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q3 g11 Practical Research 1 Week 4 Module 10
q3 g11 Practical Research 1 Week 4 Module 10
Practical Research 1
Quarter 3 – Module 10:
Justification for Conducting
Research
Practical Research 1 – Grade 11
Quarter 3 – Module 10: Justification for Conducting Research
First Edition, 2020
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At the end of this module, you are expected to:
1. justify whether some events are
researchable or not; and
2. cite reasons for conducting the chosen
research.
Introduction
You must be familiar with the saying, ―necessity is the mother of all
inventions.‖ Everything that we enjoy today—the fast technology, the
amusing gadgets—is born out of a concrete need. To illustrate, when
smartphones do more than just call and text, its entertainment features are
a response to the needs of our modern world. We need to be digitally
connected so phones must have social media apps, even games,
entertainment, etc.
In the same principle, when you thought about your research topic,
you must have in mind addressing a particular need. Perhaps you wanted
to understand how important self-confidence is among students. How does
it determine their academic success? Having this in mind, you chose your
research topic. It is assumed that your choice comes from an urge to make
someone’s life better by describing what they have been going through.
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(Activity 1) IN THE NEWS
Instruction: Here are some news headlines gathered from local and national
papers. In your level as a student researcher, do you find the
following topics researchable? You may just write YES or NO.
Example:
News Headline: SEC raises warning vs. cryptocurrency entity
Answer: NO. (Bitcoin is far off from the reality of public school students.)
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(Activity 2)
Guide Questions:
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them? Why do they break rules?
It gives voice to a small number of people who are
“invisible” to many of us. These are what we call marginalized people. In
a large class size, for instance, there will always be few who have different
ways of learning. However, we don’t exert efforts to know them better
because they are not part of the so-called majority.
Moreover, it is worth noting how Creswell (2012) details some of the
features of a suitable research problem. I have made a mnemonic for you so
it’s easier to memorize: PISDAC. Just remember the following keywords:
problem, interest, significance, delineation, information accessibility, and
conclusion. We’ll discuss each item very briefly.
You should be able to explain the problem in such a way that
everybody truly understands what it is. Of course, it must be interesting
enough for you so you don’t get bored going through it many times over. It
must be significant as opposed to being trivial or shallow, and there must
be something new to explore and discover. The problem must be delineated
which means you have to ask yourself how much of the problem should be
covered. Practicality also tells you that you cannot conduct your research if
you do not have accessible information. Lastly, you must be able to draw
conclusion as regards the problem. Here, we are talking about giving an
answer to a question and offering a solution to a problem.
Using these criteria, we’ll try justifying the research topic, women
representation. We’ll have it in table form so it’s easy for you to follow.
Research Topic CRITERIA MY JUSTIFICATION
Women Problem Gender issues are
representation on becoming popular so it’s
campus easy to define the problem
and for my audience to
relate to.
Interest This is an exciting topic to
study.
Significance As we have more women
leaders now, producing
them should start in
school.
Delineation (area I will only focus on female
covered) students in the SSG.
Accessible information I have access to female
student leaders.
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Conclusion Perhaps I can make a
conclusion whether our
society is truly patriarchal
or matriarchal.
Going over all those reasons and justifications for conducting the
research, we can say that response to need is a primary consideration.
Really, it all boils down to benefits that your research can bring. Also, on
your end as a researcher, you must also consider whether you have the
resources to work on your research
(Activity 3) JUSTIFY ME
Instruction: Justify each topic provided whether or not it is researchable
based on the criteria we have just discussed.
RESEARCH TOPIC CRITERIA MY JUSTIFICATION
Low self-confidence Problem I find this problem…
among indigenous
students
Interest This topic interests/does
not interest me because…
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Delineation (area I will only focus on…
covered)
As we are about to end our discussion, let us choose three of the most
important lessons we have learned so far.
1. A certain topic can be considered researchable based on the
following criteria: problem, interest, significance, delineation,
information accessibility, and conclusion.
2. Of all these justifications, the need for research is the most
important consideration.
3. A meaningful research seeks to make a certain condition or
someone’s life better.
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(Activity 4) BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT
Instruction: Provide a one-sentence justification for your research. Use the
matrix below. Also, be guided by the scoring rubric.
MY RESEARCH
CRITERIA MY JUSTIFICATION
TOPIC
Problem
Interest
Significance
Delineation (area
covered)
Accessible information
Conclusion
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Let’s Test Ourselves Let’s Do This
(Answers vary.) (Answers vary.)
Analysis Let’s Try This
(Answers vary.) A.
1. YES
2. NO
Answer Key
References
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