Research Qualitative

1. Identifying the
Inquiry and Stating
the Problem

2. Recap

3. Key Questions:
How should a research be started?
What is a research problem?

4. YOUR INITIAL TASK
STIRRING UP IMAGINATION
Directions: Examine the following list of
topics.
1. Climate Change
2. The Digital Era
3. Philippines’ Underground River
4. Carcinogenic Foods
5. Social Media Network
6. Jeju Island
7. Academic Depression
8. Theory of Relativity
9. Teaching Through PowerPoint Presentations
10. Manila Flash Flood Solutions
Guide Questions:
If you decide to talk or write
about any of these topics,
which among them would
you
like to focus on?
______________________
Why do you like that and not
the others?
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________

5. Getting
Started on
Research

6. How should a research
be started?
Where should a
research begin?
How is topic
chosen?
Researcher’s
interests.

7. Researcher’s interests come from the
following sources..
1. Daily life experiences
Research topics may come from simple to
complex questions that people as they go about
their daily lives.
For instance, fishermen or fish growers could have
developed the most effective way to grow fish because
they are exposed to these things.

8. Researcher’s interests come from the
following sources..
2. Academic readings
Reading academic materials can
also stimulate one’s interest to
explore particular topic.
Usually, the idea that catches the
attention of the reader while
scanning an academic paper
becomes the reader’s research topic

9. Researcher’s interests come from the
following sources..
3. Personal hobbies
Most researchers would like
to seek answers from
questions they have based on
the things that they enjoy
doing.
For instance, they want to
survey the views of people
about a certain issue because
they enjoy doing so.

10. Researcher’s interests come from the
following sources..
4. Attention-catching situations Cases encountered
by the researchers
that catch their
attention

11. Short Essay on the topic Research in
Everyday Life in Five Minutes.
The essay could be developed evolving
around the following guide questions:
1.What is research?
2.What are some of its applications in your daily
life?
3.Cite a situation where you conducted research.
How did you go about it?
4.How did you share this experience with your
family, friends, and others?

12. The pre-grouped learners
will be presenting their
responses using this format.
They will be given 3 minutes
to present their output.

13. Name of
Student
RESPONSES
1 2 3 4
JM CASTRO
The pre-grouped
learners will be
presenting their
responses using this
format. They will be
given 3 minutes to
present their output.

14. Identifying the
Research
Topic

16. When finding the right research paper topic, let’s consider this:
1. To write your title,
you must start with a
topic. There is actually
no such thing as a
single best topic. It is
easier to jot down three
topics of your choice, or
even five, instead of
selecting one single
topic. Soon you will
realize there is wisdom
to this practice.
2. Identify problem situations. At home,
there are problems that you dwell on.
Examples are relationships, money
matters, unemployment, infidelity and
more. In school, you would hear students
complain about failing grades, teachers’
teaching strategies, limited allowances,
school facilities and equipment and a lot
more. You can move to the larger
community and look into problems on
politics, prices of commodities, and other
concerns.

17. When finding the right research paper topic, let’s consider this:
3. Consider your passion
or interest. Your interest in
a topic may be caused by
your rich background
knowledge about it and by
its unfamiliarity to you. Your
real interest in a subject
pushes you to research,
investigate, or inquire about
it with full enthusiasm,
motivation, and energy.
4. Make sure you have
enough resources for your
topic. This means finding a
topic that is discussed not just
on website or blogs, but more
so on books, articles or even
encyclopedia references. Find a
topic that is both interesting and
has plenty of published
materials. Check magazine
articles as well.

18. When finding the right research paper topic, let’s consider this:
5. Pick a topic that is
timely and relevant.
The topic is relevant if
it yields results that are
instrumental in societal
improvement. It is
timely if it is related to
the present.
6. Check references
from the library. Visit
your library to check the
availability of reading
materials on your chosen
topic. Do not hesitate to
ask your librarian for
assistance

19. When finding the right research paper topic, let’s consider this:
7. Be ready with your
personal resources.
Assess your research
abilities in terms of
your financial standing,
health condition, mental
capacity, needed facilities,
and time allotment to
enable you to complete
your research.
8. Master the skill of finding the
right research topic.
Unfortunately, not all topics you
are interested in may be that easy
to write about. It becomes even
more difficult if there is not enough
research material about the topic
you’ve chosen. When confronted
on what research paper topics to
do, find a broad subject first, then
narrow it down.

