RESEARCH QUESTIONS

GENERAL TYPES OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. NON RESEARCHABLE QUESTIONS questions of value. These are

questions that are answerable by yes or no.
Examples:
Will the students from a broken family prove their worth in the community?
Should all mothers breastfeed their babies?
Should master teachers be watchful over their new students?
Should senior high school students taking ICT be good in Mathematics?
Do all high school teachers have Masters degree?
Are parents and other family members helping senior high school students
pass needed requirements?
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2. RESEARCHABLE QUESTIONS are questions of

value, opinions, or policy raised to gather data. Formulating
clear and significant questions prepares the researcher for
subsequent decision-making over research design, data
collection, and data analysis. The basic form of a research
question involves the use of question words such as who,
what, where, when, why, and how.
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A. FACTOR ISOLATING QUESTIONS (What is this?) They are sometimes called factor naming
questions. They isolate categorize, describe, or name factors and situations.
Examples:
a. What is the profile of school managers in terms of:
Age
management experiences
Educational attainment;
management training;
Home atmosphere;
home management styles;
hobbies;
health conditions;
involvement in civic and cultural organizations;
work values;
human virtues; and
level of religiosity
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b. What is the level of description of the study habits of senior high school students in
terms of:
review time;
place of review; and
techniques in studying
c. What is the level of school effectiveness in terms of:
teachers performance;
school performance;
drop-out rate,
completion rate,
survival rate,
achievement rate
awards received by students?
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d. What is the extent of transactional and transformational leadership
behaviors of secondary school principals as perceived by:
principal respondents;
school directors/supervisors
teachers; and
PTA Officers
(cited in Barameda, 2000)

e. How are the following laboratory-related factors be described in terms of:

adequacy, usability and availability of equipment
facilities; and
laboratory manual?
(cited in Estrella, 2009)
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B. FACTOR RELATING QUESTIONS (What is happening here?) Their goal is to determine the
relationship among factors that have been identified. these are usually questions for a non-
experimental type of research.
Examples:
a. How does the study habits influence the achievement level of the Grade 11 students in their major
subjects?
b. What is the significant association between the nature and economic status of the family and the
social status of the junior students?
c. What relationships are observed between and among the following variables:
d. What is the relationship of the level of performance of the college instructors to the OJT
performance of the HRM students of the TACLOBAN School of Business?
e. What is the significant difference in the assessment of the college coordinators competencecies
in the curriculum delivery as assessed by the level III and IV students, college instructors, and
academic coordinators in four selected colleges in the City of Manila?
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C. SITUATION RELATING QUESTIONS (What will happen if?) These questions usually yield
hypotheses testing or experimental study designs in which the researcher manipulates the variables
to see what will happen.
Examples:
a. What are the effects of the traditional methods of teaching on the level of performance of the ABM
students?
b. How does the management procedures applied by the store managers affect the level of customer
satisfaction as experienced by selected regular clients of Jollibee stores in the Province of Leyte?
c. What is the difference between the degree of assistance extended by the male and female high
school students in the foundation day celebration of Dr. Cristobal Academy?
d. How significantly different is the performance of the morning call center agents to that of the
evening call center agents?
e. What is the most effective food supplements to be given to increase the productivity of Tilapia?
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D. SITUATION PRODUCING QUESTIONS (How can I make it happen?) These questions usually
establish explicit goals for actions, develop plans or prescriptions to achieve goals, and specify the
conditions under which these goals will be accomplished.
Examples:
a. Based on the findings, what human relation intervention program can be adopted to enhance or
improve school effectiveness?
b. How can counselling services be organized to promote family bonding among parents and
elementary school pupils?
c. What policy is to be formulated to manage the effective involvement of high school students in
social media?
d. What part of the curriculum should be enhanced or improved to prepare the senior high school
students for the workplace?
e. What faculty development activities could be developed based on the results of the study?
(Landar, 2008)