This document outlines the key parts and process of writing a research report. It discusses that a research report involves reading related studies to support one's own research, and then analyzing and comprehensively writing a report to clearly communicate findings and conclusions. The document details the essential sections of a research report including an abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, data analysis, summary and conclusions. It also defines characteristics of good research such as clarity, honesty, completeness and accuracy.
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Research Report
This document outlines the key parts and process of writing a research report. It discusses that a research report involves reading related studies to support one's own research, and then analyzing and comprehensively writing a report to clearly communicate findings and conclusions. The document details the essential sections of a research report including an abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, data analysis, summary and conclusions. It also defines characteristics of good research such as clarity, honesty, completeness and accuracy.
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RESEARCH R E P O R T
-RE ADI NG AND W RITING
QUARTER 2-LESSON 5 ONE OF THE TASKS IN RESEARCH WORK IS TO READ MORE RELATED STUDIES WHICH CAN BE THE BACKBONE OF YOUR STUDY, AND TO ANALYZE AND WRITE A RESEARCH REPORT COMPREHENSIVELY AS WELL. AS A RESEARCHER, YOU NEED TO DO THESE IN ORDER TO GIVE CLARITY TO THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION OF THE STUDY THAT CAN SOLVE EXISTING PHENOMENA OR IMPROVE SOME PRACTICES THROUGH WRITING. OBJECTIVES •AT THE END OF THIS LESSON, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO • 1. DEFINE RESEARCH REPORT; • 2. IDENTIFY THE PURPOSE OF RESEARCH REPORT; • 3. DISTINGUISH THE DIFFERENT PARTS AND STEPS IN WRITING RESEARCH REPORT; AND • 4. WRITE SAMPLES OF RESEARCH REPORT. RESEARCH REPORT •IS A COMPACTED FORM OR A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RESEARCH WORK DONE BY THE RESEARCHER. IT IS ALSO A COLLECTED AND RECORDED DATA PREPARED BY RESEARCHERS OR STATISTICIANS AFTER ANALYZING INFORMATION GATHERED BY CONDUCTING ORGANIZED RESEARCH, TYPICALLY IN THE FORM OF SURVEYS OR QUALITATIVE METHODS. CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH •CLARITY - IS THE MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY OF ANY RESEARCH TOPIC. THE TOPIC SHOULD HAVE TO BE CLEAR SO THAT OTHERS CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF YOUR RESEARCH. THE RESEARCH TOPIC SHOULD HAVE A SINGLE INTERPRETATION SO THAT PEOPLE CANNOT GET DISTRACTED. CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH •HONESTY -RELIABLY REPORT DATA, RESULTS, METHODS AND PROCEDURES, AND PUBLICATION STATUS. DO NOT FABRICATE, FALSIFY, OR MISREPRESENT DATA. CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH •COMPLETENESS - IS THE EXTENT TO WHICH ALL STATISTICS THAT ARE NEEDED ARE AVAILABLE. IT IS USUALLY DESCRIBED AS A MEASURE OF THE AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE DATA FROM A STATISTICAL SYSTEM COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT THAT WAS EXPECTED TO BE OBTAINED. CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH •ACCURACY - (VALIDITY) REFERS TO WHETHER OR NOT AN INSTRUMENT OR METHOD TRULY MEASURES WHAT YOU THINK IT MEASURES. RESEARCHERS WANT ACCURATE OR VALID STUDY PROCEDURES SO THAT STUDY RESULTS ARE USEFUL AND MEANINGFUL. GUIDELINES IN DOING A RESEARCH REPORT •BE OBJECTIVE •MINIMIZE THE USE OF TECHNICAL LANGUAGE. •USE PRESENT TENSE & ACTIVE VOICE. •TREAT THE DATA CONFIDENTIALLY. •REVISE AND REWRITE ESSENTIAL PARTS OF RESEARCH REPORT A. PRELIMINARY SECTION
