10 - MATTHEW

Which of the following questions does NOT need to be answered in a research report?

• What did you find?

• What does it mean?

• What did you do?  

• What did you eat?

It summarizes your main findings, discusses the relevance of the results, and how the findings fit with other research studies.

• Introduction  

• Methods

• Results

• Discussion

What is NOT TRUE about title?

• should be brief, specific, and informative

• includes Review of Related Literature (RRL)

• indicates the nature and scope of your report

• includes key words

What is TRUE in writing a research report?

• Written in past tense and uses a lot of passive voice.

• Must discuss vague and obsolete topics.

• Should contain characters, setting, plot, and theme.

• None of the above

It summarizes the entire study and includes purpose and importance, methods, main findings, and implications of your findings.

• Introduction  

• Title

• Results

• Abstract

It provides the purpose of the report, discusses the current state of the research in the field, and includes the Review of Related Literature (RRL).

• Introduction  

• Title

• Results

• Abstract

It presents your findings and directly answers the research questions which are imposed in the introduction.

• Introduction  

• Title

• Results

• Abstract

It tells the readers how you conducted your study and typically the least read section.

• Introduction  

• Methods

• Results

• Discussion