A SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 10

a. Content Standard:
The learner demonstrates understanding of how world literature and other text types serve
as instruments to resolve social conflicts, also how to use the language of research,
campaigns and advocacies.
b. Performance Standard:
The learner competently presents a research report on a relevant socio-cultural issue.
c. Learning competencies:
Compose a Research Report on Relevant Social Issue (EN10SS-IVe-2.3)

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:
1. define a research problem;
2. appreciate the importance of clearly defining a research problem; and
3. formulate research problems.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Research Problem
Reference/s: SLM Q4 Module 6, ENGLISH TEACHER NI JUAN. (2021, June 14).
Compose a Research Report. YouTube.
Materials: Laptop, IMs, Marker

III. Procedure
A. Preliminary Activities
 Greetings
 Prayer
 Checking of Attendance
 Setting the Classroom Rules
1. Keep your phones
2. Respect
3. Active participation

B. Motivation

The teacher will conduct a quick pre-activity.

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. A student has gathered data for his research. What is the next step that he
should take to identify the problem of his research?
a. Widen his focus. c. Analyze future developments.
b. Define the boundaries of the problem. d. Identify an acceptable
purpose.
 2. What is the main advantage of producing a written research project?
a. Helps with liability. c. Informs all interested parties.
b. Helps the society. d. Helps keep people employed.
3. Mr. Santos identified his research topic as "classroom assessment." He
recognized very quickly that his topic was far too broad. Which of the following is
likely to have led to that conclusion?
a. There was far too much written on the topic to understand it all.
b. It was difficult to organize the material collected in an effective manner.
c. The potential problems he began thinking would be next to impossible to
study
d. All of the above.
4. What is a research project?
a. A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory.
b. A choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods.
c. A style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph.
d. A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data.
5. Which of the following is NOT true about writing good research questions?
a. Evaluate your question.
b. Narrow your research question as much as you can.
c. Be specific.
d. Make sure the question is neither too broad nor too narrow.

C. Analysis
What is a Research Problem?
According to Calderon & Gonzales (1993), a problem is “any significant, perplexing, and
challenging situation, real or artificial, the solution of which requires reflexive thinking”.

A research topic is the

broad subject matter of Topic: Distance Learning
the
A study problem is a
research
Research Problem: Lack of learners’
general issue or concern
knowledge about distance in distance
about the research that
A purpose of the study education.
narrow the topic
used to address the
problem.
A research question Purpose Statement: To study why
narrows the purpose into learners do not attend distance
specific questions that the education classes in a community
researcher would like to college.
answer in the study
Research Questions: Does the
use of website technology in the
classroom deter learners from
enrolling in a distant education
class?

A. Background of the Study

Purpose of background of the study
 a. The general definition of the topic/problem area
b. Historical basis for the existence of the problem
c. Efforts made towards addressing similar challenges
d. How the efforts failed to be realized hence the need for your
study

Contents of the background of the study:

a. Presentation of the problem. Describe the existence of an unsatisfactory
condition or a problem that needs a solution.
b. Historical background of the problem - Give the historical background of the
problem, if applicable.
c. Geographical conditions of the study locale - If applicable, describe the
geographical location of the study.
d. Rationale of the study - Give the reason(s) why the study should be
conducted.

Example:
“In 2004, the researcher migrated to the Philippines to accompany her spouse
who was at the time studying at the Adventist Institute for International Advanced
Studies (AIIAS) in Silang, Cavite. They discovered the study opportunities and
were motivated by the quality of education and low school fees being offered.
They visited several colleges and universities to collect pamphlets and sent them
back to Vanuatu for educational awareness. The Ni-Vanuatus became aware and
decided to send students to study in the Philippines. The first two schools to
receive Vanuatu students were AMA Computer College in Dasmariñas, Cavite
and Air Link Aviation College in Paranaque City. The researcher came to know
Cavite State University (CvSU) in 2009 and transferred from AMA (Ngwele,
2011).”

B. Statement of the Problem

(Purpose Statement and Research Questions)

1. The general statement of the problem (the purpose statement) and

2. The specific sub-problems or sub-questions (or research questions).

Guidelines in Writing the Statement of the Problem

(According to Calderon & Gonzales, 1993)
a. The general statement of the problem and the research questions should be
formulated first before conducting the research.
b. Research questions should be stated in the interrogative and each should be
clear to avoid confusion.
c. Each research question should be researchable separately from the other
questions and must be based upon known facts and phenomena which is
accessible to the researcher.
d. Answers to each research question can be interpreted apart from the answers
to the other specific questions and must contribute to the development of the
whole research study.
e. The summary of the answers to all the specific questions will give a complete
development of the entire study.
f. The number of research questions should be enough to cover the development of
the whole research study.

