PR1 –
Writing
Rational
e
Tyrell T. Zozobrado
Definition of terms
 URL – Uniform Resource Locator
 Bias – the act of being in favor of
something or a show of
preference
Rationale
 It is the introduction to your
Research Title
 It informs the reader to what your
research is all about
 It is a summary of your research
BUT without the findings
 State “What is…”, “Why
choose…”, “To whom…”, “What
Rationale
 Must NOT contain the words
“You”, “I”, “We”, “They”, “Us”,
“Our”
 The researchers must NOT show
bias in presenting the research
 Must contain AT LEAST 6 sources
of information.
 Present your research without
Example
 We want to find out if there is a
relationship between the hours of
sleep and the academic
performance of students.
 The researchers want to verify if
there is a connection between the
hours of sleep and the academic
performance of students
Example
 According to Wikipedia, there is a
statistics of 80% of male Filipinos
are uncircumcised.
 Wikipedia is NOT a valid source
of information since anyone can
edit the contents
Example
 The research is important to us
since we are also students who
have trouble sleeping due to
many assignments.
 Using “Us” is NOT allowed since it
shows a bias towards the
researchers
Example
 Many students are addicted to
online games as cited in an article
written by George Gaffman
(www.educationtrends.com/online
_games/education)
 You should always write the
source of your information