RESEARCH METHODS - Reporting conventions Flashcards
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Define: reporting conventions
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well established and widely recognised standards that govern how a research report is written and presented
2
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2 reasons of the purpose of reports
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To share results with other researchers
To enable replication to test validity
3
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2 characteristics of reports
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To provide enough information to examine and replicate it
Reporting conventions are used
4
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4 characteristics of reporting style
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Concise and formal
Third person
Past tense
APA format
5
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What do research reports describe?
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how/why/what is done
what is found and what the findings mean
6
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What are the parts of a research report?
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Title, abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, references, appendices (for explanation see notes)
