RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Proponent:__________________________________
Position:____________________________________
School:_____________________________________
Division:____________________________________

TITLE
For Action Research, your initial question may stand as a working title. It can be revised once the
cycle is complete. This will make sure that the successful action will be captured in the title.

INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE

The background should start with a contextual view of the study. This first paragraph should be
strong enough to capture the main perspective of the problem. The researcher should make sure
that the context is supported by authorities to establish the trustworthiness of the study. This
paragraph must skilfully use the element of persuasion to convey to the readers that the study will
help solve some educational problems/discover new knowledge or prove existing theories.

To complete the background of the study, a local situationer must be discussed. Just like the two
situationers, this section must be strong enough to establish the worth of the study. The
background of the study must be concluded by establishing the urgency of needs of conducting
the study. This can be achieved by presenting the significance of the study.

(The suggestions in the workshop template is already good enough to be elaborated in this part of
the Paper)

LITERATURE REVIEW

In writing this section, planning is essential. Thorough research is needed to gather results of
related studies. The process of writing starts with identifying the major arguments and finding
supporting details for each argument. While doing this, a focus on the research problems is
necessary. The researcher must clearly identify key arguments before writing. These arguments
must support the claim that the study conducted is original and is not a replication of previously
conducted studies.

Researchers must take extra care in citing literatures because plagiarism is often committed. To
avoid this, the rules in citing ideas of other authors must be carefully observed, like the following:

1. Paraphrase – arguments/ ideas of other authors must be paraphrased in order to avoid

plagiarism. This requires stating the work of other people using different words and changing the
organization (order of sentences and ideas) of the statement.

2. Direct quotes should be used only when the original phrasing is unique and cannot be
paraphrased without changing the meaning. When using a short quote (3 lines or less than 40
words) it must be integrated in the text. It must be introduced with a complete sentence and a
colon, then the whole quote must be italicized or be enclosed with a quotation mark. For
quotation longer than 3 lines, it must be written in single space, indented, not in quotation mark
and be referenced at the start or at the end.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS

The conceptual framework is the synthesis of the key concepts from different theories presented.
This is the framework of the study showing the interplay of the variables being investigated. Each
variable used is taken from the theories discussed and it must be operationally defined at this
section. If the study is about proving certain theories, the researcher should see to it that all
variables have theoretical underpinning. Dependent variables which are link to the independent
variables that were not established in theoretical framework should not be included. For studies
related to theory building (mostly qualitative), the theoretical framework of the study is not as
strong as the other study. Also included in this section is the scope and limitation of the study.

The statement of the problem is written in interrogative form. These questions are the bases of
developing the methods of the study. The questions posed should be answered clearly after the
study has been conducted.
In writing the statement of the problems, include only questions which are mutually inclusive. Do
not include questions which are not contributory to the attainment of the objectives of the study.

Theoretical basis may also be combined in this part of the paper. For quantitative research, the
schematic diagram of the variables may be shown before the research questions. If qualitative, a
comprehensive discussion is needed with the concept map, if applicable.

SCOPE AND LIMITATION

Discuss the methodological and conceptual limitation of the study but may not be limited to the
variables, location, population, and analysis.

RESEARCH DESIGN

This section presents the research design used in the study. It is a common practice for novice
researchers to discuss the research design conceptually like giving the definition. However, the
discussion should focus on the utilization of the research design in relation to the quest in finding
answers to the research questions. Researchers should make use of this section to justify the
selection of the research design. To achieve this, the application of the research design in
gathering and treating the data to answer the research questions must be explained.

SAMPLING

Researchers are often confused what term to use to refer to the samples of the study. If the study
requires the samples to be under treatment, just like those in experimental studies, the
appropriate term is subject of the study. If the study requires the samples to answer a
questionnaire, then the samples are called respondents. But if the study requires the samples to
contribute to discussion, dialogue, argument, symposium and the like, then the samples are
called participants.
The main aim of this section is to provide answers to the following questions: who are the
subjects, why and on what capacity are they selected, and what contributions can they make
toward the achievement of the aims of the study?

SOURCES OF DATA/INSTRUMENTATION
The research instrument used should be presented here. If the questionnaire used is adopted,
then its characteristics (reliability and validity) must be presented. The extensive utilization track
of the questionnaire and its applicability on the current study should also be argued. Researchers
should take proper caution in using adopted questionnaire. If the questionnaire was not originally
written in the context of Philippine settling, there is a need to re-pilot the instruments to establish
its reliability index and validity issues including clarity of the language and acceptability of the
population.

ETHICAL CONSIDERATION

DATA ANALYSIS
All statistical tools should be explicitly discussed in this section. The focus of the discussion
should be the utilization of each statistical tool in treating the different variables of the study

REFERENCES

 All cited authors must be acknowledged in this part using APA format.
 Include all applicable DepEd orders and other legal basis

All references used in the study must be reflected in this section. The rules are as follows: 1)
References must be written in alphabetical order. 2) All references, regardless of types and
source must be written as one. Bibliographical entries from internet, books and journals are also
incorporated in this section.

ACTIVITIES AND TIMELINE TIMELINE

Timeline Performance
Proposed Activities/Phases October November December January February Measures/
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Deliverables
Phase 1 – Planning and Preparation
a. Seeking Permission/Approval 
b. Gathering of Baseline/Pretest Data
c. Securing ethical issues
 d. Finalization of timeline and tools
Phase 2 – Implementation of Action Plan
a. Implement planned action
b. Gathering Observed/Posttest Data
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Phase 3 – Analysis, Reflection, and Report Writing

a. Data Analysis and Validation of Results
b. Reflection Writing
c. Packaging of the Final Output 
d. Sharing of research results
e. Submission of Final Report
Note: Proposed Timeline is subject to the outcome of the actions implemented.

PROPOSED BUDGET (Sample only)

Budget Item Year 2016 Total Estimated Cost

Personnel Services
Honorarium (Project Leader, Program
Leader, Management Team)
Salary (Project Staff)
MOOE
Office Supplies
Equipment, Other Supplies and Materials
Food and Accommodation
Training
Local Travel
Printing and Publication
Communication
Representation
Professional Services
Fuel

Contingency (10%)

Total Budget
Note: Proposed budget is subject to DBM and COA Guidelines

Recommending Approval:

Approved by: