How to Write an Effective Introduction

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What establishes the foundation of your research paper?

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The introduction.

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What do the readers' rules set in the introduction apply to?

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All parts of the research paper.

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What are the components of the Deficiencies Model according to J.W. Creswell?

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The research problem, studies that have addressed the problem, deficiencies in the studies, the importance of the study from an audience, and the purpose statement.

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What does T.I.O.C stand for in the approach by A. Nuqui?

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Trends, Issues, Objectives, Contributions.

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What is the first step in the Inverted Pyramid Approach?

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Presentation of the issues being investigated.

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What should be defined in the Inverted Pyramid Approach?

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Major variables.

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What is the significance of presenting the need to conduct the study?

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It explains why the study is necessary.

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What does the rationale of the study include?

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Existing literature, relevance to local/global context, critical background/contextual information, research gap, proof of urgency, and research goal/objective.

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What is a research gap?

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Problems, issues, or questions that have not been addressed or are yet to be understood.

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What is proof of urgency in the context of writing a rationale?

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An urgent need to solve the existing problem.