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Practical Research 2
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Writing the Research Title
and Background
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Practical Research 2
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Writing the Research Title
and Background

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 Department of Education
Mandaue City Division

Practical Research 2
Self-Learnig Kit
First Quarter Module 2 (Week 4-5): Writing the Research Title and Background

First Edition, 2020

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 Development Team of the Self-Learning Kit

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For the learner:

Welcome to the Practical Research 2 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module

on Writing the Research Title and Background!

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physical interaction between students and teachers are prohibited, you have
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This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
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What I Need to
Know competencies you are expected to learn in
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What I Know
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What’s In
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Learned sentence/paragraph to be filled in to
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 This is a task which aims to evaluate your
Assessment
level of mastery in achieving the learning
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retention of learned concepts.

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the module.

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developing this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part
of the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other
activities included in the module.
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with it.
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not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that
you are not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful

learning and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You
can do it!

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 What I Need to Know
This module is designed and crafted with you in
consideration. The language being used is as simple as
possible to allow easy understanding and comprehension.
The scope of this module permits it to be used in many
different learning situations. The lessons and examples
herewith are planned in such a way that learners like you,
from any senior high school track, may be able to relate with
the concepts inside this module.

LEARNING COMPETENCIES

CS_RS12-Id-e-2: Writes a research title

CS_RS12-Id-e-2: Describes the background of research

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Define the research title
2. Discuss the elements and parameters in writing a good title
3. Write a good title for a research topic.
4. Describe the background of research.
5. Explain the elements included in the background.
6. Formulate the background of the research.

INTRODUCTION

Identifying a good research topic is one of the most difficult challenges of

beginning researchers. Most often, beginning researchers find it hard to think
of acceptable research topic because of the lack of experience in conducting a
research. However, several authors have cited some pointers in order to help
novice researchers to come up with research topics and titles that fit to the
criteria. Once a research problem is already identified, another difficulty that
young researchers face is how to write a good research title. Furthermore,
reading the research title sometimes confuses the readers as to the reason for
the conduct of such study. Hence, the need to provide a background of the
research problem to prove the significance and validity of the said research.
In this module, you will learn how to write a good quantitative research title.
You will also be able to identify the different elements to consider when writing
the title of your own research. Also, you will learn how to craft a background
of the study and the different elements to be included in it.

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 What I Know

Let us find out how much you know about the title of
the research. Answer the pre-assessment below.

PRE - ASSESSMENT
Direction: Encircle the letter of your best answer.
1. Which are elements found in the research title?
a. aim or purpose c. research setting
b. respondents or participants d. all of the above

2. What element may be omitted if the research title gets too lengthy?
a. locale of the study c. objective of the research
b. time frame of the study d. participants involved

3. All are unnecessary words to be written in the research title EXCEPT

a. “An Inquiry Into…” c. “An Investigation of the…”
b. “An Evaluative Study of…” d. “A Study of…”

4. Which of the following must be avoided when writing a research title?

a. Putting too many words c. Using brief but concise terminologies
b. Specifying the type of research d. Writing in phrases

5. Which statement is NOT TRUE?

a. The research title must be clear, concise and comprehensive.
b. The research title must clearly reflect the topic being studied.
c. Important variable being studied must be included in the research title.
d. If the title contains more than one line, it must be written in pyramid form.

6. What guideline is NOT being followed?

An Investigative Study on the Factors Affecting the Buying Attitudes

of Call Center Agents in Metro Cebu, Philippines

a. Title must contain the aim, setting, respondents of the study.

b. Title must be unique so the researcher can claim ownership to it.
c. The use of too many unnecessary words must be avoided in the title.
d. If title is more than one line, it should be written in inverted pyramid form.

