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The questionnaire will consist 21 items. The questionnaire is going to
be designed to collect the views of the students from the various higher
educational institutions, one most important stakeholder of the
Educational Institutions of Higher studies on the teaching-learning
……….
process and standard operating protocols (SOPs) for reopening the
educational institutions. A Google Form survey questionnaire is going
to be designed based on five main aspects of the reopening of higher
educational institutions. All challenges are divided into five groups.
The participants in this survey will be both male and female from the
higher educational institutions situated in the various areas of India
from different institutions. Views received from the students from ……….
various institutions are analyzed using various statistical tools. Chi-
square test will be used to validate the conclusions.
This research is planned to be quantitative employing a student survey. ……….
Adapted from: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1303718.pdf

1. Which tenses are used in writing the research methodology?
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2. In your opinion, why the tenses are used in this section?

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Language Focus

Future tense to Describe a Research Plan

In a research proposal, the research is often still a plan. Particularly,
in Methodology section, future tense is employed since it describes what
you will do in the research. Different from the completed research, the
design, instruments, population, procedures, and data analysis are still in
plans. Thus, the tenses to describe how our research will be conducted is
future tense.

The function of future tense is to refer to actions or states that begin and end in the future. There
are two ways to express future tense that is by using “will” and “be going to”. Though both have no
difference in meaning, they differ in functions.
Rule Function Example
To express a plan which is The study will employ qualitative
still possible to change (not approach with interview as the
Will+ V infinitive fully planned) main data collection technique.
To express a future fact Since the treatment group will be
toddlers aged 3-5 years old, it can

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