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INQURIES,INVESTIGATION&
IMMERSION:3Is
1.Whythere’saneedto
conductaresearch?
2.Howcanyouprovide
justificationtoyourchosen
researchtopic?
1. Is research important?
2. Is formulating and asking questions help
you foresee any potential problems or
challenges?
3. How does research contribute in providing
solutions to daily life problems?
Follow-up question:
1. In the given questions, what differences
have you observed?
The class will be divided into 5
groups. Each group will be given a
photo to analyze. Then, the
students will create a question
based on the photo.
Here are the guide instructions in this
activity:
1. Identify the problem based from the
assigned photo.
2. Think of a possible topic.
3. Create at least two questions.
Guide Questions:
1. How many of you easily constructed your
questions based on the given photos?
2. Were the questions you formulated answerable by
yes or no? Explain your answer.
3. Among your formulated questions, which is/are
researchable question/s?
• It helps in the identification of each step you must
take to do your research – the sampling strategy, the
research design, the research analysis, and the
research instruments to be used.
• Underrepresentation of IP Women in Politics
• Provides a clear focus: A well-defined research topic
ensures that the project has a clear direction and goal,
which helps in achieving the desired outcomes.
• Helps in identifying research gaps: A good research
topic helps in identifying gaps in existing research,
which can be used to formulate research.
• IP Women in Politics
• It is the initial step in a research project, and it will
guide and focus the research.
• The research question will help the researcher form a
hypothesis, or proposed idea that can be tested.
• What are the challenges experienced of IP women in
politics?
• they allow you to answer your main question in a
step-by-step manner. Good sub-questions should be:
Less complex than the main question.
• How do IP women in politics overcome these
challenges?
Stages in Writing
Research Questions:
Instruction:
The group will utilize the same picked
photo and the students will provide the
information for each of the stage in
writing research questions. The provided
example will be the students’ reference.
PRESENTATION
Tips to remember in
formulating research
questions:
Instruction:
Recall your research title and your
justification of conducting the research
study. State the appropriate central
research questions.
Research Title:
Steps in Writing Research Research Details
Identify the research problem
Identify the topic
Create central question using what
and how questions stating the
research problem and the topic.
Create sub-question/s from the
central question extracting
experiences.
Economy:
With the increasing prices of goods and
commodities including the high inflation
rate, how will research be of help?
Health:
How does conducting thorough research
help in decreasing the Covid-19 death
rates?
Education:
In the implementation of K-12 Program,
what are the contributions of research?
Agriculture:
Philippines is a tropical country. With the
changing season, how does research
widened the farmers’ knowledge on
plant and productive cultivation
including pests and diseases control?
Culture:
What do you think is the importance of
research in promoting and preserving
the Philippine culture?
1.What are the two (2) forms in
formulating/stating research questions?
2.What are the tips in formulating
research questions?
3.Why there’s a need to remember and
consider the forms and tips in
formulating/stating research questions?
The two (2) forms in formulating/stating
research questions are through a central
question and associated sub-questions.
Research questions must elicit responses from your
participants. Thus, you need to take note of the following:
- Avoid questions that answer YES or NO.
- Avoid questions that answer a single statistic.
- Avoid philosophical questions.
- Avoid Miss-U questions.
- Avoid subjective questions
Instruction:
As you have learned from this lesson,
write 1 or 2 sub-questions out from the
given central research question.
Research Title:
Lived Experiences of Working Students in the Regular Class
Program of Carlos P. Garcia Senior High School
Central Question: What are the experiences of the
working students enrolled in the regular class program?
Sub-Question/s:
_____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________
Instruction:
Study the research problem given to you,
and formulate two research questions.
Situation: Informal settlers in the four barangays
in Davao City, namely: Agdao, Bankerohan,
Sandawa and Boulevard reside in high-risk areas
areas like shorelines and riverbanks, under
bridges and near transmission lines, in garbage
dumps and in other dangerous places that
make them vulnerable to health and
environmental problems.
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WRITING YOUR STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM.pptx

  • 2.
