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How To Write Chapter 1

This document provides guidelines for writing Chapter 1 of a thesis, which typically includes an introduction, statement of the problem, assumptions and hypotheses, significance of the study, definition of terms, scope and limitations of the study, and conceptual framework. The introduction presents the problem and rationale for studying it. The statement of the problem includes a general statement and specific research questions. The significance discusses who benefits and how. Definitions only include unique terms. The scope outlines what is included and the limitations note weaknesses beyond the researcher's control.

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How To Write Chapter 1

This document provides guidelines for writing Chapter 1 of a thesis, which typically includes an introduction, statement of the problem, assumptions and hypotheses, significance of the study, definition of terms, scope and limitations of the study, and conceptual framework. The introduction presents the problem and rationale for studying it. The statement of the problem includes a general statement and specific research questions. The significance discusses who benefits and how. Definitions only include unique terms. The scope outlines what is included and the limitations note weaknesses beyond the researcher's control.

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How to Write Chapter 1

Chapter 1 The Problem and its Setting


Reference: Methods of Research and
Thesis Writing
By Jose F. Calderon

MIT, School of AR-ID & BE


Prepared By: Arch. Carlos P. Sauco,
UAP
Contents of Chapter 1
! Introduction
! Statement of the Problem
! Assumptions and Hypotheses
! Significance or Importance of the
Study
! Definition of Terms
! Scope and Limitations of the Study
! Conceptual Framework
The Introduction (Its Guidelines)
1.Presentation of the Problem. The
start of the introduction is the
presentation of the problem, that is,
what the problem is all about. This
will indicate what will be covered by
the study.
2.The existence of an
unsatisfactory condition, a felt
problem that needs a solution.
The Introduction (Its Guidelines)
3. Rationale of the Study. The reason or
reasons why it is necessary to conduct
the study must be discussed.
4. Historical background of the Problem.
5. A desire to have a deeper and clearer
understanding of a situation,
circumstance, or phenomenon.
The Introduction (Its Guidelines)
6.A desire to find a better way of
doing something or improving a
product.
7.A desire to discover something.
8.Geographical conditions of the
study locale. This is necessary in
anthropological and economic
studies.
The Introduction (Its Guidelines)
9.A link between the introduction
and the statement of the
problem.
Statement of the Problem
! There should be a general statement
of the whole problem followed by the
specific questions or sub-problems.
For example:
1. What type of health / institutional
facilities needed for the municipality
of San Miguel, Bulacan?
Guidelines in formulating the
general problem
1. The general statement of the
problem and the specific sub-
problems should be formulated first
before conducting research.
2. Each specific question must be clear
and must not have dual meaning.
3. Each specific question must be
researchable.
Guidelines in formulating the
general problem
4. Each specific question must be based on
known facts and phenomena.
5. Answers to the specific question must be
interpreted individually and contribute to
the development of the research.
6. Summing up the answers will give a
complete development of the entire
study.
7. The number of specific question should
be enough to cover the development of
the whole research.
Assumptions and Hypotheses
! Historical and descriptive
investigations do not need explicit
hypotheses and assumptions. Only
experimental studies need expressly
written assumptions and hypotheses.
Importance or Significance of the
Study
1. The rationale, timeliness, and/or
importance of the study.
2. Possible solutions to existing
problems or improvement to
unsatisfactory conditions.
3. Who are to be benefited and how
they are going to be benefited. It
must be shown who are the individuals,
groups, or communities who may be
placed in a more advantageous position
on account of the study.
Importance or Significance of the
Study
4.Possible contribution to the fund
of knowledge.
5.Possible implications. It should be
discussed here that the implications
include the possible causes of the
problems discovered, the possible
effects of the problems, and the
remedial measures to solve the
problems.
Definition of Terms
1. Only terms, words, or phrases
which have special or unique
meanings in the study are defined.
2. Terms should be defined
operationally, that is, how they are
used in the study.
3. The researcher may develop his/her
own definition from the
characteristics of the term defined.
Definition of Terms
4. Definitions may be taken from
encyclopaedias, books, magazines and
newspaper articles, dictionaries and
other publications but the researcher
must acknowledge his/her sources.
5. Definition must be brief and clear as
possible.
6. Acronyms should always be spelled out
fully especially if it is not commonly
known or if it is for the first time.
Scope and Limitations of the Study
(Scope)
1. A brief statement of the general purpose
of the study.
2. The subject matter and topics studied
and discussed.
3. The locale of the study, where the data
were gathered or the entity to which the
data belong.
4. The population from which the
respondents were selected. This must be
large enough to make generalizations
significant.
5. The period of the study.
Scope and Limitations of the Study
(Limitations)
1. Limitations of the study include the
weakness of the study beyond the
control of the researcher. This is
especially true in descriptive
research where the variables
involved are uncountables or
continuous variables such as
adequacy, effectiveness, efficiency,
extent, etc.
Conceptual Framework
! A tentative explanation or theoretical
explanation of the phenomenon or
problem and serves as the basis for
the formulation of the research
hypotheses.

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