CHARACTERISTICS OF

GOOD RESEARCH TITLE

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• A title should give readers information about the contents of the

research and is preferable to one that is vague or general.

• 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.

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

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• Select a straightforward title over other kinds.

• Use no punctuations at the end of the title.

• Do not underlines 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.
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1. The title must contain the following elements:

a. The subject matter or research problem;
b. The setting or locale of the study;
c. The respondents or participants involved in the study; and
d. The time or period when the study was conducted (if the title
becomes too long because of these elements, the timeframe
or period may be omitted except in evaluations studies)
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Example:
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2. The title must be broad enough to include all aspects of the

study but should be brief and concise as possible.

Example:
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON NUMERACY DEVELOPMENT OF GRADE SEVEN
STUDENTS: EFFECTS ON THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVENMENT IN MATHEMATICS
 
Source: Fadera, Aris F. and Tumana, Mailyn B.8th COSMED INTERNTIONAL
CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION. PENANG, MALAYSIA.
2019
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3. The use of terms as “Analysis of”, “A Study of”, “An

Investigation of” and the like should be avoided. All these are
understood to have done in a research.

Example:
AN INVESTIGATION ON THE STATUS AND EXTENT OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF QUIPPER IN JANOSA NATIONA HIGH
SCHOOL SY 2022-2023
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5. When typed or encoded in the title page, all words in the title
should be in capital letters.
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6. If possible, the title should not be longer than 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 already emphasized in the text.