•1. ABSTRACT -IT SUMMARIZES THE WHOLE RESEARCH REPORT INCLUDING THE METHODOLOGY, HYPOTHESES, PROCEDURES, AND FINDINGS. ESSENTIAL PARTS OF RESEARCH REPORT B. MAIN BODY
•1. INTRODUCTION. THIS PART INTRODUCES THE PROBLEM OF
THE STUDY. IT GIVES A GLIMPSE OF WHAT THE STUDY IS ALL ABOUT. A. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM. THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE TOPIC WHICH WILL BE ANSWERED THROUGH THE DATA GATHERED. B. PURPOSE. IT STATES THE REASONS WHY THE RESEARCH STUDY IS WORTHY TO INVESTIGATE. ESSENTIAL PARTS OF RESEARCH REPORT B. MAIN BODY C. HYPOTHESES. THESE ARE THE ASSUMED, SUGGESTED OR EXPECTED RESULTS OF THE STUDY. D. SCOPE AND DELIMITATION/LIMITATION. IT EXPLAINS THE LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY WHICH INCLUDES THE SUBJECT OF THE STUDY, LOCATION, YEAR, ECT. E. DEFINITION OF TERMS. DEFINE THE CONCEPTUAL AND OPERATIONAL TERMS IN THE STUDY. ESSENTIAL PARTS OF RESEARCH REPORT B. MAIN BODY
•2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND
STUDIES. IT GIVES THE READER THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND CLEARLY THE CONCEPTS OF THE RESEARCH STUDY. ESSENTIAL PARTS OF RESEARCH REPORT B. MAIN BODY
•3. DESIGN OF THE STUDY/METHODOLOGY. IT GIVES THE
READER THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO EXACTLY REPLICATE THE STUDY OR CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE DATA GATHERED A. DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH DESIGN AND PROCEDURES USED. COMPLETELY EXPLAIN THE STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES. B. SOURCES OF DATA. IT IS THE COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW THE DATA WERE GATHERED. ESSENTIAL PARTS OF RESEARCH REPORT B. MAIN BODY C. SAMPLING PROCEDURES. IT EXPLAINS HOW THE DATA WERE GATHERED. D. METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS OF DATA GATHERING. IT EXPLAINS THE PROCESS ON HOW TO COLLECT THE DATA. E. STATISTICAL TREATMENT. IT DISCUSSES THE COMPLETE MATHEMATICAL PROCEDURES USED IN ANALYZING THE DATA AND INTERPRETING THE RESULTS. ESSENTIAL PARTS OF RESEARCH REPORT B. MAIN BODY
•4. ANALYSIS OF DATA . IT DESCRIBES,
ANALYZES AND INTERPRETS THE PATTERNS OBSERVED IN THE DATA. ESSENTIAL PARTS OF RESEARCH REPORT B. MAIN BODY
5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. THIS SECTION
PRESENTS THE RESULTS THE STUDY WHERE HYPOTHESES WERE TESTED, AND SUGGESTS CONCLUSION BASED ON THE DATA GATHERED. A. MAJOR FINDINGS. IT INDICATES THE DECISION ABOUT THE REJECTION OR THE FAILURE TO REJECT THE HYPOTHESIS. ESSENTIAL PARTS OF RESEARCH REPORT B. MAIN BODY B. CONCLUSIONS. IT PRESENTS CONCLUSIONS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE FINDINGS. C. RECOMMENDATIONS. IT IS THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCED GAINED IN UNDERTAKING THE STUDY IN ORDER TO RECOMMEND RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM BASED ON THE GIVEN CONCLUSION ESSENTIAL PARTS OF RESEARCH REPORT C. REFERENCE SECTION
1. BIBLIOGRAPHY. THESE ARE THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC
ENTRIES OF THE CITED SOURCES. 2. APPENDIX. THESE ARE TABLES, FIGURES, FORMS, OR OTHER MATERIALS USED IN THE STUDY.