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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 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.

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