Reporting

Question 1

What should the Title include?

Answer 1

Should provide a clear focus on the study and the key variables you are investigating

Question 2

What should the Abstract Include?

Answer 2

150-200 words long
- Background research, aims, experimental hypothesis, null hypothesis, RM and procedures, experimental design
- Sample used, brief account of findings, statistical tests used, results and levels of significance
- Conclusions, limitations and implications of the study

Question 3

What should the introduction to aims/hypothesis section include?

Answer 3

• Include any previous research and how you intend to study it
• State aims and hypothesis

Question 4

What is the method section?

Answer 4

States how the investigation was carried out precisely to allow replication

Question 5

What does the design section in the method section include?

Answer 5

• Experimental design with justification
• Research method with justificaiton
• IV and DV must be stated
• Ethical issues and how they would be dealt with

Question 6

What does the sample section in the method section include?

Answer 6

Details of sample, who and why, sampling method used with justification

Question 7

What does the apparatus/materials section in the method section include?

Answer 7

List of materials needed to carry out the research

Question 8

What does the procedure section in the method section include?

Answer 8

• Bullet pointed steps that need to be carried out in order to conduct research and must be detailed to allow replication
• Briefing, standardised instructions and debriefing should be included

Question 9

What should the results section include?

Answer 9

• Descriptive stats, tables charts, central tendency and measures of dispersion
• Inferential stats, what statistical test and why, significance levels and calculated values
• If qualitative data, categories and themes should be described
• State whether null/experimental hypothesis should be accepted

Question 10

What should discussion section include?

Answer 10

• Summary of results, what they meant
• Relationship to background research
• Limitations of methodology and modifications can be suggested
• Implications and suggestions of the findings

Question 11

What is referencing?

Answer 11

Full details of any journals or books that have been mentioned in the report

Question 12

How would you reference?

Answer 12

Authors name, date of publication, title of book, place of publication and publisher