RESEARCH DESIGN
  • RESEARCH LOCALE
  • POPULATION AND SAMPLING
  • RESEARCH ETHICS
  • RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS
  • DATA COLLECTION
  • DATA ANALYSIS
  • RESULTS
  • DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
  • REFERENCES
  • APPENDICES
• PRELIMINARIES


  • Title page
  • Endorsement
  • Certificate of Originality
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
• ABSTRACT


  Summary of the whole content, must contain the IMRAD, end with a conclusionary statement, and must not exceed 250 words
• INTRODUCTION

  • Establishes the context and significance of the research, summarizes current understanding and background information about the topic, states the purpose of the work, explains the methodological approach, highlights the potential outcomes, and outlines the remaining structure of the paper
• LITERATURE REVIEW


  Foundation of the study
• THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK


  1. State the theory appropriate for the study

  2. Explain why the theory is used

  3. Contextualize – apply the theory
• PROBLEM STATEMENT AND HYPOTHESES

  Guides the analysis of the research study, usually arises from the review of literature
• RESEARCH PARADIGM/SIMULACRUM


  Figurative representation of the interrelatedness and relationship of the variables in the study
• RESEARCH METHODOLOGY


  Scientific process used to collect data and information
• RESEARCH DESIGN


  Research approach (Quanti, Quali, or Mixed), and research design
• RESEARCH LOCALE

  Geographic characteristics of the place of study
• POPULATION AND SAMPLING

  Demographic characteristics of the respondents of the study; includes the sampling technique and criteria in choosing respondents
• RESEARCH ETHICS


  Ethical principles in the study including consent form, Institutional Ethics Review Committee approval, permission to conduct human and animal study
• RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS


  Stating the materials and equipments used for the study
• DATA COLLECTION


  Step-by-step process chronologically describing how the data was gathered
• DATA ANALYSIS


  How the data were analyzed
• RESULTS

  Presents the processed and condensed data with the important trends extracted and described; brief and direct
• DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION


  Enumerating the findings of the research from the gathered and analyzed data, represents the answers relating to the objectives of the study
• RECOMMENDATIONS


  Offers future directions for the study
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

  Expressing gratitude and appreciation to those who assisted and supported the researchers
• REFERENCES


  Following the APA 6th style format
• APPENDICES


  Contains copies of the questionnaires, tables, certificates, checklist, and other necessary materials