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LESSON 3_Writing Research Background.pptx
1. Practical Research 2
Senior High School Applied - Academic
Unit 2: Developing a Research Problem
Lesson 3
Writing the Research
Background
2. ENGAGE EXPLORE EXPLAIN EXTEND
EVALUAT 2
What is the
importance of
a well-written
research
background?
3. Learning
Objectives
At the end of the
lesson, you should
be able to do the
following:
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EVALUAT 3
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● Describe the background of the
study.
● Understand the process of
writing a research background.
● Characterize a well-written
research background.
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EVALUAT 4
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What makes a research background
fundamental to any research paper?
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EVALUAT 5
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What makes up a well-written background of
the study?
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EVALUAT
The research background is a brief and
general discussion of the study based on
existing literature and should introduce its
purpose and its relevance to the field. It also
highlights the research problem.
What is the Research Background?
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7. Remember
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The research background is more
in-depth while the introduction
only provides a brief explanation
about what the readers can expect
from the study.
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EVALUAT 8
Steps in
Writing a
Research
Background
● Conduct preliminary
research.
Preliminary research helps
in grounding the current
research study within the
parameters of previously
conducted research.
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EVALUAT 9
Steps in
Writing a
Research
Background
● Identify a writing style.
Deductive approach -
general to specific
Inductive approach - specific
to general
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EVALUAT 10
Steps in
Writing a
Research
Background
● Emphasize the field of your
research topic.
It should reflect an
emphasis on the nature
and the field of the
current study to make
readers know its focus.
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EVALUAT 11
Steps in
Writing a
Research
Background
● Read and use related
literature.
The research background
should include historical
and theoretical contexts
of the current topic by
reading different sources.
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EVALUAT 12
Steps in
Writing a
Research
Background
● Focus on the relevance and
contribution of the study.
It should highlight the
relevance and potential
contributions of the
current study to its field.
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EVALUAT 13
Steps in
Writing a
Research
Background
● Summarize the research
background.
There must be a balance
between discussing very
little information or
elaborating too many details
that might make future
sections of the paper
redundant.
14. Tip
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Outlines are helpful in writing the
research background. Initial
contents of the outline can come
from preliminary research on the
topic.
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EVALUAT
1. The research background should be
written in formal and academic language.
It observes proper grammar spelling, and it
should be clear and understandable.
Characteristics of a Research Background
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EVALUAT
2. It is concise. It should be written in a brief,
organized, and coherent manner.
Characteristics of a Research Background
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EVALUAT
3. It is evidence-based. The research
background should be based on facts and
evidence gathered from existing studies, and
personal opinions of the researchers should
not be included.
Characteristics of a Research Background
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4. It is focused on the research problem. A
well-written research background highlights
important aspects of the research problem,
and unnecessary and unrelated information
should not be included.
Characteristics of a Research Background
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EVALUAT
5. It explains the goals of the study. The
research background should provide
justification for its possible contributions to the
field.
Characteristics of a Research Background
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EVALUAT
6. It introduces the variables of the study.
For quantitative research papers, the research
background should clearly introduce and
discuss the variables of the study.
Characteristics of a Research Background
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EVALUAT
7. It cites related literature in the
discussion. A research background should
provide context to the current study based on
existing literature.
Characteristics of a Research Background
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EVALUAT
What do you think could be the problem in
writing a research background on a topic with
limited related literature?
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EVALUAT
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EVALUAT 23
Quick Check
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Based on your own understanding, how do you
define a research background?
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EVALUAT
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EVALUAT 24
Quick Check
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What differentiates a research background
from an introduction?
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EVALUAT
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EVALUAT
Lourdes collated several issues and trends
about her current research topic. These issues
have been present in the previous years and in
the current year.
Explain how this information is helpful in
writing the research background.
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Quick Check
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26. Wrap Up
The research background provides
context to the study, explains the
relationship of the study with previously
conducted research, introduces the
research problem, and highlights the
contribution of the study to the body of
knowledge.
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27. Wrap Up
Preliminary research, use of related
literature, and discussion outlines are
helpful in writing a structured and
informative research background.
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28. Wrap Up
The research background should be
formally written, contextual, concise, and
evidence-based.
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30. Bibliography
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Alleyne, Stacy. “A Step-by-Step on How to Do a Background Study for a Thesis.” Seattlepi.
Hearts Seattle Media, LLC. Accessed April 24, 2020.
https://education.seattlepi.com/stepbystep-background-study-thesis-1626.html.
Dudovisky, J. “Writing Research Background.” Research Methodology. Accessed April 24, 2020.
https://research-methodology.net/research-methodology/research-process/writing-
research-background/.
Johnston, Deirdre, and Scott W. Vanderstoep. Research Methods for Everyday Life Blending
Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. California: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009.
31. Bibliography
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Olawale, J. “Background of the Study in Research: How to Write One.” Legit. March 25, 2020.
https://www.legit.ng/1174941-background-study-research-write-2020.html.
Waters, Donald. Quantitative Methods for Business. 4th ed. England: Pearson Education
Limited, 2008.
Editor's Notes
Suggested activity:
Ask the students to partner up with someone they are not close with or would like to know more about. Give them time to discuss the question. Have the students explain their answers and exemplify it with past experiences.
Sample Answer:
A research background is written to introduce the current study to the readers while grounding it to existing research and contexts provided by evidence-based literature.
Sample Answer:
An introduction only provides a brief explanation on what the readers are supposed to expect in the current research while the research background provides a more in-depth explanation of the nature, and scope of the research. It also provides the historical details and the different developments in the study, which further emphasizes the need to conduct it.
Sample Answer:
The collated issues and trends show that the issues currently exist and that they can be different in each timeline. The issues and trends can actually show different patterns that may support the idea that the current research can be conducted.
