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    This document outlines the typical structure and sections of a research report, including an introduction, literature review, methods, results, and discussion sections. It provides guidance on what should be included in each section, such as restating the research questions in the results and discussion sections. The document emphasizes that the introduction, literature review, and methods sections should each comprise around one-third of the paper, with the discussion section also being one-third and results one-third.

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    ResearchRundowns>Writing>WritingaResearchReport

    Thisreviewcoversthebasicelementsofaresearchreport.Thisisageneralguideforwhatyouwillsee
    injournalarticlesordissertations.Thisformatassumesamixedmethodsstudy,butyoucanleaveout
    eitherquantitativeorqualitativesectionsifyouonlyusedasinglemethodology.

    Thisreviewisdividedintosectionsforeasyreference.TherearefiveMAJORpartsofaResearchReport:

    1. Introduction
    2. ReviewofLiterature
    3. Methods
    4. Results
    5. Discussion

    Note:Asageneralguideforlength,theIntroduction,ReviewofLiterature,andMethodsshouldbe
    about1/3ofyourpaper,Discussion1/3,thenResults1/3.

    Section1:CoverSheet(APAformatcoversheet)optional,ifrequired.

    Section2:Abstract(abasicsummaryofthereport,includingsample,treatment,design,results,and
    implications)(150words)optional,ifrequired.

    Section3:Introduction(13paragraphs)
    Basicintroduction
    Supportivestatistics(canbefromperiodicals)
    StatementofPurpose
    StatementofSignificance

    Section4:Researchquestion(s)orhypotheses
    Anoverallresearchquestion(optional)
    Aquantitativebased(hypotheses)
    Aqualitativebased(researchquestions)
    Note:Youwillgenerallyhavemorethanone,especiallyifusinghypotheses.

    Section5:ReviewofLiterature
    Shouldbeorganizedbysubheadings
    Shouldadequatelysupportyourstudyusingsupporting,related,and/orrefutingevidence
    Isasynthesis,notacollectionofindividualsummaries

    Section6:Methods
    Procedure:Describedatagatheringorparticipantrecruitment,includingIRBapproval
    Sample:Describethesampleordataset,includingbasicdemographics
    Setting:Describethesetting,ifapplicable(generallyonlyinqualitativedesigns)
    Treatment:Ifapplicable,describe,indetail,howyouimplementedthetreatment
    Instrument:Describe,indetail,howyouimplementedtheinstrument;Describethereliability
    andvalidityassociatedwiththeinstrument
    DataAnalysis:Describetypeofprocedure(ttest,interviews,etc.)andsoftware(ifused)

    Section7:Results
    RestateResearchQuestion1(Quantitative)
    Describeresults
    RestateResearchQuestion2(Qualitative)
    Describeresults

    Section8:Discussion
    RestateOverallResearchQuestion
    Describehowtheresults,whentakentogether,answertheoverallquestion
    ***Describehowtheresultsconfirmorcontrasttheliteratureyoureviewed

    Section9:Recommendations(optional,generallyrelatedtopractice)

    Section10:Limitations
    Discuss,inseveralsentences,thelimitationsofthisstudy.
    ResearchDesign(overall,theninfoaboutthelimitationsofeachseparately)
    Sample
    Instrument/s
    Otherlimitations

    Section11:Conclusion(Abriefclosingsummary)

    Section12:References(APAformat)

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