Sometimes it is called the PURPOSE STATEMENT. It is nearly identical to the title of the study.
The Statement of the Problem in Research Papers …
Statement of the Problem
Between the background of the study and the objectives TABLE OF CONTENTS Approval sheet Acknowledgement Abstract List of Tables List of Figures List of Plates List of Appendices CHAPTER I. Introduction Background of the study Statement of the problem Objectives of the study Hypothesis of the study Research Paradigm Significance of the study Scope and Delimitations Definition of Terms II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE A.Monggo A.1 Fruit A.2 Cultivars A.3 Harvesting A.4 Storage B. Fungal Diseases B.1 Arthoknose B.2 Stem Find Rot B.3 Seah B.4 Shizopres Rot B.5 Bacterial Canker C. Cotrol of Fungal Diseases
In the research process…
It closes the background of the study.
Background > Statement > Objectives
IT MAY BE IN STATEMENT OR QUESTION FORM.
Research problem indicates unambiguously the what and how of the research by using...
Key terms in the statement of the problem indicate the type of Research..
Relationship problems that indicate correlation studies
Relationship problems that indicate studies of differences
Problems that indicate cause- and –effect relationships
Problems involving Developmental Studies
Problems involving Descriptive Studies
What’s in a Statement of the Problem?
What’s in a Statement of the Problem?
What’s in a Statement of the Problem?
What’s in a statement of problem? - What are the major components of the design? - What innovative element is present? - Who are the target beneficiaries/users?
Statement of the Problem…. should not be general nor too specific contain sufficient detail and information in a sentence that is clear and succinct
Examples: ( TOO BROAD! ) The purpose of this is to study seagrasses . The study investigates the relationship of morphology and habitat of crustaceans.
( TOO SPECIFIC! ) The purpose of this research is to identify the species of seagrass collected from the shorelines of six towns in Iloilo namely San Joaquin, Tigbauan , Carles , Estancia, Miagao and Dumangas and to describe its demographic characteristics by computing its mean age, gross recruitment, mortality rate and net recruitment; its reproductive dynamics by determining the frequency and seasonality of flowering and its vegetative dynamics by determining the vertical growth rate of shoots and horizontal elongation rate of rhizomes. This study will describe the community structure of seagrasses in coastal areas of Iloilo.
Statement of problem should or should be… # Researchable # Important # Indicate the type of research # Clear
The problem should include terms that are not ambiguous. The terms effect, effective, achievement, method, role are ambiguous.
ACTIVITY: TASK 1
TASK 2:
References : Cadomigara , M.. 2002. Fundamentals of Research, Methods and Models. Mindset Publishing, Inc. Iloilo city Pyrczak , F., Bruce, R.R. 2003. Writing Empirical Research Reports (4 th Ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak Publishing. The Problem Statement in the Research Paper. Available: http://web.utk.edu/-wrobinsonso/540_lec_problem.html . Accesesed : 11 September 2008