20. WATCH OUT
!
The following are research
topics to be avoided:
Example: The Extent of Filipinos’ Faith in
God
Example: Spaceship Building

21. WATCH OUT
!
The following are research
topics to be avoided:
3. Hard-to-Investigate Topics
A subject is hard to investigate if there are no
available reading materials about it and
if such materials are not up-to-date.
Example: Labor Unions before
the Coming of Christ
4. Broad Topics
Topics that are too broad will prevent you from giving an
in-depth analysis of the
subject matter of the paper. The solution to this is to
narrow or limit the topic to a
smaller one.
Example: Lack of Self-Confidence (Broad)
Better Topic: Lack of Self-Confidence in
Adolescents: Root Causes, Manifestations
and Intervention (Narrowed)

22. WATCH OUT
!
The following are research
topics to be avoided:
5. Too Narrow Topics
These subjects are too limited or specific
that an extensive or thorough searching
or reading for information about these is
necessary.
Example: The Definition of
Research
6. Vague Topics
Choosing topics like these will prevent you from
having a clear focus on your paper. Titles
beginning with indefinite adjectives such as
several, many, some, etc., are vague enough to
decrease the readers’ interests and curiosity.
Example: Some Excessively Priced
Imported Vehicles

23. Group Activity:
- Grouped together
- Choose 3 topics.
- Refine the topic and select one of the three issues you
identified.
- From the resources gathered, identify what you know and
what do you do not know about the research topic. Let this
be written in your INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH NOTEBOOKS.
Each group will present their work in 5 minutes.

24. RECAP..

25. Green
Energy
Conservation

26. The following are important terminologies for you to take note:
Research Topic - A subject or issue that a researcher is
interested in when conducting research
Narrowed Topic -A slice of the general topic needed to
explore and focus on the issue in detail
Research Design -The strategy for a study and the plan
or method by which the strategy is to be carried out

27. Once a topic has been identified,
it must be narrowed down to
specific one. One needs to read
further to find as many
information as possible regarding
the topic

28. Ways To Narrow Your Topic
Aspect - choose one
lens through which to
view the research
problem ,or look at
just one facet of it.

29. Ways To Narrow Your Topic
spect -
hoose one
ens through
hich to view
he research
roblem, or
Example:
Rather than studying the role
of food in South Asian
religious rituals, explore the
role of food in Hindu
ceremonies or the role of one
particular type of food among
several religions.

30. Ways To Narrow Your Topic
Components - determine
if your initial
variable or unit of
analysis can be broken
into smaller parts,

31. Ways To Narrow Your Topic
Components -
determine if
your initial
variable or
unit of
analysis can
be broken into
smaller parts,
Example:
A study of tobacco use among
adolescents can focus on just
chewing tobacco rather than
all forms of usage or, rather
than adolescents in general,
focus on female adolescents in
a specific age range who
choose to use tobacco.

32. Ways To Narrow Your Topic
Methodology -- how you
gather information can
reduce the domain of
interpretive analysis
needed to address the

33. Ways To Narrow Your Topic
Methodology --
how you gather
information can
reduce the domain
of interpretive
analysis needed
to address the
research problem.
a single case study
can be designed to
generate data that
does not require as
extensive an
explanation as using
multiple cases.

34. Ways To Narrow Your Topic
Place -
generally, the
smaller the
geographic unit

35. Ways To Narrow Your Topic
Place -
generally,
the smaller
the
geographic
unit of
Rather than study
trade relations in
Asia, study trade
relations between
Philippines and
Japan.

36. Ways To Narrow Your Topic
Relationship - ask
yourself how do two or
more different
perspectives or variables
relate to one another.
Designing a study around

37. Ways To Narrow Your Topic
Relationship - ask
yourself how do two
or more different
perspectives or
variables relate to
one another.
Designing a study
around the
relationships
cause/effect,
compare/contrast,
contemporary/historical
group/individual,
male/female,
opinion/reason,
problem/solution

38. Ways To Narrow Your Topic
Time - the shorter the time
period of the study, the
narrower the focus. Decide
whether you want to study
recent events or a historical
time period. This will also
help you decide how current

39. Ways To Narrow Your Topic
Time - the shorter
the time period of
the study, the
narrower the focus.
Decide whether you
want to study
recent events or a
historical time
period. This will
also help you
Challenges faced
by college
graduates entering
the workforce
during the COVID-
19 pandemic

40. Ways To Narrow Your Topic
Type - focus your
topic in terms of a
specific type or
class of people,

41. Ways To Narrow Your Topic
Type - focus
your topic in
terms of a
specific type
or class of
people,
a study of developing
safer traffic patterns
near schools can focus
on SUVs, or just
student drivers, or just
the timing of traffic
signals in the area.

42. Let’s Try
This…
1. Start by writing down your
broad topic.
Use of social media of
children
2. Next, identify the
main ideas or terms.
•social media
•children

43. Let’s
Try
This…
(topic) Use of social media of children
3. Using your list of
ideas, try to describe
Who, What, Where,
When, How, and
Why about your
topic to determine
specifics.
Who Juvenile, pre-adolescent,
adolescent, teenage
What Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
Where Online, in daily life, at school
When Early life, childhood, puberty,
young adulthood
How Social, emotional, physical,
behavioral
Why Causes, effects

44. Let’s
Try
This…
(topic) Use of social media of children
3. Using your list of
ideas, try to describe
Who, What, Where,
When, How, and
Why about your
topic to determine
specifics.
Who Juvenile, pre-adolescent,
adolescent, teenage
What Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
Where Online, in daily life, at school
When Early life, childhood, puberty,
young adulthood
How Social, emotional, physical,
behavioral
Why Causes, effects

45. (topic)Use of social media of
children
Narrow research question:
What are the effects of using
Instagram on the behavior of
adolescents?

