This document provides guidance on how to conduct a research proposal in 3 sentences or less: The document outlines the key components of a successful research proposal, including describing the problem being addressed, justifying the importance and benefits of the research, stating clear and measurable objectives and research questions, explaining the theoretical framework and methodology, and providing a timeline, budget, and references.

1. HOW TO CONDUCT A
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Eulices Córdoba Zúñiga
Universidad de la Amazonia
Education and Sciences school
English Language Teaching Program
Let’s do research together
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2. When does a research proposal
start?

3. What’s wrong?

4. Minority students in urban high schools are not
doing well on SABER 11 test in English

5. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM
• Introduce the reader to the importance of the topic
being studied
• Place the problem into a particular context
• A clear statement (Clarity and precision)
• Describe what the problem is
• Conveyance of the study's importance, benefits, and
justification

6. TITLE
• Concise
• Informative
• Short
• Describe what your research is about
• Intended to be done
• Catchy

7. What moves you to solve the problem?

8. JUSTIFICATION
• What moves you?
• Justification
• Benefits
• Importance
• Results you expect

9. Objectives
• Specific
• Measureable
• A chieveable
• Realistic
• Timely

10. Research question
• Yield argument or position
• No yes or no answer
• Gives direction to the proposal
• Solve a problem
• Broad or too narrow

11. Theoretical framework
• It explains the phenomena
• Connects the researcher to existing knowledge
• Guided by a relevant theory or principles
• Link

12. Methodology
• Design
• Data collection instruments
• Data analysis
• 1) How was the data collected?
• 2) How was it analyzed?

13. Activities timetable
• The activity
• Place
• The aim
• Time you’ll spend on it
• Results
• Participant roles

14. Budget
• Books
• Copies
• Materials
• Transportation

15. References
• List of all authors
• Reading
• Give credit to the credit is due