REPORTING AN EXPERIMENT

STAGE AFTER CONDUCTION OF THE

EXPERIMENT
 Reporting
• Problem
• Introduction
• Hypothesis
• Method of experiment
– Subject
– Apparatus/Materials required
– Design of the experiment
– Planning and arrangement
– Instructions
– Procedure of the experiment
– Introspective report
– Data collection and treatment
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusions
• Problem : The name of the experiment is written
before stating the problem
• The problem should clearly state
– Purpose of the experiment
– Variables studied
• Introduction : should contain
– A detailed introduction of the problem and variable
– Definition(different authors) and significance of the
variable
– Findings of similar studies
• Hypothesis:
– Provisional answer to the question raised in the problem
– On the basis of experience and finding of previous experiments
conducted , it Indicates the relationship between the dependent
and independent variable
• Method of Experiment: It includes
– Subject –Preliminary information about the subject like –name,
gender, age, educational and general health is recorded
– Apparatus/Materials required –details of the apparatus and
materials
– Design of the experiment – tells about the ways of
manipulation of the independent variable , control of
extraneous variable , number of the conditions
– Planning and arrangement – arrangement of the experiment –
subject seating comfortably, arrangement of apparatus and
materials, and explanation of the function of the apparatus
– Instructions- The experimenter instructs the subject regarding
the task to be performed in simple language
– Procedure of the experiment- after the
instructions, preliminary trials are conducted.
• Experiment is begun and responses are recorded by the
experimenter or the subject as per instructions.
– Introspective report –after completion of data
collection , the subject expresses feelings and is
recorded as the introspective report.
– Data collection and treatment –the experimenter
maintains a record of the performance of the
subject in different trials .
• RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
• Results are interpreted and discussed
• Findings discussed trisl by trial with reason
• Gradual or sudden improvement and decrement of the
scores are indicated
• Earlier studies in support of obtained scores is also added
• CONCLUSIONS
• Conclusions are drawn on the basis of results . Status of
hypothesis – confirmed or rejected is also mentioned