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OUTLINE OF A RESEARCH PAPER - Coggle Diagram
OUTLINE OF A RESEARCH PAPER
Title
Including
The methods used and if relevant
The population studied
The research question
Notes
Delivering the largest amount of information and emphasizes the technical side of the research
Choosing a descriptive phrase, not a sentence.
Being simple and concise (with no more than 15 words)
Avoidng complex phrases and unnecessary details
Do not use acronyms, specific abbreviations and jargon
Concusion
Including
implications of the theoretical implications, pedagogical implications, findings, general implications and limitations of the study and suggestions for future research.
Notes
the positive and negative results as well as any surprises that you didn’t anticipate in conducting your research
Abtract
The summary of the major aspects of a research paper (150-250 words)
Providing maximum information with minimum words
Covering the objective, materials and methods, results, and conclusion
Introduction
Including
Problems solution
Study motivation
Gaps in the literature
Aims & objectives
Problem definition
Significance and advantages of your work
General introduction
Notes
Summarizing existing research or provide background information
Presenting your topic and capture the reader’s interest
Positioning your own approach and problem statement
Providing an overview of the paper’s structure
Literatura review
Including
containing finding relevant publications, critically analyzing the sources, synthesize, and critically evaluate to give a clear picture of the state of knowledge on the topic.
providing an overview of current knowledge, allowing you to discuss relevant theories, methods, and gaps in the existing research.
Notes
Organize your literature review systematically
Establish the purview: Authors should specify the scope of the literature review
Analyze, not just synthesize: Authors should provide a detailed critique of the subject
Avoid plagiarism
Search for similar studies or works for a well-structured literature review
Be mindful of the language
Results
Including
present the key results (data) of the research without interpreting their meaning.
should not include the raw data, but should present them as text, illustrations, and tables
Notes
Avoid repeating figures or titles of tables in the text
Explain in the text only those illustrations an tables
Do not include information properly belonging to other chapters.
Make sure that all numerical values in every table agree with the figures or data presented in it.
Select and emphasize only important and relevant data
Analyze your data by statistical methods
A sentence should not begin with a numeral or symbol. A numeral or symbol beginning a sentence should be spelled out, or the sentence should be rewritten.
Use the past tense of verbs in the Result chapter, but use the present tense when referring to figures and tables.
Research methodology
Including
all methods and procedure you have used in your thesis.
the pitfalls and difficulties associated with your choice of research methods.
Notes
Step 3: Mention the research approach
Step 4: Introduce the research approach
Step 2: Do not to define the philosophy behind the research
Step 5: Note the following points to highlight in the methodology: : sampling strategy, research procedure, data collection, data analysis, validity of the data and result, and ethical aspects of research paper
Step 1: Give an outline of the research design
Data analysis
including
the interpretation of data gathered through the use of analytical and logical reasoning to determine patterns, relationships or trends.
Collected data tools
Observation
Experiment
Survey/Questionare
Discussion
Including
the main findings in the Result section, evaluates their significance, and examines the implications.
Notes
more than 4 paraghraphs
P2: Strengths and weeknesses of the methods
P3 to n: Discuss how the results support the current literature or refute curretn knowledge
P1: Address the aims stated in the introduction
P4: Future directions
Reference
APA style