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Proposal Format
Proposal Schedule
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Exit Seatwork
 Research Proposal Format
• Rationale
– What is the study about?
– What is the problem the research aims to
solve?
– What was the solution proposed?
– What is the importance of the study?
 Research Proposal Format
• Statement of the Problem
– Main problem
– Specific problems
 Research Proposal Format
• Research Design (How will you gain the
answers to your main problem and specific
problems?)
– What is your plan with respect to the
questions being investigated?
– What research instruments will you use?
– Will there be an experimental set-up?
– What will be the set-up like?
– What procedures will be done to assess the
product presented? (if there will be an output)
 APA assignment
• Group 1 - Numbers 1 - 3
• Group 2 – Numbers 4 – 5
• Group 3 – Numbers 6 – 7
• Group 4 – Numbers 8 – 9
• Group 5 – Numbers 10 - 11
 Station Teachers
• The discussants will be the group leader
and another person chosen by the
group leader.
 APA style
• American Psychological Association
• One of several styles for academic
writing
 Citations in text
1. When using a direct quotation, include
the page number of the quote
- Stereotypes have been defined as
“generalized and usually value-laden
impressions that one’s social group uses
in characterizing members of another
group”(Luansing, 2001, p. 28)
 Citations in text
2. When paraphrasing an idea, include the
author and date
Style 1: with author as part of the
narrative
- Baroja (2014) stated that…
Style 2: without author as part of the
narrative
- Science is the key to success (Baroja,
2014)
 Citations in text
3. When there are no page numbers, only headings
and paragraphs, cite those

Females are better than males in terms of English

(Babao, 2011, Introduction section, para. 5)

If no paragraph numbers,

Females are better than males in terms of English

(Babao, 2011, Introduction section)
 Citations in text
4. Separate sources, different authors

…and similar results was shown by

different studies (Diaz, 2012; Vivas, 2013)
 Citations in text
5. Two or more publication by the same
author

Skills in dancing is directly related to vocal

skills (Bautista, 2005, 2010)
 Citations in text
6. Citing secondary sources,

De Guzman and Baroja’s study (as cited in

Gutierrez, 2009) proved that …

It was proven that … (De Guzman &

Baroja as cited by Gutierrez, 2009)
 Citing in text
7. 2 authors

Solis and Rigonan (2015) stated that …

The primary source of motivation is …

(Solis & Rigonan, 2015)
 Citing in text
8. 3 – 5 authors

First citation
De la Cueva, Landicho, and Antonio
(2008) revealed that …

It was revealed that … (De la Cueva,

Landicho & Antonio, 2008)
 Citing in text
9. 3 – 5 authors

Subsequent citations

De la Cueva and others, (2008) revealed that

…

It was revealed that…(De la Cueva, et al.,

2008)
 Citation in text
10. Six or more authors

Hernandez and others (2013) found…

It was found that… (Hernandez et al.,

2013)
 Citation in text
11. No author

Merriam-Webster Dictionary (1993, p.11)

defines …

Oregon University (2015) stated that …

 Station Work
• Station work will be 4 minutes each until
you finish.
• The teacher will play a sound if you
should move.
• Every member of the group passing
through a station must write an example
sentence using the citation style.
• Style of Writing  on the board
 Situations
1)
3 authors of a single study
- Research is the direct partner of
innovation.
 Situations
2)
6 authors, citation style wherein the
authors name should be in the text (first
citation)
- Learning Science, though
unnecessary for other students, should
always be done.
 Situations
3)
Two publications by the same author
- Including robotics in the
curriculum proves how advanced the
students are.
 Situations
4)
2 authors single study
- Engineers are hailed as one of the
most creative people in the world.
 Situations
5)
Subsequent citation of 4 authors of the
same study
- Losing 10% of the trees in the
world will result to all people wearing
oxygen masks.