46. (topic)Use of social media of
children
Narrow research topic:
The effects of using Instagram on
the behavior of adolescents

47. Narrow down each of the following general subjects to
make it a good research topic.
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY:
1. General subject: Bullying
NARROWED QUESTION: ____________________________
NARROWED TOPIC:______________________________________
2. General subject: Online Gaming
NARROWED QUESTION:_________________________________
NARROWED TOPIC ______________________________

48. Use numbers 1 to 5 to show the order of these topics if you narrow
them from general to the most limited topic. Number 1 being the
general topic and 5 as the most limited one.
1. ______ Man’s Personality
______ The Right Lobe of the Brain
______ The Five Aspects of Personality
______ The Intellectual Aspect of a Person
______ Brain Components
2. ______ Prose and Poetry
______ Fiction
______ The Legend of Mayon Volcano
______ Philippine Literature
______ Legends
3. ______ Pluses and Minuses of Teenage Marriage
______ Teenage Marriage
______ The Advantages of Early Marriage
______ Marriage
______ Human Relationships

50. Once a topic has been identified,
it must be narrowed down to
specific one. One needs to read
further to find as many
information as possible regarding
the topic

51. a.What is the current issue about the research topic you have
identified?
b.What are some recommendations of researchers (based on the
research articles on publications gathered) who conducted
similar studies?
c. What issue/ concern has been studied about the research topic
you have been identified (based on the research articles on
publications gathered)
d.How did these researchers gather the information or data in
their study?
GROUP ACTIVITY

52. Research
Problem

53. Research Problem
Statement about an area of concern, a
condition to be improved upon, a difficulty
to eliminated or a troubling question that
exists in scholarly literature, theory or
practice that points the need for a
meaningful understanding and deliberate
investigation.

54. CHARACTERISTICS OF A RESEARCH PROBLEM
A research problem is not just answerable by yes or no. It should imply
that explanations and justifications are regarding the true situation or
observation are required.
A research problem implies relationship between the variables of
the study.
The problem should be stated in clear, unambiguous manner
A researchable problem must imply interpretation and analysis
of data.

55. Criteria for Evaluation of a Good Research Problem
1.Novel
A good research problem should be something that is new. It
may be a new process, product, or principle
2. Interesting
It should draw attention and interest from other people
3. Practical
The aim of research is to improve people’s quality of living. A
good research problem should be useful and beneficial to its target
population.

56. Criteria for Evaluation of a Good Research Problem
4. Innovative
It should improve the current state of existing technology.
5. Cost-effective
It should provide a good value for money, time and resources,
ang manpower while conducting the study. It should be economical
in addressing the problems of the community.

57. Whether it is QUALITATIVE OR QUANTITATIVE, also
consider these…
Specific. The research problem must be
specifically stated
Measurable. The research problem should be
quantifiable or observable. This may include
interviews, surveys, or recorded observations
such as videos and audio recordings.
Attainable. A research problem should be
easily achieved, solved, or answered by the
researcher after all valid procedures had

58. Whether it is QUALITATIVE OR QUANTITATIVE, also
consider these…
Realistic. It should be possible for the
researchers to perform the
experimentations or observations needed to
solve their problems.
Time Bound. Should consider time
allotment for their research. Research
problem should be carried out in a given
time period.

59. The Research
Title

60. The first thing that is usually seen or
read is the research title. Well-written
research titles draw interest from the
readers. Most of the time, the research
title gives weight and reputation to the
research paper.

61. The Elements of a Research Title
1. Aim (Purpose), answers the question, why do I
want to conduct this research? A problem statement
should imply the purpose of conducting the study
2. Topic (Subject Matter) answers the question, what
do I want to study about? The problem statement
should contain the topic of interest of the researcher.

62. The Elements of a Research Title
3. Place (Locale) answers the question, where do I
conduct the study? The problem statement should
imply where the particular study will be undertaken
2.Period (Time duration) answer the question, how
long will it take for me to finish the study? This
implies the time allotted for the researcher to finish
his/her study.

63. The Elements of a Research Title
4. Population or Respondents answers the question,
from whom will my data come from or be collected?
The population or the respondents of the study
should also be implied in a research problem
statement.
Example: Problems Met by Science and Mathematics
Teachers in Public High School in Calabarzon for the School
Year 2005-2006 to School Year 2010-2011

64. The Elements of a Research Title
Example: Problems Met by Science and Mathematics
Teachers in Public High School in Calabarzon for the
School Year 2005-2006 to School Year 2010-2011
AIM: To determine the problems met by science and
mathematics teachers
TOPICS: Science and mathematics teaching and
learning
PLACE: public high schools in CALABARZON
PERIOD: Seven Years
POPULATION: students, teachers, school