Report writing Flashcards
What is the abstract and what does it include
short summary that includes all the major elements of a study.
- Aims and hypotheses
- Method/procedure
- Results
- Conclusions
What does the introduction include
- A literature review of the general area of investigation, which will summarise studies that are related to the current study
- beginning broadly and gradually becoming more specific until the aims and hypotheses are presented
What does the method include
Split in to several sub-sections and needs to be detailed enough so that other researchers are able to precisely replicate the study if they wish.
- Design – The design is clearly stated and justification for choice
- Sample – How many participants, their biographical/demographical information (as long as it doesn’t compromise anonymity) and the sampling method and target population
- Apparatus/Materials – Any assessment materials used
- Procedure – It is a list of everything that happened in the investigation from the beginning to the end. This includes a verbatim record of everything that was said to participants: briefing, standardised instructions and debriefing.
- Ethics – An explanation of how these were addressed within the study
What do the results include
-summarise the key findings from the investigation. This will feature descriptive statistics (tables, graphs and charts etc)
-Inferential statistics should include reference to the choice of statistical test, calculated and critical values, level of significance and final outcome
-Raw data and calculations will appear in the appendix rather than the main body of the report.
What does the discussion include
- Summary of the findings in verbal, rather than statistical form.
- limitations of the present investigation
- Wider implications are considered. This could include real-world applications and what contribution this research has made to the existing knowledge base within the field. Suggestions for future research may also be discussed
Why do we reference
enables others to research the references
How do you do a reference
Surname, first name initial, year, title, place of publish, publish company