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The document provides information on formatting a basic research paper, including using the APA style guide. It discusses the typical parts of a research paper: title page, introduction, literature review, research methodology, data analysis, results, conclusion, and references. It provides details on what each section entails and the purpose it serves in a research paper.

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Basic Research Paper (Project)

The document provides information on formatting a basic research paper, including using the APA style guide. It discusses the typical parts of a research paper: title page, introduction, literature review, research methodology, data analysis, results, conclusion, and references. It provides details on what each section entails and the purpose it serves in a research paper.

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Basic Research Paper Format Examples

Formatting a research paper shouldn’t take more time than the


research itself. Knowing the most important parts of a research paper
helps you outline your paper quickly. It can also help to guide and
frame your research. Follow the sample research paper outline here to
get started.

Formatting a Research Paper

Before you start your paper, it’s important to know what style guide to
use. Style guides regulate your paper’s typography, grammar, citation,
and bibliography. Different fields use different style guides in their
research studies.

The APA style guide, named for the American Psychological Association,
is used in behavioral and social science research, including educational
and psychological studies. Here are some basic tips for formatting an
APA research paper.

Paper should be on 8 ½ x 11-inch white paper, with 1-inch margins on


the top, bottom, and sides.

Font is 12 point Times New Roman.

Lines are double-spaced.

Cover pages are required in APA papers and are center-aligned.


Each page needs a left-aligned running header with the title of your
study.

Right-align page numbers at the top of each page, including the cover
page.

Indent the first word in each paragraph, except in the abstract.

The title itself is not bolded, but individual section headings (e.g.
Background, Methodology) are.

In-text citations of other studies, reports, and articles include the


author’s or organization’s name, as well as the year of publication.

Other Style Guides.

Parts of the Research Paper

There are eight main parts in a research paper:

* Title (cover page)

* Introduction

* Literature review

* Research methodology

* Data analysis

* Results

* Conclusion
* Reference page

* TITLE *

The very first page in your research paper should be used to identify its
title, along with your name, the date of your assignment, and your
learning institution. Additional elements may be required according to
the specifications of your instructors, so it’s a good idea to check with
them to make sure you feature all the required information in the right
order. You will usually be provided with a template or checklist of some
kind that you can refer to when writing your cover page .

* INTRODUCTION *

This is the very beginning of your research paper, where you are
expected to provide your thesis statement; this is simply a summary of
what you’re setting out to accomplish with your research project,
including the problems you’re looking to scrutinize and any solutions or
recommendations that you anticipate beforehand.

* LITERATURE REVIEW *

This part of a research paper is supposed to provide the theoretical


framework that you elaborated during your research. You will be
expected to present the sources you have studied while preparing for
the work ahead, and these sources should be credible from an
academic standpoint (including educational books, peer-reviewed
journals, and other relevant publications). You must make sure to
include the name of the relevant authors you’ve studied and add a
properly formatted citation that explicitly points to their works you
have analyzed, including the publication year (see the section below on
APA style citations).

* RESEARCH METHODOLOGY *

Different parts of a research paper have different aims, and here you
need to point out the exact methods you have used in the course of
your research work. Typical methods can range from direct observation
to laboratory experiments, or statistical evaluations. Whatever your
chosen methods are, you will need to explicitly point them out in this
section.

* DATA ANALYSIS *

While all the parts of a research paper are important, this section is
probably the most crucial from a practical standpoint. Out of all the
parts of a research paper, here you will be expected to analyze the data
you have obtained in the course of your research. This is where you get
your chance to really shine, by introducing new data that may
contribute to building up on the collective understanding of the topics
you have researched. At this point, you’re not expected to analyze your
data yet (that will be done in the subsequent parts of a research paper),
but simply to present it objectively.

* RESULTS *

From all the parts of a research paper, this is the one where you’re
expected to actually analyze the data you have gathered while
researching. This analysis should align with your previously stated
methodology, and it should both point out any implications suggested
by your data that might be relevant to different fields of study, as well
as any shortcomings in your approach that would allow you to improve
you results if you were to repeat the same type of research.

* COCLUSION *

As you conclude your research paper, you should succinctly reiterate


your thesis statement along with your methodology and analyzed data
– by drawing all these elements together you will reach the purpose of
your research, so all that is left is to point out your conclusions in a
clear manner.

* REFERENCE PAGE *
The very last section of your research paper is a reference page where
you should collect the academic sources along with all the publications
you consulted, while fleshing out your research project. You should
make sure to list all these references according to the citation format
specified by your instructor; there are various formats now in use, such
as MLA, Harvard and APA, which although similar rely on different
citation styles that must be consistently and carefully observed.
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN LIFE COLLEGE
NO.3 1ST ST. SUBD. PALIPARAN STO. NIŇO MARIKINA CITY
BEED - IV

Research
Paper
Jelly Ann A. Morano
Submitted by:

Tchr. Beth Ibarbia


Submitted to:

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