Example:
This research aims to develop an evaluation model of a web-based tool used in test
administration for Grade 11 and 12 students (Leanillo, 2016).
Specifically, it aims to answer the following questions:
1. What are the commonly used web-based tools used in test administration?
2. How are these web-based test tools evaluated?
3. How could evaluation model be designed for web-based test administration?

C. Scope and Delimitation of the Study

Scope of a Study
It is the coverage of the research to be explored which includes the facts and
theories about the subject
Example:
A research study on the impact of social networking on the attitude of senior high
school learners.
It is not possible to cover all aspects of the selected subject. The scope will have
to be restricted to a specific section of the target population over a specified
duration.
In the above-cited study, a group of 40 learners in senior high school at one
particular school would be an ideal coverage to study their attitude for five
months.
Delimitation of the Study
It limits the scope and outlines the boundaries of the study. These limitations
include the following:
1. Sample size
a. The research design and method will determine whether if it is small/large
sample size.
b. The sample size will determine the quality of data and the relationship that
will be identified among the variables.
2. Lack of available and/or reliable data
This will limit the scope of analysis and the ability of the researcher to determine
meaningful trends and relationships among the data.
3. Lack of prior studies
This will limit the effectiveness of the literature review and initial understanding of the
research.
4. Chosen data collection method
The quality of data collected must be clear to avoid erroneous answers from the
respondents.
5. Nature of the information collected
Researcher should not rely on pre-existing data.
6. Access
The amount and quality of available data will depend on the ability of the
researcher to access people, organizations, libraries, and documents.

7. Time period
It is advisable to select a research problem and design
8. Bias
The researcher should be aware of his or her personal biases.
9. Language
This may have an effect on data collection, especially if the researcher is involved
with respondents that speak a variety of languages.

D. Significance of the Study

The significance of the study discusses the purpose that the research will serve to
society, the country, the government, the institution or agency concerned, the
curriculum planners and developers, and the research community.
Describes the contribution of the study to the existing body of
knowledge. It could be the following:
a. A form of new knowledge in the field,
b. A validation of the major findings of other studies,
c. A verification of the validity of findings in a different population,
d. Analysis of trends over time, and validation of other findings using
different methodologies.
The researcher must identify specifically the beneficiaries who will directly gain
from the results of the study mentioning them in the paper according to the
significance of the result. The specific benefits must also be enumerated and
explained if necessary.
The following sections compose the presentation of the written Statement of the
Problem
1. Introduction
States briefly the background of the study and identifies the rationale of the
research problem. It begins with a general statement of the problem, outlines the
specific problem or issue within the existing literature.
2. Statement of the Problem
States clearly the purposes or interest of the study, poses specific questions
about research problem.
3. Scope and Delimitation
Sets the boundaries and parameters of the study, narrows the scope of the
inquiry.
4. Significance of the Study
Shows the benefits of the study to address issues and problems, in improving
economic and health conditions or even finding solutions to problems encountered in
daily life.

D. Activity
 The students already have their designated research groups.
Directions: Browse a newspaper or online news source and select 2 headlines
that will catch your attention. For each headline, write down 3 questions
Rubric:
Excellent (5 points) Good (4 points) Fair (3 points)
Select a relevant headline Select a headline, but Select a headline, but it
about current event or may slightly lack clearly lacks relevance.
societal issue. relevance.
Formulate 3 insightful and Formulate 3 questions Formulate 3 questions
focused questions per per headline, but may per headline but the
headline. slightly lack focus or questions are superficial.
depth.

E. Application

The students already have their designated research groups.

Directions: Using the issues that struck you most, write a draft of your research
report following the given format below. Write it on a separate sheet of paper.

I. Introduction
II. Statement of the Problem
III. Scope and Delimitation
IV. Significance of the Study

F. Abstraction
The teacher will group the class into small groups, allowing the students to
make a generalization for themselves about the topic.
Direction: On one-half sheet of paper, in 3-5 sentences, write what you have learned
in this lesson.
1. I have learned that ___________.
2. I have realized that ___________.

IV. Evaluation

Directions: Read the following statements. Answer TRUE if the statement

describes a research, FALSE if you think it is not. Write your answers on
separate of paper.
 ________1. The rationale of the study gives the reasons why the study
should be conducted.
________2. The starting point in any research project is to formulate a
question.
________3. The researcher's own personal interests and observations may
be valuable source of questions.
________4. Theories of other researchers are not a particularly good
source of research questions.
________5. A successful research often raises new questions, even while it
answers old questions.

V. Assignment
Direction: In 5-7 sentences, answer the following questions.

1. Discuss the importance of research problems in research?

2. Why do we need to limit the scope of the study?

Prepared by:
SHANE S. DELOS REYES
Pre-service Teacher, BSEd

Checked by:
MYLENE C. MURAO
Cooperating Teacher