Research Report Flashcards
- the systematic investigation and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions
- allows you to delve deeper into a subject matter and articulate what you think about it based on what you have learned
Research
- a document that presents a complete piece of research in a focused and coherent manner
- follows a definite format
- the systematic, articulate, and orderly presentation of research work in written form
Research Report
• contains an informative title that describes the content of the paper, the aim of the author/s, addresses or affiliations, and date of submission
Title Page
• briefly presents the context of the study, research questions or objectives, methodology, major findings, conclusions, and sometimes implications
Abstract
An abstract ranges from?
ranges from 100-250 words
• explains the current state of the field and identifies research gaps
Introduction
An introduction is usually how long?
3 to 5 paragraphs long
• contains the summary and synthesis of all available sources
Literature review
Literature review is divided into 2 parts:
- Related Concepts
- Related studies
• It presents the context within which the study was conducted, the participants, the instruments used, data gathering procedure, and the data analysis.
Methodology
• factually describes the data gathered and the tables and graphs that summarize the collected data
Results
• provides an explanation of all the results in relation to the previous studies presented in the literature review
Discussion
• contains the restatement of the major findings, the limitations of the study, the recommendations, and the implications
Conclusion
• contains the different sources used in the study
References
