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Educ 200 Methods of Research
By: Lindsey Marie A. Vismanos

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1.Preliminary Items
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3.Terminal Items

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• Title Page
• Researcher’s declaration
• The certificate of the research supervisor
• Acknowledgements
• Table of Contents
• List of tables
• List of graphs and charts
• Abstract of Synopsis
• Dedication page
Preliminary Items

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• Introduction
• Design of the study
• Results
• Summary
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• Theoretical background of the topic –
bird’s eye-view of the problem
• Ease your reader into your study
• Written as though you don’t know the
results
• Introduces your field of study
• Narrow focus using specific and
important references
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Introduction

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• A thoughtfully written introduction can
provide a blueprint for the entire
research paper
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Presentation of the problem or the research
inquiry
• State the problem or express it so that the
question is implied
• Tell why the problem has been a problem, why
previous attempts have failed to solve it, or
why you think this particular angle to the
problem is important
• Mention what benefits are to be gained from
solving this problem
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Purpose and focus of the current paper
• Present your actual thesis
• Sometimes your purpose statement can take
the place of your thesis by letting your reader
know your intentions
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Summary or overview of the writer’s position
or arguments
• Briefly leads readers through the
discussion, forecasting the main ideas and
giving readers a blueprint of the paper
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Other items to include:
• Definitions of the concepts
• Basic terminology of your field
• Key papers that led to your study
• Models, if any
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Methodology
• A complete account of all the steps in your
study
• Presented in logical order
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Design of the Study

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Include:
• Methods of data collection
• Materials used or designed by yourself, such as
questionnaires or interview questions, to generate
data or information
• Source of data
• Sample plane
• Data collection techniques
• Data processing and analysis plan
• An overview of the report
• Limitations of the study
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• A summary of findings
• Can be technical
 How you present the results of your
research depends on what kind of
research you did, your subject matter, and
your reader’s expectations.
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 Quantitative information can be presented
systematically and economically in
tables, charts and graphs. You may include
some commentary to explain to your
reader what your findings are and how to
read them.
 Qualitative information, which includes
brief descriptions, explanations, or
instruments, can also be presented in
prose tables.
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• Discussion
 Now that you know the results, interpret
them
 Should generalize on what you have learned
from your research.
 Explain the consequences or meaning of
your results and then make your points that
support and refer back to the statements
you made in your introduction
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 Comment on your finding’s significance and
potential for future study
 Should be organized so that it relates
directly to your thesis
 Avoid introducing new ideas here or
discussing tangential issues not directly
related to the exploration and discovery of
your thesis
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• Conclusions and Recommendations
 Conclusions unify your research results and
discussion and elaborate on their
significance to your thesis
 By presenting the logical outcome of your
research and thinking, your conclusion
answers your research inquiry for you and
your readers
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 Conclusions should relate directly to the
ideas in your introduction section and not
present any new ideas
 You may recommend a course of
action, make a prediction, propose a solution
to a problem, offer a judgment, or speculate
on the implications and consequences of
your ideas
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• Bibliography
• Appendix
• Copies of data collection instruments
• Technical details on sampling plan
• Complex tables
• Glossary of new items used in the report
Terminal Items

20. THANK
YOU!