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1. Senior High School
Practical Research II
Quarter 1 – Module 5.2
Scope and Delimitation of the Study

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Practical Research II
Quarter 1 – Module 5.2
Scope and Delimitation of the Study
Senior High School

4. Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
Welcome to the Practical Research II Self-Learning Module on Scope and
Delimitation of the Study.
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by
educators both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or
facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum
while overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims
to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration
their needs and circumstances.
In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body
of the module:
As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:
Welcome to the Practical Research II Self-Learning Module on Scope and
Delimitation of the Study.
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities
for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled
to process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
Notes to the Teacher
This contains helpful tips or strategies that will help
you in guiding the learners.

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CONTENT STANDARD
The learners demonstrate, understanding of the range of research in the area
of inquiry, the value of research in the area of interest and the specificity and
feasibility of the problem posed.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learners should be able to formulate clearly the statement of the research
problem.
LEARNING COMPETENCY
Indicate scope and delimitation of study (CS_RS12-ld-e-5).
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the module, you should be able to:
1. Define what is scope and delimitation of the research study;
2. Value the scope and delimitation of the research study; and
3. Illustrate the difference between scope and delimitation.
INTRODUCTION
You are given a topic, it is broad. Your teacher tells you to limit its scope. Scope
refers to the coverage. How can you limit the topic? Give the specific details that you
want to emphasize. Delimitation of the study – refers to the borderline of the research,
there are influences that the researcher cannot control. Delimit is by citing the
variables that are not to be included and the boundary in terms of time frame, number
of subjects, participants, participants or respondents who are excluded.
In this module, you will know the differences between the scope and
delimitation. You will encounter exercises that will hone your skills in writing a research
study.

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REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS MODULE
As previously discussed, there are different types and approaches of
quantitative research questions. As a review and to be guided in the next module, state
one type of quantitative research question and elaborate its definition. Write your
answer on the space provided.
PRESENTATION OF THE NEW MODULE
This new module contains drills in identifying scope and delimitation of the study
based on the information given. Activities are structured to improve your thinking skills.
In this module, you will come across terms, definitions and statements that are
relevant to the topic.
ACTIVITY
Direction: Put a ( / ) if the statement is true and ( X ) if the statement is false. Write
your answer on the space provided.
____1. It is important to narrow down your thesis topic and limit the scope of your
study.
____2. The delimitation identifies the boundaries of the study in terms of subjects,
objectives, facilities, area, time frame, and the issues to which the
research is focused.
____3. The researcher should inform the reader about limits or coverage of the
study.
____4. The scope is used to make study better and more feasible and not just for
the interest of the researcher.
____5. The delimitation of the study is delimiting a study by geographic location,
age, sex, population, age sex, population traits, population size, or other
similar considerations.

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____6. Scope aims to narrow the scope of a study.
____7. Research is usually limited in scope by sample size, time and geographic
area.
____8. The scope of the study contains the explanation of what information or the
subject is being analyzed.
____9. Delimitation of the study is the description of the scope of the study.
____10. Scope explains why definite aspects of a subject were chosen and why
others were excluded.
ANALYSIS
Directions: Answer the following questions briefly.
1. Based on your understanding, what is a scope and delimitation of the study?
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2. What is the importance of scope and delimitation of the study?
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Good job! I told you, you can do better! It is time to read on.
ABSTRACTION
As mentioned, too broad topics will lead the research nowhere. The scope and
delimitation of the study sets boundaries and parameters of the problem inquiry and
narrows down the scope of the inquiry. The scope is the domain of your research-what
is in the domain and what is not. You need to make as clear as possible what you will
be studying and what factors are within the accepted range of your study. For example,
if you are studying the impact of a particular program of the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD), you have to specify the program and specify the
local government unit in which it is being implemented.
Scope and delimitation of the study is considered as one of the important parts
of the study. It helps us identify the area covered and the limits of the study. This
specifies the boundaries of the research in paragraphs. Scope describes the coverage
of the study. It refers to what is covered in terms of concept. The number of subjects

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or the population is also included and the timeline when the study was conducted. It
answers the basic questions: what, where, when, why, who how.
a. What –includes the variables and the topic of investigation.
b. Where – refers to the venue
c. When – the time when the study was conducted
d. Why – the general objectives of the research
e. Who – refers to the focus of the study which includes the subject, sample
population
f. How – refers to methods on how to conduct the study which also includes
research design, and the research instrument
Formulating research questions delimits the research topic to a specific area.
Doing so reduces variety and thus, structures the field under study. Important aspects
are brought to the fore; others are regarded as less important and left in the
background or excluded.
Note: Delimitations aim to narrow the scope of a study. For example, the scope may
focus on specific variables, specific participants, specific sites, or narrowed to one type
of research design (e.g., ethnography or experimental research). Limitations,
however, aim to identify potential weaknesses of the study.
Example of Scope and Delimitation of the Study from Actual Studies
Title of the Study: Water Quality Analysis of Mapaso Wellness Hot Spring in
Barangay Magsaysay, Mainit, Surigao del Norte
The study focused on the analysis of water quality in Mapaso Wellness Hot
Spring. Specifically, this assessed the quality of the water in terms of Temperature and
Turbidity which are physical parameters and pH, Conductivity, Salinity, Total Dissolved
Solids, Resistivity, and Dissolved Oxygen of the water samples gathered. The study
limits on the Mapaso Wellness Hot Spring in Barangay Magsaysay, Mainit, Surigao
del Norte as the area and the source of the water samples.
The water samples are in the upper and lower stream only. It was gathered
early in the sunny morning. The results and conclusions are limited to the sample
tested. Generalizations are based on the findings and should be made with utmost
caution.

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APPLICATION
Direction: In the previous Module (Module 4.2), you have formulated your research
title. Now, it is time for you to write the scope and delimitation of your research title.
Make sure to consider the things you have learned in this module. “You can do it!”
“That was excellent! Keep it up!
REFLECT
You did it well! Congratulations on finishing the supplementary learning module!
You have just had an amazing learning journey and for sure, you will also do the same
in the succeeding modules.
For the last time, share your final insights by completing the following sentence
prompts. It was such a wonderful learning experience with you.
3 Things I learned today…
2 Things I found interesting…
1 1 Question I still have…

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REFERENCES
Baraceros, E. 2017. Practical Research 2. Rex Book Store
Faltado, R,.et.al 2016. Practical Research 2. Lomari Publishing
Prieto, N., et al. (2017). Practical research 2 for senior high school. Lorimar
Publishing, Inc. pp.37-38.

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