‘O’ LEVEL PROJECT FORMAT/LAYOUT

Table of Contents

Title/Chapter/Section/Sub-Section Page

On fresh page

List of Tables, Graphs, Figures

Title Page
Table 1.1
Graph3.1
Figure3.1

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (On fresh page)

CHAPTER 1 (On fresh page)

PROBLEM/TOPIC (Clearly stated and SMART)
An investigation on the effects of spacing on maize variety SC 513 in respect of
increase in growth height in cm, cob circumference in cm and grain yield in
kilograms per unit area – A case study for…………………School in the Hurungwe
District during 2017/2018 growing season.

1.1 INTRODUCTION

The researcher must answer the questions in one paragraph – what (explain)

- Where – place (School, District

Province)
- When – time (from-to)
- How – it is done
- Why – reason
 Language = past or future
tenses

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1.2 OBJECTIVES
1.2.1 Objective 1 (SMART)
1.2.2 Objective 2 (SMART)
1.2.3 Objective 3 (SMART)

…..The objectives must be correctly sequenced

1.2.4 Literature Review

CHAPTER 2 (On fresh page)

2.1 METHODOLOGY/APPROACH

Explain how the research or experiment will be done

- Instruments to be used must be named

2.2 EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

- Diagrams with measurements – Length

- Width

- In-row spacing

- Inter-row spacing

- Labels of beds/Plots

- Sowing depths

……Past tenses or future tenses

 Diagrams must be marked e.g. 2.1 and should have headings

CHAPTER 3 (On fresh page)

3.1 DATA COLLECTION

3.1.1 Objective 1 - state the objective and say how you will achieve the objective

- A picture may be pasted

Table 2.1 …………………………………………………………………………

Date Average plant height in cm

Bed A Bed B
(…………………………….) (…………………………………..)

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Observations:

3.1.2 Objective 2 - state the objective and say how you will achieve the objective

- A picture may be pasted

Table 2.1 …………………………………………………………………………

Date Average ……………………………………. In ……..

Bed A Bed B
(…………………………….) (…………………………………..)

Observations:

3.1.3 Objective 3 - state the objective and say how you will achieve the objective

- A picture may be pasted

Table 2.1 …………………………………………………………………………

Date Average ………………………………… in ………………..

Bed A Bed B
(…………………………….) (…………………………………..)

Observations:

3.2 DATA ANALYSIS

3.2.1 Objective 1 (state the objective)

Table 3.1 Values of Parameter

Dates - - -
Bed A
(………………………..)
Bed B

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 (…………………………)

Graph 3.1 Showing…………………………………………………………………………

Plotted graph with key at the bottom

Comment: (This must be scientific)

3.2.1 Objective 2 (state the objective)

Table 3.2 Values of Parameter

Dates - - -
Bed A
(………………………..)
Bed B
(…………………………)

Graph 3.2 Showing…………………………………………………………………………

Plotted graph with key at the bottom

Comment: (This must be scientific)

3.2.3 Objective 3 (state the objective)

Table 3.1 Values of Parameter

Dates - - -
Bed A
(………………………..)
Bed B
(…………………………)

Graph 3.3 Showing…………………………………………………………………………

Plotted graph with key at the bottom

Comment: (This must be scientific)

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CHAPTER 4 (On fresh page)
4.1 SUMMARY

- Relate to objectives

- Answer the objectives

-Point out successes and failures

-closing remarks

4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS

Comments related to your findings of the project

: Topic

: Reasons for the recommendations you have given

REFERENCES

Author, Initial, year, Publisher