7. Which is an example of a research title that needs to be improved?

a. Students’ Cognitive Ability and Attitude Towards Stress
b. School Behaviors of Students and Its Effect to the Success of Students
c. Academic Achievement as Influenced by Sports Participation in Selected
Schools in the Philippines
d. Factors Affecting Career Track and Strand Choices of Grade 10 Students
in the Division of Mandaue City

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8. Which one is a good quantitative research title about self-esteem and academic
grades of senior high school students?
a. Academic Grade and Self-Esteem of Senior High School Students
b. An Investigation of the Self - Esteem of Senior High School Students
c. Effect of Academic Grade on the Self-Esteem of Senior High Students
d. The Relationship Between Senior High School Students’ Academic Grade
and Self-Esteem

9. Of the research titles below, which one studies about the effectiveness of a
program by the government of the Philippines?
a. Physical Activity, Sports Participation and Risk Factors in Adolescents
b. An Evaluation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Cebu
c. Consumer Perceptions of Privacy and Security Risks for Online Shopping
d. Age-related Differences in the Musical Interests and Attitudes of
Secondary Students

10. Anna and Joseph are interested about the life and education of college students
who are working and studying at the same time. They feel that working too many
hours could negatively affect the academic standing of these working students.
However, they also know some friends who are doing good in their studies despite
being a part-time employee. What could be a good research title for their study?
a. Stress and Motivation of Working College Students
b. Employment and the Academic Performance of College Students
c. The Effects of Being a Working Student on the Academic Performance
d. Time Management Skills and Employment Status of Working Students

11. What is the main purpose for the background of research?

a. It defines the boundaries of the research.
b. It gives the general orientation to the problem area.
c. It discusses the methods and processes of the research.
d. It describes the benefits and beneficiaries of the research.

12. How do you describe the research gap?

a. A research area that is less explored.
b. A research area with conflicting results.
c. A statement that suggests the goal of the study.
d. A central idea that the researcher is trying to address

13. What is the central idea or theory that the resarcher is trying to address?
a. description b. gap c. significance d. thesis

14. Which of the following are essential elements of the background?

a. brief description, scope, context, limitations
b. scope, limitations, brief description, central thesis
c. general significance, limitations, central thesis, scope
d. context, central thesis , brief description, general significance

15. Which element of the background is shown in the statement below?

One of the subjects in the senior high school is the Empowerment
Technologies: ICT for Professional Tracks. This subject would require the
teachers to educate the learners on the practical applications of computers and
the internet. These uses of the computer and the internet would be of help to
the learners in their different professional tracks.
a. description b. gap c. significance d. thesis

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 What’s In

Recall Activity # 1

I hope you can still remember that quantitative

research…

 is an objective, systematic, empirical investigation of

observable phenomena through the use of
computational techniques.

 uses numbers (measurements and amounts) in stating

generalizations about a given problem or inquiry

Direction: Using the table below, write down at least three (3) strengths and
weaknesses of quantitative research.

QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

Strengths Weaknesses

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

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Recall Activity # 2
Quantitative research contributes to the decision-making
process, to knowledge itself, and to the improvement of
practices in general. The nature of quantitative research
as a study dealing with numerical data suggests that it
applies to a wide range of interest (i.e. psychology,
economics, education, politics, health, among others)
that involves quantification.

Direction: Explain your answer to the questions briefly.

1. How can quantitative research help in investigating and looking for practical
solutions to the water condition of the Butuanon River?
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2. How can quantitative research seek solutions to the problems regarding public
transportation and traffic condition of the city of Mandaue?
___________________________________________________________________
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3. How can quantitative research help the government in its decision-making process
toward the CoVid - 19 cases in the country?
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Recall Activity # 3
To identify research topics that can be pursued in actual scientific
investigations, you may consider the following factors:
1. Personal interests and experiences 3. Research replication

Direction: Go to the Internet. Find one (1) quantitative research for the various fields
below. Write the research titles and the author/s of such researches you have found.
a) Accountancy or Business
___________________________________________________________________________

b) Marketing
___________________________________________________________________________

c) Science
___________________________________________________________________________

d) Technology
___________________________________________________________________________

e) Education
___________________________________________________________________________

f) Humanities
___________________________________________________________________________

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g) Technical - Vocational and Livelihood
___________________________________________________________________________

h) Sports
___________________________________________________________________________

i) Health and Medicine

___________________________________________________________________________

j) Arts and Design

___________________________________________________________________________

I think you already have an idea for the topic of your research.
Am I right? So, accomplish the form below.
Research topic:
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Do not
skip this!
Why are you interested in this topic?

