Unit 2: Developing a Research Problem

Lesson 2
Writing a Research Title

Practical Research 2
Senior High School Applied - Academic
What is the
importance of
a well-written
research title?

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Learning ● Identify the characteristics of a
Objectives well-written research title.
● Construct a research title.
At the end of the
lesson, you should
be able to do the
following:

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1. What is the title of this
book?
2. Do you think the title is
related to the story?
3. How do you think the
story and the title are
related?

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 Writing Your Research Title

A research title concisely summarizes the

content of the study. It is important to ensure
that it differentiates the study from other
existing research.

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 Focused and Direct
● should include the
variables and the field
Characteristics of
of inquiry of the study
a Well-Structured
● provides an idea of the
Research Title study’s contents

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 Formal
● formal tone
● should not contain
Characteristics of abbreviations, jargons,
a Well-Structured or colloquial terms
Research Title unless these are the
main focus of the study

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 Brief but Substantial
● usually composed of 16
essential words
Characteristics of ● consists of the most
a Well-Structured important information
Research Title about the study

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Remember

A research title should be able to

summarize the study in the
fewest possible words.

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 Clear
● benefits those who do
not know much about
Characteristics of the field of inquiry
a Well-Structured ● helps those looking for
Research Title references

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 Proper Grammar and
Capitalization
● first letter of every word
Characteristics of is capitalized except for
a Well-Structured some words
Research Title ● proper use of
coordinating
conjunctions,
prepositions, and
articles
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How do guidelines help
researchers in writing a research
title?

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 1. Put the details of the
Steps in research into segments.
Writing a The process of segmenting the
Good details of the research study is
Research helpful in determining and
Title organizing important
information.

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What is the primary objective of your research?

The primary objective of the research is to know

whether listening to classical music helps
students in improving their memorization skills.

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What are the variables of the study?

Independent variable: classical music

Dependent variable: memorization skills

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What method will I use in the study? How will I
measure my variables?

I plan on performing an experiment.

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Who will be the respondents of the study?

Engineering students from XYZ University

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Steps in
Writing a 2. Make a list of keywords
Good based on the segments of the
Research research details.
Title

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Sample Keywords

Listening to classical music

Improving memorization
Experiment
Engineering students from XYZ university

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 3. Draft sentences that contain
Steps in the keywords.
Writing a In drafting sentences that
Good
contain the keywords, be
Research
Title mindful of the length of the
sentence.

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Example of a sentence containing the keywords

The study will conduct an experiment to test

whether listening to classical music helps
engineering students from XYZ University
improve their memorization skills. (23 words)

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Tip

Revise your research title as much

as you need to throughout the
writing process as long as the title
still reflects the main topic of the
paper.

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Steps in
Writing a 4. Formulate your research
Good
title.
Research
Title

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Example of a possible research title

An Experimental Research on the Effects of

Classical Music to the Improvement of
Memorization Skills of Engineering Students of
XYZ University (21 words)

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Example of a possible research title

Effects of Classical Music to the Memorization

Skills of Engineering Students of XYZ University:
A Research Experiment (17 words)

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Example of a possible research title

The Effects of Classical Music on the

Memorization Skills of Engineering Students in
XYZ University (15 words)

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 Identify all possible errors in the
Practice
following research titles.

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1. Business Model Trials
2. Parental support and its effects on students’
academic achievement
3. Antifungal Activities from Leaf Extract of
Jungle Geranium Ixora Coccinea Leaves
against Candida Albicans

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 Quick Check

Based on your understanding, how do you

define a research title?

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 Quick Check

How do research titles impact the whole

research?

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 Quick Check

Harry wants to research the effects of multiple

online battle arena games to the focus of
adolescent students diagnosed with Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

What could be a possible title of his research?

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 Quick Check

Robin was tasked to create a survey research

on the evaluation of their events in the senior
high school department in the school year
2019-2020. What could be a possible title of his
research?

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 Quick Check

Samuel wants to concentrate on the

relationship between color, logo, and brand
sales of protein whey products. What could be
a possible title of his research?

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 Wrap Up
A research title provides a summary of
the whole scope of the research in a few
words.

A well-written research title has the

following characteristics: focused and
direct, formal, brief but substantial, clear,
and proper grammar and capitalization.

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 Wrap Up

Researchers can follow the general

guidelines in writing a research title
such as having a finalized topic, an initial
list of sources, and an outline.

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Wrap Up

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 Bibliography

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