Research is very vital in your life as a senior high school student. Research will help you become acquainted with various strategies for finding interesting concerns relevant to your profession. 

For example, the students under the Academic Track can focus their attention on identifying relevant concepts in their strand, which can be good topics for research. The common problems in the related profession of the respective strand can serve as a basis in identifying the problem of the research. 

The students under the Technical-Vocational Track can use their technical skills and those that can still be developed. These may serve as the initial steps to taking research. 

For those in Arts and Design, research can be used to comply with current trends of the 21st century in terms of their field. Problems can include those presently faced by Arts and Design. 

For those in the Sports Track, research will be a very important way so you can further hone your love for a particular sport. This will ensure more understanding of the skills you have to develop. 

Purposes of the Statement of the Problem

1. Describe the substantive focus of the research study.

2. Define the scope of the study.

3. Formulate the research questions.

4. Establish the significance of the research question.

5. Outline the literature to be discussed in the Review of Literature and Studies (RLS).

6. Present a compelling argument for why the research is essential and merits funding or support.

7. Act as a roadmap for the entire research process.

Steps for Writing the Statement of the Problem

1. Identify the general problem.

2. Formulate the specific questions to be answered. Consider the following when crafting the research questions:

2.1. Begin with the general objective and conclude with the ultimate aim of your research.

2.2. Organize the questions in chronological order.

2.3. A research question can be answered objectively, at least partially and at least for now.

2.4. Ensure that the research question can be answered using existing information or data that can be gathered.

2.5. It should be a question that has not yet been fully answered, has not been addressed thoroughly, or has not been examined in your specific context. 

Writing the Statement of the General Problem

The opening paragraph of a study's statement of the problem should clearly define the following: 

1. the main tasks (e.g., investigate, associate, relate, assess, measure, evaluate) involving the major variables; 

2. the subjects (participants, respondents, or study organisms); 

3. the specific setting; 

4. the study's timeframe (for surveys); and 

5. the intended outputs (e.g., intervention program, module, policies, prototypes) for developmental or prototype studies.

Writing the Statement of the Specific Problems (Questions)

Following the general problem statement, specific research questions are formulated.  These questions, which should be empirically testable, must:

1. be stated in question form;

2. define the study's population and sample (participants, respondents, or study organisms);

3. identify the major and minor variables; and

4. allow for empirical investigation.  

While non-researchable questions (e.g., yes/no) are sometimes used in surveys as dichotomous items (agree/disagree, true/false), they are unsuitable as primary research questions due to their limited scope.  In contrast, researchable questions, employing question words such as who, what, where, when, why, and how, facilitate data collection and guide subsequent decisions regarding research design, data collection, and analysis.