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Practical Research 2: Research Questions, Scope, & Delimitation
Practical Research 2: Research Questions, Scope, & Delimitation
Practical
Research 2
Module 5:
RESEARCH QUESTIONS,
SCOPE, & DELIMITATION
CS_RS12-Id-e-4
CS_RS12-Id-e-5
Subject Area – Grade Level
Self-Learning Module
(SLM)
Quarter 1 – Module 5: Research Questions, Scope, & Delimitation
First Edition, 2020
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master the Research Questions, Scope, & Delimitation.
The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations.
The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons
are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which
you read them can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.
The module is composed of one lesson only:
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. What is the difference between objective or purpose of the study and research
questions or investigative problems?
A. Objective or purpose of the study talks about variable while research
topic or investigative problems deal with the scope of the study.
B. Objective or purpose of the study is a long-term objective expected to be
achieved by the study while research questions or investigative problems
are specific questions of the study.
C. Objective or purpose of the study is a chronological order of the research
problem while research questions or investigative problems are concepts
of the study that talk about the entire context.
D. Objective or purpose of the study deals with different concepts of the
study while research questions or investigative problem pertains to the
definition of the concept of the study.
2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good research question?
A. It is worth investigating.
B. It improves human condition.
C. It confuses the totality of the study’s concept.
D. It contributes knowledge and value to the field.
5. Which of the following statements DOES NOT correctly define the scope of
the study?
A. It explains what information or subject is being analyzed in the study.
B. It tells about the sample size, time the study was conducted and the
geographical area.
C. It tells the specific coverage in terms of concept, number of subjects as
well as the timeline.
D. It tells the general information on how the data are being interpreted to
conclude the study.
Lesson
RESEARCH QUESTIONS,
5 SCOPE, & DELIMITATION
What’s In
Directions: Arrange the scrambled letters to form a word and give your own definition
of each word. Write your answers on the space provided before the
number.
1. U E Q S O I N T S-
2. R C H A E S R E-
3. T L E I T-
4. B C A K R G O N D U-
5. P X E L O M C-
Directions: Describe or define the following terms in your own words. Write your
answers on the corresponding column.
1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4.
5 5. 5.
What is It
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Let us take a look the example below:
Research Title:
Writing Proficiency Level of Grade 11 HUMSS Students: Basis for Contextualized Teaching-Learning Module
Research Questions:
What is the writing proficiency level of Grade 11 HUMSS students in terms of:
grammar;
mechanics; and
organization?
What contextualized teaching-learning module can be designed on the least developed writing skill/s of Grade 11 HUMS
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What is scope and delimitation of the study?
Delimitations
It involves 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
It aims to identify potential weaknesses of the study. For example, all
statistical procedures and research strategies, such as surveys or
grounded theory studies have limitations. In introductory discussions
about these strategies, authors typically mention both their strengths
and their weaknesses (Fatatado, 2016).
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What’s More
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Directions: Answer what is asked.
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2. Discuss the concept of scope and delimitation of the study. Write it inside
the figure below.
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What I Have Learned
1. delimitation-
2. scope-
3. limitation-
4. research questions-
Directions: From the given scope and delimitation below, give the following:
This study focused only on the writing proficiency level of students in English in terms
of grammar, which included subject-verb agreement, verbs/tenses of verbs,
adjectives, adverb, and pronoun; mechanics of writing that entailed capitalization,
punctuation and spelling; and organization, which involved unity, completeness,
coherence and order. The Grade 11 HUMSS students of Koronadal National
Comprehensive High School enrolled in the School Year 2018-2019 were the
respondents of the study. The researcher’s validated questionnaire was used to assess
learners’ writing proficiency level. Only the least learned area of writing was
addressed using the researcher’s developed contextualized module.
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3. topic to be covered
4. respondents
5. methodology
C. Make your own research title about COVID-19 Pandemic and craft at least three
(3) research questions.
Assessment
Direction: Answer what is asked. Write your answers on the space provided.
1. Based on the research title below, craft at least three (3) research questions. Write
these on the blanks provided.
b.
c.
a. Gender Equality
c. School Policy
Additional Activities
Directions: Write a short essay about the things that you have learned the most and
the least in this lesson. Write your essay on the space provided below.
Give an interesting title to your essay.
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Answer Key
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