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 What’s New I heard you already have your
research topic . Good job!
Now, let’s keep you going.
Exercise 1

Research Title Word Search Puzzle

Direction: Look for words that may be important when writing a research title. Encircle
the words that you can find.

E Z O T P H E N R B E F R O E

F E I R B O J M L S D F R H S

R N Y Y L G A N O Z F N C C I

W M M S M F S P W P J Y O G C

S L B M H W R N H C W M N F E

R T N C F U X E B R P O C D R

S T N A P I C I T R A P I B P

E H X E Y H T U E A X S S P S

J Z H H D I V H B W E O E G N

W N D R T N E F I P Y K B S V

G S S L J N O G G S Q X E O R

M V E X S A N P L U A M A I F

B E E I Y K T T S M B F N E J

M J V U E D L L R E Q G H O Y

S E T T I N G U X L R G B R M

Brief Phrases Setting

Concise Precise Title
Comprehensive Purpose
Participants Respondents

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Take Note!

A research title, or the title of the research is the research problem

itself in capsule form. It summarizes the main idea of your study. This
means that the research title already gives the readers an idea of
what your research is all about. Hence, it is important that the
research title must be clear, original, concise and
comprehensive. It must contain the fewest possible words needed
to adequately describe the content and/or purpose of your research.

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Exercise 2

Direction: Reaarange the scrambled letters to form a sensible word. Then, describe
or give the meaning/ description of the newly formed words.

Non- existing word/s Sensible Term/s

1. XECOTNT -----> _____________________________

Meaning:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

2. BCAGKORUND -----> _____________________________

Meaning:
_____________________________________________________________
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3. SAERCEH AGP -----> _____________________________

Meaning:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

4. CTENARL TSHEIS -----> _____________________________

Meaning:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

5. EBIRF DISCTREPOIN -----> _____________________________

Meaning:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

6. GANEREL GISINCIFACEN -----> _____________________________

Meaning:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

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What is It

Are you ready? Come on! Read the information below to learn
the guidelines to be followed when writing the research title.

Selected Guidelines in the Formulation of a Research Title

1. The title must contain the following elements:
a. aim or purpose of the study
b. place or setting or locale of the study
c. respondents or participants involved in the study
d. time or period when the study was conducted
If the title becomes too long because of these elements, the time or period
may be ommitted. Also, placing the study site or research locale in the
title makes it too specific so it may be recommended that these elements
be placed in the Methods section of the research write-up.
2. The title must be broad enough to include all aspects of the study but should
be brief and concise as possible.
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 been done
in the research. These phrases are already obvious unless these words are
necessary to convey the scope of the study or the type (evaluation,
comparative, and the like) of the study.
4. If the title contains more than one line, it should be written in an 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 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 aready emphasized in the text.
Source: R.E. Faltado, et.. al., Practical Research 2 Quantitative Research, Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing, 17.

After going through the guidelines, what could be an appropriate

research title for your chosen topic? Write it down.

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 The background of the study is basically an overview of the
research study. Its main focus is to discuss the importance and
validity of the problem identified. It also provides an explanation as
to the reason for the conduct of the study. This part presents the
current state of knowledge or essential information regarding the
problem in order to understand the main body of the investigation.

How To Craft the Background of the Research

An effective background as mentioned by Orleans (2018) discusses about the
following elements:
 Context of the research topic
- As a researcher, you are to explain that the general field/ area in which the
current study belongs remain to be a significant area of research up to the
present. In this portion, you shall present and discuss the existing and present
conditions of the research problem in general, based on known facts and
literature.
 Central thesis
- The general field/ area that you are working on is broad, so you are to specify
what really is the thesis (main idea/ concept/ theory) in your study that you,
as the researcher is trying to address. To identify the central thesis, you must
determine first the research gap (an area of the research topic that is missing/
conflicting in the existing literature; also described as an issue that has not
been fully addressed in previous studies due to conflicting results). In some
instances, the central thesis may be based on common problems that people
experience which have not yet been solved.
 Brief description of the study
- Once the gap is identified, you as the researcher shall discuss and present
a brief description of the problem that you are specifically working on. You
must be able to provide justifications or reasons for the need to conduct your
current study.
 General significance of the research
- To help you prove the need to conduct the present study, you have to
provide a general significance of the findings of your study to common and
relevant situations. General significance depends on who are greatly affected
by your current study. It be a contribution to the decision-making process of
the heads of a department, company, institution, among others. It can also be

Mostly, the background of the study is written using the

macro to micro approach. This means describing the
problem from the global/ international scenario down to the
national/ local/ specific setting.
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 Here is an example for you to understand the elements of
the background of the study. Ready? Set Go!

