CHAPTER I

The Problem and Its Background

This chapter introduces the study to be conducted by the researchers, entitled “The

Performances in Integrated Accounting Review Courses and its Correlation to Passing the

Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination”

Background of the Study

It is in this section where you discuss the overview if your research problem, the factors that

lead you to the conceptualization of the problem and the justification for considering your

chosen topic as a problem for research.

Statement of the Problem

This is where you state the general and specific problems for the research you choose to work

on and hopes to achieve.

Theoretical/Conceptual Framework (already in Chapter II)

Some researchers think that it should be placed after the literature review. Wherever it may be

placed, what is certain is that a research paper should have it. The conceptual framework

provides a rationale for the problem to be studied. It presents what the researcher intends to do

based on the findings of the previous researches, and specifying the variables to be used and a

justification for such. If a causal relationship has been found in some researches, perhaps a

deeper investigation on what brought about this relationship could be follow-up to this research.
The theoretical framework discuses the theories and principles upon which the research

problem is anchored.

Hypotheses

A hypothesis is a temporary answer to the specific problems stated. Some problems do not

need hypotheses. Others do. A research hypothesis is usually based on the findings of

previous studies. It should however, be made clear that when it becomes necessary to test this

hypothesis using some statistical tools, you need to state it in the null form.

Significance of the Study

This part discusses the groups of persons, institutions or offices which will be benefited by the

results of the study. How these groups are benefited by the results must likewise be discussed.

The contribution of the study must be discussed in relation to the goals of education,

institutions such as your school, the community and, to some extent, the country.

Scope and Delimitation

You are to discuss inclusively the coverage of the study in terms of the population, time frame,

variables. You may likewise discuss if there are some specific items which should be excluded

in the study. For instance, if the respondents are teachers, it may be specified that only full-time

teachers are to be included in the study. Those who have part-time teaching loads will not be

part of the study.

Definition of Terms

Terms have the usual or conventional definition or meaning. What you are to include here are

the operational definitions which are specifically the meaning of the terms as they are used in

the study. For instance, academic performance has a very broad meaning. But in your study,

its meaning may be confined to the evaluation by the teacher as reflected in the final grades in

all subjects. These definitions will make clear to the reader the meaning of the terms as they

are used in the text of the research paper.