Research Title and Background of the Study

• ​purpose of the study

• research title

• background or rationale​

​Identify the independent and dependent variables for each of the following research cases

​A research title is a product of real-world observations, dilemmas, wide reading, selective viewing, meaningful interactions, and deep reflection. The title of the research is the research problem inquiry in capsule form. It must clearly reflect the topic of investigation. And it must be original, clear, concise, or specific.

• ​A research title is a product of real-world observations, dilemmas, wide reading, selective viewing, meaningful interactions, and deep reflection.

• ​The title of the research is the research problem inquiry in capsule form. It must clearly reflect the topic of investigation. And it must be original, clear, concise, or specific.

​1. Does the title describe what the study is all about?

2. Does the title contain a high specificity level?

3. Is the title academically phrased and is not lengthy?

4. Is the title withinv the twelve (12) substantive word requirements of the American Psychological Association (APA)?

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​Note: The 12 substantive word requirement of APA means that only the keywords are counted.

​For example:

​Examine the literature.

Published articles are an excellent source of ideas for research questions. They are usually at an appropriate level of specificity and suggest research questions that focus on the following:

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

b. Explore unexpected findings discovered in previous research.

c. Follow suggestions an author gives for future research at the end of an article.

d. Extend an existing explanation or theory to a new topic or setting.

e. Challenge findings or attempt to refute a relationship.

​Students have different ways in processing information; some may prefer audio-visual presentation; others dramatizing and imitating or reasoning logically and intuitively, or analyzing and envisioning. Teacher style also varies Some professors used the traditional way of teaching; others used the new trend in technology; some focus on principles and others on presentations. When the learning style of professors is incompatible with students, the students may become inattentive, distracted, uninterested, ,and their achievement level goes down, and eventually leads to school dropout. The intervention used in this study is the student’s devised games simulation. Games-simulation is introduced as a method in teaching in medical fields recently through interactive video games (Rosser, Lynch, Caddihy, Gentile, Klanssky, & Merill, 2007).

​Students have different ways in processing information; some may prefer audio-visual presentation; others drama and imitating or reasoning logically and intuitively, or analyzing and envisioning. Teacher style also vary. Some professors used traditional way of teaching; others used the new trend in technology; some focus on principles and others on presentations. When the learning style of professors are incompatible, the students may become inattentive, distracted, uninterested, their achievement level goes down, and eventually leads to school dropout. For intervention used in this study is the student’s devises games-simulation. Games-simulation is introduced as a method in teaching in medical fields recently through interactive video games (Rosser, Lynch, Caddihy, Gentile, Klanssky, & Merill, 2007)

• ​The purpose of the background of the study is to help the researcher to prove the relevance of his or her research question and to further develop his or her thesis.

• ​The background of the study includes: a review of the area being researched, current information surrounding the issue, previous studies on the issue, relevant history of the issue.