CHECKLIST FOR CHAPTER 1

 
Writer’s Name :
:
 
Directions: Review your introduction by putting a check mark next to the items that
you find and an X if the item is incomplete.
 
 
No Items to Check for Effective Introduction Yes No
 
1. Does the introduction include the topic, purpose, and thesis statement?
2. Does the introduction use a “hook” to grab the reader’s attention?
If yes, what hook does the writer use? _____________________ .
3. Does the hook logically connect to the topic?
4. Does the thesis statement include topic, controlling idea, and some aspects
to elaborate?
5. Is the thesis statement the last sentence in the introduction?
6. Does it have a research gap or the absence of such work?
7. Is the introductory sentence interesting?
8. Is the problem situation presented?
9. Is there existence of an unsatisfactory condition?
10. Are there legal bases?
11. Is there a personal justification?
12. Is there a global problem situation?
13. Is there a national situation?
14. Is there a local situation?
15. Are there paragraphs that indicate what is wrong in the system?
16. Is there justification in the conduct of the study?
17. Does it use a third person point of view?

No Items to Check for Conceptual Framework Yes No

 
1. Is there a theory that guides the conduct of the research?
2. Is the theory defined?
3. Is the theory explained about the research?
4. Does the theory show a set of interrelated concepts?
5. Does the theory contain a definition of terms?
6. Does the theory contain an explanation of concepts?
7. Does the theory contain an explanation of variables?
8. Does it contain a set of concepts drawn from the theory?
9. Is there a diagram that clearly explains the relationships of the variables?
No Items to Check for Statement of the Problem Yes No
 
1 Are they in a logical order?
2. Is there no overlapping of subproblems?
3. Are the questions researchable and not answerable by yes or no?
4. Do all questions reflect the title?
5. Is there a hypothesis?
6. Is there an output for the study?
7. Does it follow the flow of the research paradigm?
8. Are they stated in a grammatically correct language?
9. Do they provide a corresponding statistical tool?
10.

No Items to Check for Hypothesis Yes No

 
1 Do they state the expected relationship between two or more variables as
answers to the problems?
2. Are they testable?
3. Are they specific?
4. Do they have a .05 or .01 level of hypothesis?

No Items to Check for Scope, Limitation, and Delimitation of the Study Yes No
 
1 Does it indicate the coverage of the study?
2. Does it indicate the weaknesses and shortcomings?
3. Does it indicate the variables excluded?
4. Does the scope place int eh first paragraph?
5. Is the limitation in the second paragraph?
6. Is the delimitation in the third paragraph?

No Items to Check for Significance of the Study Yes No

 
1 Does it provide PRACTICAL values to whom it will be useful?
2. Does it give reasons why the study would be useful to the beneficiaries?
3. Are the benefits concrete, specific and practical?
No Items to Check for Definition of Terms Yes No
 
1 Are technical terms defined?
2. Are the terms deifned lexiacally?
3. Are they defined operationally?
4. Are they alphabetized?
5. Are they indented and followed with a period?
6. Are they underlined?
7. Is the first letter capitalized?
8. Does the definition use complete sentences?
8. Do they have sources