Which of the following would be a reasonable critique of a study title? The title:
a. provided the study's focus without becoming lengthy.
b. seemed to appropriately represent the study content.
c. was lackluster and did not invite the reader's attention.
d. was much too long but accurately conveyed the content.
ANS: A
A critique that states that the title provided the study's focus without becoming lengthy evaluates the title on the factors that are important and tells the reader that it did what it was supposed to do.
It is not incumbent on a research report to create a "catchy" title.
Taken alone, this statement does not give enough explanation as to why to title is too long and/or suggest an alternative.
A critique of the title that states that the title was much too long but accurately conveyed the content does not give enough information to represent a thorough critique.
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