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One of the initial difficulties
faced by a thesis writer is
how to start the introductory
section.
To help ease the problem,
the following approaches
are suggested.
1. Start with a brief but provocative quotation 4. Begin with the researcher’s firm stand in the
that us applicable to the theme of the study. need to bridge the gap between existing bodies
of knowledge and the prevailing problem
2. Commence with striking facts or statistics situation.
that objectively portray the existing 5. Start with the researcher’s rationale concerning
problem situation. the need to replicate completed study
3. Begin by presenting a very brief background 6. If a new theory is being envisioned for the
or resume of events that truly depict the study, commence by attacking some pertinent
universally-held theories of psychologists,
present state of the issue abroad, in the social scientists, or experts in the subject and
country and in the locality. giving the rationale behind the research
undertaking.
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1. Presentation of the problem. 5. A desire to have a deeper and clearer
understanding of a situation,
2. The existence of an unsatisfactory circumstance or phenomenon.
condition, a felt problem that 6. A desire to find a better way of doing
something or of improving a
needs a solution. product.
3. Rationale of the study. 7. A desire to discover something.
4. Historical background of the 8. Geographical conditions of the study
locale.
problem. 9. A link between the introduction and
the statement of the problem.
There should be a general This section discusses the importance of the
study to society, the country, the government,
objective of the followed by the community, the institution, the agency
concerned, and the thesis writer himself. It
the specific objectives into expounds on the study’s probable impact to
which the general problem is education, science, technology, on-going
researches, etc. It also gives the justification for
broken up. the study in terms of its contribution to theory
and practice. Lastly, it touches on the
significance of the study to the researcher
himself, what it does to his profession, and the
difference it makes to his own professional
growth.
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The rationale, timeliness and/or relevance of Explained in this section is the
the study. nature, coverage, and time frame of
Possible solutions to existing problems or
the study. It presents in brief the
improvement to unsatisfactory conditions.
Who are to be benefited and how they are
subject areas of investigation, the
going to be benefited. number of respondents or subjects
Possible contribution to the fund of involved, the place, the time period
knowledge. or school year covered, and the
Possible implications rationale behind delimiting the scope
of the study.
A brief statement of the general purpose of From the review of related literature and
the study. studies, the researcher may formulate a
The subject matter and topics studied and theoretical scheme for his research problem.
discussed. This scheme is tentative explanation or
theoretical explanation of the phenomenon or
The locale of the study, where the data were problem and serves as the basis for the
gathered or the entity to which the data formulation of research hypotheses.
belong. The conceptual framework consists of the
The population or universe from which the investigator’s own position on a problem
respondents were selected. after his exposure to various theories that
The period of the study. have bearing on the problem.
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Aparadigm is a diagrammatic Under this main topical
representation of a conceptual component are the operational
framework. It depicts in a and conceptual definitions of
more vivid way what the the terms that are found in the
conceptual framework wants title of the study, including
to convey. other unusual and technical
terms.