Formulating Research Title, Problems, and Proposal

Cards (16)

  • Research title
    Describes the content of the article, paper or investigatory project in a concise manner
  • Characteristics of a good research title
    • Informs the reader accurately about the content
    • Simple, direct, clear, brief and attractive
    • Does not contain abbreviation or charge
    • Does not contain numerical values of the parameters
    • Includes keywords
  • Experiment title
    Written as the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable
  • Experiment title example
    • The effect of BG lesson as an instructional material on the summative test scores of grade 7 students
  • Independent variable

    A variable that is manipulated in order to see its effect on the dependent variable
  • Dependent variable
    A variable that is tested and measured
  • Experiment title example 2
    • The effect of tap water on the growth of sansevieria trifasciata plant
  • Research problem
    A problem that is being investigated in an experiment, serves as a blueprint and guide
  • Formulating research problem
    What is the effect of independent variable on dependent variable
  • Research problem example 1
    • What is the effect of BG lesson as an instructional material on the summative test scores of grade 7 students
  • Research problem example 2
    • What is the effect of tap water on the growth of sansevieria trifasciata plant
  • Hydrologic models provide a framework to conceptualize and investigate the relationships between climate and water resources
  • A review of current studies that assess the impacts of climate change using hydrologic models indicates problem areas including parameter estimation, scale, model validation, climate scenario generation, and data
  • Solutions to these problems would significantly improve the capability of models to assess the effects of climate change
  • Title of Livley's study

    Modeling the effects of climate change on water resources - a review
  • Problem of Livley's study

    What are the effects of climate change on water resources