People of different ages use computers in any aspect of their life such
as in communicating with others, in transacting businesses and in
gathering or sharing information. Because of the variety of uses people
get from technology, specifically on computers, advances in computer
applications and tools is also developing in a rapid rate.This speedy
development in the field of Information and Communications Technology
(ICT) poses a big challenge to educators. Since computers are widely
Context of the Study

used either professionally or personally, educators must be able to mould

and produce learners who are able to cope with the advances of
technology. Bekmezci, et. al. (2015) believed that in order to follow
technological developments, one must learn how to use the technology
efficiently and effectively.

Hence, the Department of Education (DepEd) of the Philippines has

its K to 12 Curriculum in its education system. This curriculum would
require the learners to undergo two more years in high school – called
the senior high school before he/she is declared as a high school
graduate. One of the subjects in the senior high school is the
Empowerment Technologies: ICT for Professional Tracks. This subject
would require the teachers to educate the learners on the practical
applications of computers and the internet. These uses of the computer
and the Internet would be of help to the learners in their different
Central Thesis/

professional tracks.
Research Gap

But, looking at the competencies in the old education curriculum,

prior to the K to 12 Curriculum, it can be noted that not all of the learners
are able to have the basic knowledge of computers. Only those learners
who had Computer technology as the major in their Technology and
Livelihood Education (TLE) were blessed to have undergone the basics
of computers, its hardware and software. Although internet shops can
provide Internet and computer services to these non-ICT major students,
description

it is not a guarantee that they are actually the ones manipulating the
computer in encoding documents, sending emails, creating spreadsheets
Brief

and more.

So, the researcher decided to conduct an investigation on the

significance
General

attitudes and behaviours of Grade 11 Senior High School students of

Labogon National High School in their Empowerment Technologies
subject. The researcher is interested to find out how the Senior High
School students, who were not enrolled in computer classes during their
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 What’s More Hooray! I believe you are now
ready to get into some amazing
adventure. Good luck!

Activity # 1 Good or Not Good?

Direction: Evaluate the research titles below whether it is a good one or something
that needs to be improved. Put a check mark ( ) on the appropriate column.

Needs to be
Research Title Good Title
Improved
1. A study of the Relationship of the Factors
Affecting the Number of Fish Species in a
Mangrove
2. Social Media Usage and Academic Performance of
Senior High School Students in Mandaue City
3. Employment Profile of Women with Disabilitites
in San Remegio and Mandaue City, Cebu,
Philippines
4. The Effect of Adding Used Cooking Oil in Making
Candles
5. Problem Solving Attitude and Critical Thinking
Ability of Students
6. Voting Habits and What Missing an Election Tells
Us About Them
7. Korean Pop Culture and Pop Music
8. Athletic Participation and Leadership Ability of
Secondary Students
9. Socio-demographic Profile of Scavenging
Households in Umapad Dumpsite, Mandaue City,
Cebu
10. Factors Affecting Customers Attitude Towards
Online Shopping in the Philippines

Probing Questions:
1. What did you feel as you evaluate the research titles? Why did you feel that way?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2. What was your basis in judging whether the title is a good one or something that
needs to be improved?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
3. What were your realizations after answering all the items of the activity?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

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Be mindful  Too long titles usually indicates that there are too many
unnecessary words.
also that…  Too short titles often use words that are too broad.

 Catchy phrases or non-specific language may be used only if

it is within the context of the study.

 Humorous or clever journalistic styles of phrasing must be

avoided.

Activity # 2 Reading Activity

Direction: Read the selection carefully. Answer the questions that follow.

