RESEARCH REPORT

say exactly what you find out.
It can be a debatable

statement which you investigate.

Or you title could be a question which you hope to answer.

you explain the reasons why you chose the topic.
You explain

how you will use the information which you find while you are researching.
You can use your personal experiences, previous learning and personal beliefs to explain your interest in the topic.

the research made your research aims.
This section should be one

of the longer sections of your research report.
It should contain:
A description of the issue you have chosen to study.
Key definitions of any terms you will use again and again throughout your report.
A description of past research and the main sources for your research report{ you must describe the secondary sources and information you will be using in your report in this section of the essay}

main reason for choosing to research your topic.
You can

talk about what questions you would like to answer in your research and what theories (hypothesis) you would like to test.
You can also talk about how your research findings could be used.

the information which you will use as evidence.
This is one

of longer sections of the report.
You must explain and describe which methods you have chosen and WHY you have chosen these methods.
You must include appendices to provide examples of research instrument.

gathered from practical research.
This is usually on of the longer

sections of the report.
You can divide your presentation of your results by grouping them into categories of different kinds of research.
You must tables, graphs, charts and bullet points to present your data.

the outcomes of your research.
In this section you give the

answers to your research questions {based on your results}
This section should include a discussion of the implications and consequences of the information which you have found.

strength of the conclusions.
This section looks at the strengths and

weaknesses of: The research design (how you planned to do your research)
The implementation (how you did the research)
The outcomes (what you found out through your research)
You need to think about if your conclusions are generally applicable to the topic you have studied.

come from this project.
This section should also include REFLECTION about

what you have learned from doing your research.
This section should also describe any changes to your personal perspectives which have come about during your research project.

sources which you have used in your research.

in surveys and transcripts of interviews)