Research for Students: Revisiting the Importance of Academic Writing

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Formal research writing is a nuance to most Filipino learners until the inclusion of practical research subjects in the K to 12 system. With the need to conduct qualitative and quantitative research coupled with a deficiency in using the English and effectively Filipino languages, the success of the said research subjects is still in limbo.
In the said curricula of senior high school, Practical Research 1 is for qualitative analysis and Practical Research 2 is for quantitative analysis. Considering the English curriculum in the Junior High School (JHS) where academic writing had been introduced and the prerequisite subjects in the Senior High School (SHS) that prepare students for research writing, there seems to be no problem.
In reality, academic writing seems not to be a culture for many learners. Writing is not merely used for communication, but also in conveying information and as a sort of record-keeping for essential data that needed to be restored for reference purposes. For high school students, academic writing through research is excellent preparation for writing in the collegiate or university levels. 
Researches in the SHS are preparatory encounters for students once they continue their tertiary education. These also develop logical and higher-order thinking skills that are essential to make them succeed in the world of work. Moreover, such ability may help them pursue business aside from tertiary education. 
Tapping the students' potentiality and capability to conduct research develops further among them the value of academic writing and scientific investigation. This also provides them a holistic platform where their exposure to and data could feed their curiosity. Since research subjects are new in the SHS, there are many birth pains along with it. But with the eagerness of teachers and students to introduce a solution to the problems they perennially encountered, no difficulty cannot be addressed.

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