14. Guideline for Reporting Research

14. Guideline for Reporting Research

A research report should generally include the following sections:

1. An Introduction that states the problem to be investigated, contextualizes the research by describing the underlying theoretical framework and reviewing previous studies and defines the variables and research hypotheses;

2. A Method Section that describes the participants (e.g., demographics, selection criteria, and group assignment), the materials (e.g., task, equipment, instruments, including a discussion of their validity and reliability, if appropriate) and the procedures employed in the study such as treatment(s)

3. A Results Section that includes graphs and tables that help to present and explain the results; descriptive and inferential statistics used to analyze the data(e.g., name of the statistic used and in the case of an uncommon statistical procedure, a reference to a discussion of the procedure; statistical significance of the results obtained; measures of effect sizes; how all necessary assumptions were met)

4. A Discussion Section that includes an interpretation of the results; an explanation of the results, including alternative explanations when appropriate; a statement relating the results obtained in the study to original hypotheses; theoretical implications; and limitations of the study

5. A Conclusion that includes general implications of the study and suggestions for further research

6. References

7. Appendices of instrument(s) used

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