FORMS OF STATING THE RESEARCH PROBLEM

Forms of stating the research problem
1. Stating it as the research purpose
2. Stating it as a question to be answered
3. Stating it as objectives to be achieved
4. Stating it as a hypothesis to be tested

1. Stating it as the research purpose
This form is obligatory and should be used in all types of research. The purpose is essential part of any research.
The most common structures for stating the research purpose are:
This
The present Study
Research
Paper
Work
Inquiry Aims at Investigating
Testing
Suggesting
Proposing
Looking at
Finding put
Pointing out
supporting
Intends to
Tries to
Aims to Examine
Test
Suggest
Propose
See whether
Support
Point out
Evaluate
Investigates
The aim of the present
The aim of this
The aim of the current Study
Research
Paper
Work
Inquiry Is to Examine
Test
Suggest
Propose
See whether
Support
Point out
Evaluate



Whatever language structure is used, the statement of the research purpose has to be:
1. Decisive: if it tells the reader exactly what the research is about in a clear and detailed language.
2. Inclusive: if it includes the variables and aspects that will be investigated.
3. Preventive: if it limits the research to the variables under investigation, preventing other variables or aspects that are not investigated from being stated.
4. Related: if it is connected to the research topic directly.
Examples:
- Correct
The aim of the current work is to study the difficulties which Iraqi students face at secondary level in using the English tag questions.

- Incorrect
The present study aims at investigating how reciting the Holy Qur an in Arabic and knowing the recitation rules is related to English phonetics,