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1. Define the scope of your study, the parameters
or boundaries of the investigation, the
variables included and the respondents to be
involved.
2. What weakness or limitations of the study do you
anticipate? How are you going to handle them so
that they do not become the bottlenecks of the
investigation?
3. Describe all the variables and how they will be
assessed or evaluated.
4. The presentation of the variables should follow
the sequencing in the paradigm.

Definition of Terms

1. Key terms or phrases used in the study should be
defined conceptually (conceptual definitions are
taken from books, encyclopedias, periodicals,
magazines, and journals).
2. After the conceptual definition, define the key
terms and phrases operationally or how these are
taken.
3. Terms to be defined should be arranged
alphabetically.

Chapter 2

It contains the related research and literature that are
organized according to themes or topic. The thematic
presentation of the related literature searched provide
context for the study. The cited literature and studies should
be synthesized at the end of the chapter to become easily
accessible to the researcher for literature support of the
findings in Chapter 4. Indicated immediately are the
components of this chapter:

Chapter 2
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Note: Literature search are presented thematically,
integrating both review of literature and studies

Writing Coherent Review of Literature

Coherence

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