Practical Research 2

Which of the following is a guideline in the formulation of a research title?

• The title must contain the time or period when the study was conducted.

• Select a title that is a phrase rather than a complete sentence.

• Select a straightforward title over other kinds.

• Titles do not need to be stuffy or dull, but they should generally give readers some idea at the outset of what the research paper will contain.

They said that “The topics or problems are general questions about the relations among variables or characteristics of the phenomenon which a researcher needs to undertake.”

• Fraenkel

• University of Southern of California

• Birio.et. al, 2005, p7

• Layder

Which of these terms should be deleted in order to shorten the title?

• Assessment

• Evaluation

• Comparison

• Effectiveness

It is an intellectual; stimulus calling for an answer in the form of scientific inquiry.

• Observation

• Research Topic or Problem

• Research Hypothesis

• Research Questions

Which of the following is a guideline in the formulation of a research title?

• Avoid a long, detailed title that gives too much information.

• If the title contains more than one line, it should be written in inverted pyramid.

• Do not underline the title of research or enclose it in quotation marks, instead use a word processing program or printer that permits italics. Use them in place of underlining.

• It should be something new or different from what has already been written about.

Which of the following is a guideline in the formulation of a research title?

• Replicate a previous research project exactly or with slight variations.

• Explore unexpected findings discovered in previous research.

• If possible, the title should not be longer than 15 substantive words.

• Use no punctuation at the end of the title.

It is a product of real world observations, dilemmas, wide reading, selective viewing, meaningful interactions with significant others, and deep reflection.

• Research Question

• Research Title

• Research Hypothesis

• Statement of the Problem

FILL IN THE BLANKS: _________ stated in ____that __________ says that social research is literally a search for the best explanation of the problem around which evidence or data is focused.

• Layder, 2013, Research Questions

• Layder, 2013, Statement of the Problem

• Layder, 2003, Problem Question

• Layder, 2015, Review of Related Literature

Which of these terms can be used in the formulation of a title?

• Analysis of

• A Study Of

• An Investigation of

• Comparison of

This is the basic difficulty, the issue, the concern, the circumstances which exist, then how they ought to be.

• Statement of the Problem

• Research Hypothesis

• Scope and Limitation

• Research Question