  • 5.
  • 6. 1. Is research important? 2. Is formulating and asking questions help you foresee any potential problems or challenges? 3. How does research contribute in providing solutions to daily life problems?
  • 7. Follow-up question: 1. In the given questions, what differences have you observed?
  • 8.
  • 9. The class will be divided into 5 groups. Each group will be given a photo to analyze. Then, the students will create a question based on the photo.
  • 10. Here are the guide instructions in this activity: 1. Identify the problem based from the assigned photo. 2. Think of a possible topic. 3. Create at least two questions.
  • 11. Guide Questions: 1. How many of you easily constructed your questions based on the given photos? 2. Were the questions you formulated answerable by yes or no? Explain your answer. 3. Among your formulated questions, which is/are researchable question/s?
  • 12.
  • 13. • It helps in the identification of each step you must take to do your research – the sampling strategy, the research design, the research analysis, and the research instruments to be used.
  • 14. • Underrepresentation of IP Women in Politics
  • 15. • Provides a clear focus: A well-defined research topic ensures that the project has a clear direction and goal, which helps in achieving the desired outcomes. • Helps in identifying research gaps: A good research topic helps in identifying gaps in existing research, which can be used to formulate research.
  • 16. • IP Women in Politics
  • 17. • It is the initial step in a research project, and it will guide and focus the research. • The research question will help the researcher form a hypothesis, or proposed idea that can be tested.
  • 18. • What are the challenges experienced of IP women in politics?
  • 19. • they allow you to answer your main question in a step-by-step manner. Good sub-questions should be: Less complex than the main question.
  • 20. • How do IP women in politics overcome these challenges?
  • 22. Instruction: The group will utilize the same picked photo and the students will provide the information for each of the stage in writing research questions. The provided example will be the students’ reference.
  • 24. Tips to remember in formulating research questions:
  • 25.
  • 26.
  • 27. Instruction: Recall your research title and your justification of conducting the research study. State the appropriate central research questions.
  • 28. Research Title: Steps in Writing Research Research Details Identify the research problem Identify the topic Create central question using what and how questions stating the research problem and the topic. Create sub-question/s from the central question extracting experiences.
  • 29.
  • 30. Economy: With the increasing prices of goods and commodities including the high inflation rate, how will research be of help?
  • 31. Health: How does conducting thorough research help in decreasing the Covid-19 death rates?
  • 32. Education: In the implementation of K-12 Program, what are the contributions of research?
  • 33. Agriculture: Philippines is a tropical country. With the changing season, how does research widened the farmers’ knowledge on plant and productive cultivation including pests and diseases control?
  • 34. Culture: What do you think is the importance of research in promoting and preserving the Philippine culture?
  • 35.
  • 36. 1.What are the two (2) forms in formulating/stating research questions?
  • 37. 2.What are the tips in formulating research questions?
  • 38. 3.Why there’s a need to remember and consider the forms and tips in formulating/stating research questions?
  • 39.
  • 40. The two (2) forms in formulating/stating research questions are through a central question and associated sub-questions.
  • 41. Research questions must elicit responses from your participants. Thus, you need to take note of the following: - Avoid questions that answer YES or NO. - Avoid questions that answer a single statistic. - Avoid philosophical questions. - Avoid Miss-U questions. - Avoid subjective questions
  • 42.
  • 43. Instruction: As you have learned from this lesson, write 1 or 2 sub-questions out from the given central research question.
  • 44. Research Title: Lived Experiences of Working Students in the Regular Class Program of Carlos P. Garcia Senior High School Central Question: What are the experiences of the working students enrolled in the regular class program? Sub-Question/s: _____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________
  • 45.
  • 46. Instruction: Study the research problem given to you, and formulate two research questions.
  • 47. Situation: Informal settlers in the four barangays in Davao City, namely: Agdao, Bankerohan, Sandawa and Boulevard reside in high-risk areas areas like shorelines and riverbanks, under bridges and near transmission lines, in garbage dumps and in other dangerous places that make them vulnerable to health and environmental problems.