Social Studies Sba Guildline
SBA GUIDELINE
TASK ONE
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
• Must be stated in the form of a question or a statement with at least ONE or the maximum THREE variables.
Problem SAMPLE STATEMENT: How does (unemployment of parents) affect children’s (academic performance, nutrition and development of social values?) Variables
Variables To what extent do (poverty, academic performance and family background) influence the decision to (drop out of school?) Problem
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
• Four or five generally stated questions to guide your research eg. “What factors account for unemployment among parents? To what extent does poverty influence the decision to drop out of school?
INTRODUCTION
• Background information on the problem to be investigated. • Background information on the area/location.
TASK TWO
METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
• This must be properly stated giving information as to what methods will be used; what kind of questions will be used to construct the instrument; how one will investigate the problem.
TASK THREE
SAMPLE OF QUESTIONNAIRE USED TO COLLECT DATA
TASK FOUR
PROCEDURES TO COLLECT DATA
• This refers to what was actually done in distributing and collecting data. • How sample was chosen? • How many males/females? • Random selection? • How many questionnaires were issued? • Time? Duration? • How many questionnaires were returned?
TASK FIVE
PRESENTATION AND EXPLANATION OF DATA
TASK ONE
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
• Must be stated in the form of a question or a statement with at least ONE or the maximum THREE variables.
Problem SAMPLE STATEMENT: How does (unemployment of parents) affect children’s (academic performance, nutrition and development of social values?) Variables
Variables To what extent do (poverty, academic performance and family background) influence the decision to (drop out of school?) Problem
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
• Four or five generally stated questions to guide your research eg. “What factors account for unemployment among parents? To what extent does poverty influence the decision to drop out of school?
INTRODUCTION
• Background information on the problem to be investigated. • Background information on the area/location.
TASK TWO
METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
• This must be properly stated giving information as to what methods will be used; what kind of questions will be used to construct the instrument; how one will investigate the problem.
TASK THREE
SAMPLE OF QUESTIONNAIRE USED TO COLLECT DATA
TASK FOUR
PROCEDURES TO COLLECT DATA
• This refers to what was actually done in distributing and collecting data. • How sample was chosen? • How many males/females? • Random selection? • How many questionnaires were issued? • Time? Duration? • How many questionnaires were returned?
TASK FIVE
PRESENTATION AND EXPLANATION OF DATA