Background of the Study – Practical Research 2 (Week 3 Lesson 5)

Twenty vocabulary flashcards summarizing key terms and concepts for writing an effective Background of the Study in Practical Research 2.

b) The area of the research

What does the background of the study explain to set context for the issues/problem at hand?
a) Research title
b) The area of the research
c) Data collection instruments
d) Expected results

b) Current information regarding the issues/problems, previous studies, and its relevant history

What does the background of the study show?
a) The hypothesis only
b) Current information regarding the issues/problems, previous studies, and its relevant history
c) Only the sampling method
d) Only the research design

b) The gaps that have led to your study

What does the background of the study try to build from the literature?
a) The sample size
b) The gaps that have led to your study
c) The appendix
d) The bibliography

b) Comprehensive discussion of the nature, extent, and salient features of the identified problem or issue

What does the background contain?
a) Only the results
b) Comprehensive discussion of the nature, extent, and salient features of the identified problem or issue
c) Future recommendations only
d) Table of contents

b) Its basic characteristics, underlying causes, and why it exists

What does nature of the problem refer to?
a) The hypothesis
b) Its basic characteristics, underlying causes, and why it exists
c) List of references
d) The sampling method

a) What is the issue?

What question does nature of the problem answer?
a) What is the issue?
b) What are the recommendations?
c) What will be concluded?
d) Who funds the research?

b) Severity, scope, or coverage of the issue

What does extent in the background show?
a) Only future implications
b) Severity, scope, or coverage of the issue
c) The appendix
d) Title page

b) How big or widespread is the problem?

What question does extent answer?
a) Why is the study needed?
b) How big or widespread is the problem?
c) What is the conclusion?
d) What is the hypothesis?

b) Key characteristics, patterns, or symptoms that define and describe the problem in more detail

What does salient features describe?
a) Data collection instruments
b) Key characteristics, patterns, or symptoms that define and describe the problem in more detail
c) Table of contents
d) The bibliography

b) What are the most important or noticeable aspects of the problem?

What question do salient features answer?
a) Why do the study?
b) What are the most important or noticeable aspects of the problem?
c) What is the hypothesis?
d) Who funds the research?

b) Literature/Previous studies, national and local publications, local/international trends, numerical data

What supports are needed when writing the background?
a) Only personal opinion
b) Literature/Previous studies, national and local publications, local/international trends, numerical data
c) Only conclusions
d) Only one table

b) What do I want to inform the reader?

Before writing, what should you ask yourself about your purpose?
a) What title to use?
b) What do I want to inform the reader?
c) Who will fund my research?
d) What is my conclusion?

b) What are the conditions, settings, and situations with respect to the topic, and who are directly and indirectly involved?

Before writing, what should you ask about the topic's context?
a) What is my GPA?
b) What are the conditions, settings, and situations with respect to the topic, and who are directly and indirectly involved?
c) How long should the title be?
d) What font to use?

b) To clarify why the topic matters and make readers interested

Before writing, why should you ask: Why should readers pay attention to the topic?
a) To make it longer
b) To clarify why the topic matters and make readers interested
c) To create a colorful title page
d) To know your sampling method

b) To find the heart of your message and give writing purpose and direction

Before writing, why should you ask: Why should they care about the topic?
a) To impress your teacher
b) To find the heart of your message and give writing purpose and direction
c) To know the sample size
d) To finalize the appendix

b) To know basic knowledge, review key issues, and find gaps

Before writing, why review literature?
a) To copy directly
b) To know basic knowledge, review key issues, and find gaps
c) To make the title longer
d) To finalize conclusion

b) How this problem started, its causes and factors affecting it

During actual writing, what should you explain about the problem?
a) Its benefits
b) How this problem started, its causes and factors affecting it
c) Your GPA
d) The conclusion

b) The presence of gap between what is expected and what is in the context

During actual writing, what should the background justify?
a) The color of your graphs
b) The presence of gap between what is expected and what is in the context
c) Only future recommendations
d) Length of title

b) Both important and relevant studies, whether they support or refute the study

During actual writing, what should be provided along with context?
a) Only tables
b) Both important and relevant studies, whether they support or refute the study
c) The appendix only
d) Only a summary

b) “It is known that…”, “Researchers have demonstrated…”, “Debate exist about…”, “…is controversial because…”

What are helpful phrases suggested to state the context of the problem?
a) "Finally, in conclusion..."
b) “It is known that…”, “Researchers have demonstrated…”, “Debate exist about…”, “…is controversial because…”
c) “To whom it may concern…”
d) “In my opinion…”

b) Nature of the problem

Maria is writing her background of the study. She carefully explains why the problem exists and what type of problem it is (social, economic, etc.).
Which part is she focusing on?
a) Extent
b) Nature of the problem
c) Salient features
d) Hypothesis

c) Extent

During his research, Ben adds graphs and data showing how the issue has grown over the last 5 years and compares local and national statistics.
Which aspect is Ben addressing?
a) Nature of the problem
b) Salient features
c) Extent
d) Conclusion

b) Salient features

Ella describes which groups are affected by the problem and highlights recurring patterns she found in previous studies.
Which part is this?
a) Extent
b) Salient features
c) Hypothesis
d) Conclusion

b) To justify the need for his research

Leo makes sure to explain what is already known about the topic, what gaps exist in past research, and why his study is important.
Why is he doing this?
a) To write the introduction
b) To justify the need for his research
c) To list the methodology
d) To make it longer

c) Before writing

Before writing, Kyla asks herself: “What do I want to inform the reader? Why should they care about this topic?”
Which stage of writing is this?
a) Reviewing references
b) During actual writing
c) Before writing
d) Editing

c) Actual writing

While writing, Mark explains how the problem started, its causes, and supports it with recent studies that either agree or disagree with his view.
What part of the process is this?
a) Editing
b) Before writing
c) Actual writing
d) Conclusion