How to craft a good research title?

A good title is usually a compromise between being

curt/concise and explicit or categorical. Drafting a
perfect research paper title requires some serious
thought. Researchers tend to be focused on their
research versus the title because that is per se the
general nature of people inclined towards discovery.
According to Maxine Hairston and Michael Keene, a
good title does several things:
1. It predicts content.
2. It catches the reader's interest.
3. It reflects the tone or slant of the piece of writing.
4. It contains keywords that will make it easy to
access by a computer search.
5. It should be SMART (Specific, Measurable,
Attainable, Reliable/Relevance, and Time bounded)
SELECTED GUIDELINES IN THE
FORMULATION OF A RESEARCH
TITLE
1. The title must contain of the following elements:
a. The subject matter or research problems
b. The setting or locale of the study
c. The respondents or participants involved in the study
d. The time or period when the study to be conducted (if the
title becomes too long because of these elements, the
timeframe or period may be omitted except in evaluation
studies
2. The title must not be broad enough and it should be concise and
brief as possible.
3. The terms a “Analysis of”, “A Study of”, An Investigation of” and
the like should be avoided of. All of these are understood to have been
done in research.
4. If the title contains more than one line, it should be written in
inverted pyramid.
5. When typed or encoded in the title page, all words in the title
should be in capital letters
6. If possible, the title should not be longer 15 substantive words
7. Avoid a long, detailed title that gives too much information.
8. To shorten the title, delete the terms “assessment” or
“evaluation” if these are emphasized in the text (Fatatado, 2016
CHARACTERISITCS OF A GOOD TITLE
1.A title should give readers information about the contents of the
research and is preferable to one that is vague or general.
2.Titles do not need to be stuffy or dull but generally it should
give the readers some idea at the outset of what the research
paper will contain.
3.Choose a title that is a phrase rather than a complete sentence.
4.Select a straightforward title over the kinds.
5.Use no punctuation at the end of the title.
6.Do not underline the title of research or enclose in
quotation marks, instead, use a word processing
program or printer that permits italics. Use them in
place of underlining (Fatatado, 2016).
HERE ARE SOME TITLES OF RESEARCHES
APPROVED IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES/PROGRAMS:

1. HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS IN READING OF

FRESHMEN IN UNIVERSITY OF EAST, ACADEMIC YEAR
2016-2017
2. TAX REMITTANCE AND JOB VACANCY OF REGION 12,
FISCAL YEAR 208-2019
3. LEVEL OF ACCEPTABILITY OF THE TRACING GUIDE FOR
CHILDREN WITH CELEBRAL PALSY BY THE SPED
TEACHERS, SY 2012-2013
4. ORGANIC FARMING AND ECONOMIC INCOME OF SOUTH
COTABATO PROVINCE
What is background of research?
The background of your study will provide context to the
information discussed throughout the research paper.
Background information may include both important and
relevant studies. This is particularly important if a study
either supports or refutes your thesis.
In addition, the background of the study will discuss your
problem statement, rationale, and research questions. It
links introduction to your research topic and ensures a
logical flow of ideas. Thus, it helps readers understand
your reasons for conducting the study.
Your background should begin with defining a topic and
audience. It is important that you identify which topic you
need to review and what your audience already knows about
the topic. You should proceed by searching and researching
the relevant literature (Brians, 2011