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sections of a scientific report - Coggle Diagram
sections of a scientific report
abstract
gives overview of major elements: theoretical backgrounds, aims, hypothesis, methods, results and conclusions
this is to establish if the full report is worth reading or disregarding
short summary of the research (150 - 200 words)
introduction
outlines reasons for conducting this research
includes aims and hypothesis
details relevant theories, concepts and studies that are related to the current study
method
a description of what the researcher did that must be detailed enough to enable other researchers to precisely replicate the study
includes:
design - method ( eg. lab/observation), design (repeated measure/time event sampling), identification of variables, ethical considerations
controls - dealing with extraneous variables eg counter balancing
participants - target population/sample, sampling techniques
materials
procedure
results
descriptive stats = eg. mean
inferential stats = spearman's rho
a description of what the researcher found
discussion
includes limitations of research
a consideration of what the results of a research study tell us in terms of psychological theory
references
full details of all sources used
surname initials (date of publication) title of book . location : publisher