Menstruation is a normal physiological process that begins during adolescence. The first
menstruation (menarche) occurs between 11 and 15 years with a mean age of 13 years.
According to Esimai and Esan (2010), many adolescents have little or no information about
normal and abnormal menstruation. The lack of scientific knowledge on menstruation may
spawn reproductive health problems in adolescent women, such as dysmenorrhea,
gastrointestinal manifestations; depression; and reproductive tract infections which may in turn
cause congestive dysmenorrhea (Adinma & Adinma, 2008). Also, the misconceptions and
faulty perceptions about menstruation and menstrual cycle will lead to faulty and unhygienic
menstrual practices.
Unhygienic menstrual practices may affect the health of female students such as increased
vulnerability to reproductive tract infections (RTIs) and pelvic inflammatory diseases (PIDs) and
other complications. Infections due to lack of hygiene during menstruation have been reported
in many studies (Mudey, et. al., 2010; Khanna, Goyal & Bhawsar, 2005). Up until now, poor
menstrual hygiene in developing countries has been an insufficiently acknowledged problem.
In several cultures there are cultural and/or religious taboos concerning blood, menstruating
girls and women and menstrual hygiene. As a result, many young girls lack appropriate
information on menstrual hygiene. Studies that the menstrual information girls did have was
acquired primarily through mothers, television, friends, teachers and relatives.

Taking into account the health implications and prevailing socio-cultural and economic
factors, there is consensus that action needs to be taken to ensure that girls can manage their
menstruation while at school in a comfortable, dignified, safe, and equitable manner, and that
local research is needed to inform enabling strategies. Yet, despite growing research around
this emerging topic, it remains so nascent and taboo (Sommer & Sahin, 2013), that research
has not been undertaken in many countries for policymakers and practitioners to understand
girls’ experiences in their own local context. To address this concern, this study is conceived in
order to assess the knowledge level, attitudes and practices of secondary school students on
menstrual health management in Labogon National High School. This study will serve as an
evaluation of the current status of menstrual health management and policies implemented in
the identified school in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines. This study can also contribute in
improving the guidelines and implementations of WASH and other programs of DepEd on the
health and well-being of the students in the said school.
Source: JM. Librinca, “Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Menstrual Health Management of
Secondary School Students”, Unpublished paper, 2020.

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Questions to Answer:

1. What paragraph gives the context of the research? _________________________

2. In which paragraph can you find the gap in the literature or studies?
____________
3. Which sentence presents the main purpose of the study? ____________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
4. Which sentence/s presents the major implication of the study?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
5. What could be an appropriate title of this research?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

What I Have Learned

Can you still remember all the

words in the exercises? Use
those words to complete the
t

Direction: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

 The research (1)_________________ summarizes the main idea/s of

the study. It must be (2) _________________, (3) ___________________,
(4) ________________ and (5) ________________________.

 A good research title contains the following

elements:(6)____________, (7) ________________, (8) ______________
or (9) __________________ and the period of the study. If the title gets too
lengthy, the element of (10) _________________ may be eliminated.

 The (11) ______________________ of the study states the complete

(12) __________________ of the research, the (13) ________________ or
main idea/ theory, a (14) ______________________________ of the
research study and the (15) _____________________________________
of the investigation.

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 What I Can Do It is time to apply what
you have learned. Keep
going!

Direction: Perform the tasks below and reach out / seek consultations from your
research teacher for some comments and suggestions.

A. Write at least three research titles to your chosen topic of interest.

Research Topic/ Interest:

____________________________________________

Title 1: __________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

Title 2: __________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

Title 3: __________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

B. Formulate the background of the research you have provided above. You
may use an extra paper for this.

Note:
Just like in any academic writing, please consider the following
when writing your background of the study.
 Grammar
 Spelling
 Use of punctuations
 Others (specified by your teacher)

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 Assessment
Let’s check if you have learned something!
Answer this test!
Direction: Encircle the letter of your best answer.
1. Which of the following DOES NOT NEED to be in the research title?
a. aim or purpose c. statistical analysis procedure
b. respondents or participants d. setting

