ANSWER BOOKLET
PROJECT 4805 - ASSIGNMENT 25
Use this Answer Booklet to answer the questions in Assignment 25. Answer the questions in
the spaces provided, and do not exceed the length. Additional work will not be marked.
Please note that all the questions will not be repeated here, so use Assignment 25 (Tutorial
Letter 102) to guide you. You are welcome to write or type the answers in the spaces
provided. For your convenience, we provide the Answer Booklet in PDF format (to write
your answers) and Word format (to type your answers).
Activity 1:
Provide 5 characteristics of (or ‘rules’ for) a good title for a research article or a
research report. [5 marks]
1. The title should not be too long, five to ten words will do.
2. The title should not be so brief that it becomes obscure.
3. The title should convey the main focus of the article.
4. The title should convey the gist of the research.
5. The title may begin with a short and catchy phrase to catch peoples attention.
Activity 2:
The following title does not comply with the rules for a good title: ‘Morals down the
drain? A research study investigating the relationship between different variables of
moral development in South African adolescent boys and girls between 12 and 18
years of age’. Correct this title by providing a better title which complies with the
rules for a good title. [2]
Morals down the drain? Investigating the relationship between variables of
moral development in South African adolecents.
Activity 3:
Provide a provisional title for your research project. (You will probably change the
title a couple of times – a normal process as your knowledge and understanding
increases). [2]
Investigating variables of Moral development in Adolescence: The role of
Identity formation, Authoritativeness and Gender.
PROJECT 4805 - ASSIGNMENT 25
Use this Answer Booklet to answer the questions in Assignment 25. Answer the questions in
the spaces provided, and do not exceed the length. Additional work will not be marked.
Please note that all the questions will not be repeated here, so use Assignment 25 (Tutorial
Letter 102) to guide you. You are welcome to write or type the answers in the spaces
provided. For your convenience, we provide the Answer Booklet in PDF format (to write
your answers) and Word format (to type your answers).
Activity 1:
Provide 5 characteristics of (or ‘rules’ for) a good title for a research article or a
research report. [5 marks]
1. The title should not be too long, five to ten words will do.
2. The title should not be so brief that it becomes obscure.
3. The title should convey the main focus of the article.
4. The title should convey the gist of the research.
5. The title may begin with a short and catchy phrase to catch peoples attention.
Activity 2:
The following title does not comply with the rules for a good title: ‘Morals down the
drain? A research study investigating the relationship between different variables of
moral development in South African adolescent boys and girls between 12 and 18
years of age’. Correct this title by providing a better title which complies with the
rules for a good title. [2]
Morals down the drain? Investigating the relationship between variables of
moral development in South African adolecents.
Activity 3:
Provide a provisional title for your research project. (You will probably change the
title a couple of times – a normal process as your knowledge and understanding
increases). [2]
Investigating variables of Moral development in Adolescence: The role of
Identity formation, Authoritativeness and Gender.
