Project Study Proposal Format

A. Title Page a. Includes the following i. School Name and LOGO ii. Project Title iii. Full name of the researchers iv. Degree v. Year b. Research Title must be reflective of its problem. It must answer the following questions: i. What question will answer THE FOLLOWING: 1. What are you trying to investigate? 2. What are you trying to find out, determine or discover? ii. Who question will answer who are the respondents or subjects of the study iii. Where question will indicate the research locale, setting or the place where the research study is conducted. B. Chapter One: INTRODUCTION Components: Background of the Study o discusses the underlying principle and background of the project in international scenario national relevance local settings o states the reasons why the project must be undertaken o citation style: APA Style Statement of the Problem o Provide an introductory statement which reflects the main problem of the study. o Sub-problem should be stated in such a way that it is not answerable by either yes, no, when and where. o Sub-problems should include all the independent and moderate variables which are reflected in the conceptual framework. o Subproblems should be arranged in logical order and extensive in coverage and must be mutually exclusive in its dimensions. o If the research is quantitative avoid the how questions." A problem is any significant, perplexing and challenging situation, real or artificial, the solution of which requires reflective thinking. Objectives of the Study o aim of the study o basis of the methods of the study Significance of the Study o This section describes the contributions of the study to knowledge. This could be in the form of new knowledge in the field, a check on the major findings of other studies, a check on the validity of findings in a different population, a check on trends over time and a check on the other findings using different methodology.

It discusses the importance of the study to the society, the country, the government, the community, the institution, the agency concerned, the curriculum planners and developers and to the researchers. Scope and Delimitation of the Study o explains the nature, coverage, and time frame of the study o presents in brief the subject area of investigation, the place, the time period, or school year covered o discusses the variables included in the study and the exclusion of other variables which are expected to be included. o details what the prototype can and cannot do o assumptions made to simplify the implementation of the project Theoretical Framework / Conceptual Framework o Remember, a theory is a discussion of related concepts, while a concept is a word or phrase that symbolizes several interrelated ideas. Unlike a theory, a concept does not need to be discussed to be understood. However, since you are using several interrelated concepts in a new way, your conceptual framework must explain the relationship among these concepts. Even if your question does not include a theory, there is no doubt that it contains at least one concept that needs to be explained or described in relation to the question as a whole. Look at your question again. How many ideas-as expressed in words does your question contain? Look at each of your definitions. More than likely the question is a sequence of related ideas that form a concept rather than a single idea. If so, you must write a conceptual framework that explains the interrelationship of all of the ideas in your question. o Difference between Conceptual Framework and Theoretical Framework: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK The conceptual framework is the schematic diagram which shows the variables included in the study. Arrows or line should be properly placed and connected between boxes to show the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. All the independent and dependent variables should be clearly discussed and explained how these would influence the results of the study. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK The theoretical framework consists of theories, principles, generalizations and research findings which are closely related to the present study under investigation. It is in this framework where the present research problem understudy evolved. Authors of these theories and principles should be cited. As much as possible research findings and theories should be correct.

Operational Definition of Terms o define terms, words or phrases which have special or unique meanings in the study o terms should be defined operationally, meaning terms which connote different meaning from the conceptual or dictionary definitions should be operationally defined to facilitate the full understanding of the text by the readers

terms to be operationally defined are those used throughout the study and may be a word or a phrase, usually taken from the title, the statement of the problem or hypothesis terms should be arranged in alphabetical order and the definitions should be stated in complete sentences

C. Chapter Two : REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE The literature review is a series of references, not a bibliography. Only the literature that you have used to substantiate your problem is included in your literature review. Not everything that you have read about your problem is relevant to your research and therefore should not be included. The main purpose of a review of related literature is to analyze scientific works by other researchers that you used for investigation critically. How to Write the Introduction of a Review of Related Literature: o Identify the general topic of the sources under discussion. Thus, you will provide the context of your review of related literature; o Discuss what was already presented about the topic of your paper: conflicts in a theory, conclusions, gaps in research and scholarship, etc. o Explain why the literature used is worth reviewing. How to Write the Body of a Review of Related Literature: o Group the sources according to their common dominators (approaches, objectives or any specific chronologies); o Give the examples of how to sort out these groups. Use quotations, evidences, data, etc. They will make your review of related literature more valid. How to Write the Conclusion of a Review of Related Literature: o Summarize the contributions of the literature sources made to the area of study you investigate. Maintain the central focus in the Introduction; o Give a kind of insight into the relationship between the topic of your review and a larger study area (e.g. a discipline, a scientific endeavor, etc.) Your aims for writing RRL should be: o To show why your research needs to be carried out, o How you came to choose certain methodologies or theories to work with, o How your work adds to the research already carried out, etc.

D. Chapter Three: METHODOLOGY Components: Research Design o This describes the research mode whether it is true experimental or quasiexperimental design, descriptive or survey research, historical research, qualitative research, ethnographic, etc. o The design is a set of instructions to the researcher to gather and analyze data in certain ways that will control who and what are to be studied. Unwanted or extraneous variables can always be controlled, the variance of specific variables is enhanced, other words, the design makes it possible for you to isolate the variables you

are interested in from all other variables and to measure them accurately so that your data are reliable and valid. o In this topic, you are going to start thinking about the details. What your research design would be? Is it an experiment, or a survey? What your samples would be like? Where would you find subjects? What they would be like? How many would you need? Where would you find tools to measure your variables? Research Locale o This discusses the place or setting of the study. It describes in brief the place where the study is conducted. Only important features which have the bearing on the present study are included. Research Procedure o This covers the detailed steps for conducting the study, from planning stage up to its full implementation. Research Instrument o This explains the specific type of research instrument used such as questionnaire, checklist, questionnaire-checklists, structured interview, teachermade test, standardized instrument which are adopted or borrowed with permission from the author or from other sources. o The parts of the instruments should be explained and what bits of information are derived. o The establishment of validity and reliability should be explained and only experts should be chosen to validate such instrument. Specific and appropriate statistical test used should be given and the computed values derived. Interpretation should be included in the discussions. Statistical Tools o This discusses all the tools to be used for study, including some surveys or testing to validate the results of the study. The way results are treated will be discussed in the next chapter.