Scientific Reports

Question 1

What is the format of scientific reports?

Answer 1

1. Abstract
   2.. Introduction
2. Method
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Referencing

Question 2

What is an abstract?

Answer 2

A short summary at the front of the journal.

Question 3

What is including in an abstract?

Answer 3

Aims
Hypotheses
Method
Results
Conclusions

Question 4

What is an introduction?

Answer 4

A literature review of general area of investigation

Question 5

What is included in an introduction/ What might you include?

Answer 5

Relevant theories/ concepts and studies related to the current study.
May include aims and hypotheses towards the end

Question 6

What is the method split into?

Answer 6

subsections

Question 7

What should the method include?

Answer 7

Enough detail that it can be replicated:
Design
Sample
Apparatus/ materials
Procedure
Ethics

Question 8

What is results?

Answer 8

Summarising key findings
Descriptive statistics
Inferential statistics
Raw data in the appendix
If qualitative methods used = analysis of themes

Question 9

What is discussion?

Answer 9

Summarising results/ findings

Question 10

What is the discussion discussed in context of?

Answer 10

Evidence and other research presented in introduction.

Question 11

What does the discussion discuss?

Answer 11

Any limitations and how they might be addressed in the future.
Wider implications of the research discussed.

Question 12

What does referencing include?

Answer 12

Full details of source material that was used or cited e.g. journals, books, websites etc

Question 13

How do you reference?

Answer 13

Surname, Initial. (Date) Title. Place of publication. Publisher.

Question 14

Why do we reference?

Answer 14

• To give credit
• Avoid plagiarism