THINK ABOUT
...
If you are given a chance to
write your life’s story, what will
be the title of it?
PR 2
RESEARCH
TITLE
Basic skills to help start your research
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LESSON OUTLINE
Basic Guidelines in
Making a Research Title
Steps in Writing Research
Title
Search Term:
TODAY
YOU
WILL
LEARN
What are the guidelines in
writing a research title?
What are the steps to write a
research title?
a word or combination of words or characters
entered into a search engine in order to narrow
down results
Guidelines in Making a
Research Title
With a topic on hand, here are
the first few steps to kick off
your research.
Use an accurate description of the
subject and scope of the study
Do not use abbreviations
Do not include words like “The
study of,” “Analysis of,” “An
investigation of”
Include the main dependent and
independent variables
Guidelines in Making a
Research Title
With a topic on hand, here are
the first few steps to kick off
your research.
Be mindful of the proper use of
grammar and punctuation
Capitalize all nouns, pronouns, verbs,
adjectives, adverbs as well as the first
letter of the first and last words.
State in a declarative form
The year the study has been conducted
should not be indicated
Guidelines in Making a
Research Title
With a topic on hand, here are
the first few steps to kick off
your research.
Use current terminology.
5 to 15 words are sufficient to describe
the research study.
Use the common name instead of
chemical formula
Write and italicize full scientific names.
Make sure to reflect the tone of the paper
ACTIVITY
Evaluate the following erroneous research title and
justify what makes it wrong.
An investigation of the effects of
electronics uses on Interpersonal
Relationship in adults
Antibacterial effects of C2H5OH extract of
Carica papaya leaves
The Effects of Arts-Integrated Instruction
on Arithmetic Skills of Students for S.Y.
2018-2019
ACTIVITY
Evaluate the following erroneous research title and
justify what makes it wrong.
Managing business during global
pandemic
Effects of Coconut Oil and Beeswax Edible
coating
STEPS IN WRITING A
RESEARCH TITLE
Determine what it
is that you wish to
accomplish or
know from your
study. Write one to
two sentences to
state the main
objectives of your
research project.
Include important
keywords and
variables. Revise the
sentences into one
complete sentence
that includes
important keywords
and variables of the
study.
Shorten the title
by eliminating
unnecessary
words.
STEPS IN WRITING A
RESEARCH TITLE
Correct grammar
and punctuation
errors if there is
any
Observe proper
formatting.
TITLE CREATION
I CAN DO IT.
You are to construct a good research
title for each of the quantitative
research questions MADE.
TRUE OR FALSE
1.Abbreviations are a must to make the research
title shorter.
2.Only the first letters of nouns and pronouns are
capitalized.
3.Proper punctuation and correct grammar must
be observed in writing the title.
4.To make it more specific, the year must be
included in the title.
5.To minimize the number of characters in the title,
only use the chemical formula than generic
names.
PR 2
THANK
YOU
Do you have any questions?
PR 2
BACKGROUND
OF RESEARCH
Basic skills to help start your research
BACKGROUND OF THE
STUDY
part of your paper where you inform the
reader of the context of the study, means
the situation or circumstances within which
your research topic was conceptualized
BACKGROUND OF THE
STUDY
Written when you have already conducted a
literature review and has a good perception
of the topic so you can articulate the
importance and validity of the research
problem.
BACKGROUND OF THE
STUDY
In this part of the paper where you justify
the need to conduct a research study about
the topic selected by establishing the
research gap.
BACKGROUND OF THE
STUDY
In this part of the paper where you justify
the need to conduct a research study about
the topic selected by establishing the
research gap.
BACKGROUND OF THE
STUDY
A research gap is an under or unexplored
area of a topic that requires further
exploration.
BACKGROUND OF THE
STUDY
Reading through the Discussion, Conclusion,
or the Recommendations sections of the
articles will help you know potential areas of
study that need further attention.
Background of the study answers
the following questions:
What is already known about the topic?
What is not known about the topic?
Why do you need to address those gaps?
What is the rationale of your study?