2. What word/ phrase may be omitted in the research title below?

The Relationship Between Student Allowance and Academic Motivation
of Grade 7 Students in Mandaue City
a. The Relationship Between c. Academic Motivation
b. Student Allowance d. Grade 7 Students
3. Why are terms “Ä Study of…, An Investigation of…, etc.” be avoided when
writing the research title?
a. It makes the research title too lengthy.
b. It is already understood to have been done.
c. These words are unnecessary.
d. All of these.
4. Which is NOT a characteristic of a good research title?
a. It uses words that stimulate the interest of the reader.
b. It contains abbreviations to minimize the entire length of the title.
c. It gives the readers an information about the contents of the research.
d. It identifies the key variables (dependent and independent) of the study.
5. Which statement is TRUE?
a. The research title must be clear, concise and comprehensive.
b. The research title may not clearly reflect the topic being studied.
c. Exact location of the study must be indicated in the research title.
d. If the title contains more than one line, it must be written in pyramid form.
6. What guideline is NOT being followed?
Peer Group Influence on Academic Performance
of Undergraduate Students in State Universities of Cebu
a. The use of unnecessary words must be avoided in the title.
b. Title must contain the aim, setting, respondents of the study.
c. Title must be broad enough but brief and concise as possible.
d. If title is more than one line, it should be written in an inverted pyramid.
7. Which research title needs to be improved?
a. Students’ Cognitive Ability and Attitude Towards Stress
b. Learning Behaviors of Students and Its Effect to the Success of Students
c. Academic Achievement as Influenced by Sports Participation in Selected
Schools in the Philippines
d. Factors Affecting Career Track and Strand Choices of Grade 10 Students in
the Division of Mandaue City
8. Which one is a quantitative research title that talks about the condition of the
environment in the city of Mandaue?

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 a. Attitude and Behavior of Households in Mandaue City on Soild Waste
Segregation and Recycling
b. The Effects of Attitudes and Perceived Environment Conditions on Students’
Entrepreneurial Intent
c. Water Quality Assessment of Butuanon River in Mandaue City, Cebu
d. Factors Affecting High School Students’ Career Preference
9. Which title indicates a research about the inclination of students towards music?
a. Physical Activity, Sports Participation and Risk Factors in Adolescents
b. An Evaluation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Cebu
c. Consumer Perceptions of Privacy and Security Risks for Online Shopping
d. Age-related Differences in the Musical Interests of Secondary Students
10. How do you improve the given research title?
Bullying Greatly Affects the Academic Achievement of Students.
a. Bullying and Academic Achievement
b. Bullied Students: How Affected are they?
c. Impact of School Bullying on Students’ Academic Achievement
d. Positive and Negative Consequences of Bullying to the Academic
Achievement of Students
11. Which is NOT a purpose for the background of research?
a. It defines the overall scenario of the problem.
b. It gives the general orientation to the problem area.
c. It discusses the specific methods and analysis of the study.
d. It provides the justification for the need to conduct the study.

12. How do you describe research thesis?

a. A statement that suggests the goal of the study.
b. A central idea that the researcher is trying to address
c. A major implication that displays the significance of the study
d. A statement that discusses the participants/ respondents of the study

13. What element shows the reason/s or explanation for conducting the study??
a. description b. gap c. significance d. thesis

14. Which of the following correctly shows the arrangement of ideas when writing
the background?
a. brief description, context, general significance, research gap, central thesis
b. central thesis, general significance, brief description, research gap, context
c. context, central thesis , research gap, brief description, general significance
d. general significance, central thesis, context, research gap, brief description

15. What is the main idea of this selection?

One of the subjects in the senior high school is the Empowerment
Technologies: ICT for Professional Tracks. This subject would require the
teachers to educate the learners on the practical applications of
computers and the internet. These uses of the computer and the internet
would be of help to the learners in their different professional tracks.
a. Applications of the ICT subject c. Learners of senior high school
b. Different professional tracks d. Teachers of ICT for professional tracks

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Laurentina P. Calmorin, Research and Thesis Writing with Statistics Computer
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Nelia G. Prieto, Victoria C. Naval, Teresita G. Carey, Practical Research for Senior
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Ruben E. Faltado, et. al., Practical Research 2 Quantitative Research Quezon City:
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Betterthesis. “Strengths and Limitations of Quantitative Research”.
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Tucker, Balch. “How to Compose a Title for Your Research Paper”. Last modified
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Wordvice. “How to Write the Perfect Research Paper Title”. Last modified January
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