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TBI 1 A
Meaning of Research Report:
Title pages
Abstract
Acceptance page
Acknowledgements or preface
Table of contents
List of tables
List of figures
The title of the study
It should describe, as briefly as possible.
It should identity the major variables and the
population of interest.
The correct titling will ensure correct indexing
It should, if possible, begin not with an article
(a, an or the) but with a key word
Abstract
It should include a precise statement of the
problem, concise descriptions of the research
method, result and conclusions.
It must be limited in length (500 words or less)
MAIN BODY OF THE
REPORT
Introduction
Review of literature
Methods
Result/Finding
Discussion
Conclusion
CHAPTER 1-INTRODUCTION
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Problem Statement
1.3 Purpose and objective of the study
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Definition of Terms
1.6 Significance of the study
Introduction
It begins with a statements of the research
question (problem).
Give the background of the problem
State why you think your study will make
contribution to knowledge in the area
State the hypothesis
State the reasoning that led to your expectation
about the result of the study
Define any terms that might be unfamiliar to
readers
CHAPTER 2-LITERATURE
REVIEW
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Body of the literature
2.1.1 General area of research
2.1.2 Underlying theory
2.1.3 Variables used from previous
literature
2.2 Theoretical Framework
2.3 Hypotheses
2.4 Conclusion
Review of Literature
It contains an extensive review of the literature
related to your problem.
Do not just list studies one after the other, but
rather, synthesize their findings and point out
agreements and disagreements among them.
Show how they related to your research
problem.
CHAPTER 3 – RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Variable and Measurement
3.3 Questionnaire design
3.4 Population and Sample
3.5 Scope of the study
3.6 Data analysis method
3.6.1 Goodness of data
3.6.2 Inferential analysis
3.7 Conclusion
Methods
This chapter presents a detailed description of
the methodology.
It typically has subsections with information of
the participants, the research design, the
variables and treatments, materials used to
collect data, procedures and the locations of
the study.
CHAPTER 4- RESEARCH
FINDINGS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Goodness of Measure
4.2.1 Representativeness of data
4.2.2 Validity test
4.2.3 Reliability test
4.3 Inferential analysis
4.3.1 Descriptive analysis
4.3.2 Test of difference
4.3.3 Test of relationship
Correlation analysis
Hypothesis testing
4.4 Conclusion
Result/Finding
It presents the outcomes of the statistical
analyses of data.
To facilitate comprehension, tables and figures are
usually used to presents the findings
A table shows a quantitative data
A figure shows a data in diagram or graphical form
Well construct tables and figures should “stand
alone”
Use present tense when pointing out the
significant aspects of a table or figure.
Discussion
This section assesses how one’s research findings
relate to what the community of scholars knew
already.
Discuss the general significance of your topic and
findings.
You should discuss the shortcomings of your study
and what implications these have for your findings.
Discuss things future researchers should
investigate about your topic.
Leave the reader with the understanding he or she
ought to have about the topic you spent so much
time exploring.
Conclusion and Summary
• You should summarize the most salient points of your research
(tell the reader what you found out about your topic).
The summary usually includes a brief restatement of the
problem(s), the main features of the methods, and the most
important fndings. On completing a draft of this section, check it
carefully to determine whether it gives a concise but reasonably
complete description of the study and its fndings. Also check to
ascertain that no information has been introduced here that was
not included in the appropriate preceding sections. It is a good
idea to have a colleague read the conclusions section to
determine if you are communicating as well as you intended.
References
Finding