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Angeles, Jann Austine Zeus P. 01/18/18 11 STEM-J Assignment
Angeles, Jann Austine Zeus P. 01/18/18 11 STEM-J Assignment
Angeles, Jann Austine Zeus P. 01/18/18 11 STEM-J Assignment
01/18/18
11 STEM-J
ASSIGNMENT
Literature Review
o Qualitative research requires examination of existing research and information about the
chosen problem. To accomplish this, qualitative researchers must develop a research plan
that determines what sources they will use, such as libraries, databases or specific search
engines. Relevant documents are reviewed and carefully summarized. The final literature
review should briefly describe how the literature review was conducted and provide
summaries of documents relevant to the research problem.
Sample Description
o The individuals being studied are referred to as the sample. Certain characteristics are
usually identified as important to the research problem. Age, gender, socioeconomic status
and educational background are just a few examples of characteristics researchers might
need to identify in their sample. This section of the paper is often scrutinized for disparities.
Findings
o This section should include a direct report of the data. It should be succinct and impartial
without engaging in personal reflections or interpretations. Describe the data in detail
without drawing conclusions of any kind.
Discussion
o The discussion section is closely related to, but still separate from, the findings. How this
section is presented will largely depend on the findings section. It is important to discuss
only relevant facts and abstain from attempting to interpret findings at this time.
Conclusion
o The conclusion serves to summarize the entire study and to suggest possible applications.
While it is still inappropriate to speculate, suggesting applications from the study are
encouraged and expected. Readers are usually interested to know how research findings can
be used in society.
Abstract
o Abstracts are often the only portion of a study seen in academic search engines. It is
important to provide details on the study's background, goals, data sample, data collection
and a summary of the findings. In all, the abstract should be less than a page in length.