SUMMARY OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION RESEARCH FORMAT based on APA 6

- publication ready
- heavy in literary review
- lesser number of pages
- non- repetitive
- adheres to the APA 6 edition format
PARTS OF THE NEW FORMAT
• Approval Sheet
• Title page
• Abstract
• Keywords
TITLE PAGE
• Contains the title of the study, names of the authors, institutional affiliations, and running head.
• Running head is the title of the study
• However, in the next page, the word Running head does not anymore appear and the title
inflected is the shortened version of the original.
• the shortened title must not exceed 50 characters
TITLE
• 12 words
• No abbreviations
• No acronyms
• No unnecessary words
ABSTRACT
• 150-250 words
• Contains everything about the study
• Highlights of the study
• Contains keywords which are 3-5 words
INTRODUCTION
• Part I- what the study is all about ( BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY)
• Part 2- what do other writers say about the topic ( RELATED LIT AND STUDIES)
• Part 3- what are the gaps ( SYNTHESIS)
• Part 4- how do you intend to address these gaps ( REASON FOR CONDUCTING THE STUDY)
- No limit for the number of paragraphs
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
• Dwell on time-tested theory that embodies the findings of numerous investigations on how the
phenomenon occurs. It provides a general representation of the relationship between things in a
given phenomenon.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
• The researcher’s idea on how the research problem to be
• Founded on the theoretical framework
PARADIGM OF THE STUDY
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
• Simple
• Specific
• important

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
• Specific
• Looked to general aim
 • Stated in terms of outcomes to be retrieved or attainable
• Limited time
• Measurement specified/written in measurable term
HYPOTHESIS
• Causal comparative
• Compare 2 or more groups on a dependent variables ( experimental)
• Experimental or quasi- experimental examines the effect of a treatment on a dependent variables (
independent- dependent)
• Correlational- examines the relationship between two variables within the same groups of
individuals ( relationship)
METHODS
• Methodology
• Kind of research
• Instrument
• Reliability of the instrument
• Validation of the instrument
• How the study is conducted
Remember:
- survey- respondents
- Experimental- subject/participant
- Qualitative- informants
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
• This section presents data such as tables, graphs, diagrams, and flowcharts
• Use tables when details of data are needed
• Use graphs when only impressions are needed
DISCUSSION
• Interpret and analyze results and data
• Make comparisons
• Discuss methods and limitations
• Discuss results in lights of confirmatory and conflicting results
• Discuss possible mechanism or explanations
• Discuss implications
• State points which need further studies

IMPLICATION

- based on the findings, what does the result imply/mean?

CONCLUSION
• General statement about the implications of the findings.
RECOMMENDATION
• Should focus on
1. Method
2. Procedure
3. Approaches for solving a particular problem
REFERENCES
• Cite all the references used in the conduct of the study

Remember:
TIMES NEW ROMAN
12 FONT
Running head: LANGUAGE ATTITUDE OF THE SENIOR STUDENTS TOWARDS ENGLISH AS A
SECOND LANGUAGE (maximum of 12 words)

Language Attitude of the Senior Students towards English as a Second Language

Katrina Loise S. Villanueva

An Action Research Proposal Presented to the Faculty of the College of Education- Graduate Studies

( double space) 2017

LANGUAGE ATTITUDE TOWARDS ENGLISH (shortened title; maximum of 50 characters)

Introduction

note: left margin

no indention
double space

Theoretical

Conceptual Framework

Paradigm of the Study

Research Problems
( in paragraph form)

Hypothesis
( in paragraph form)
 Methods

 Brief introduction for research design

Respondents

Instrument

Procedure
 Results and Discussion

Table title
Table
Discussion
Conclusion
Recommendation
References