Scientific Report

Where would you find a scientific report? (2)

In a peer-reviews journal, organised and standardised to help other researchers find information

What order are the contents in a scientific report? (6)

abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, references

What is an abstract? (3)

a 150-200 word summary of the research, includes aim, method, results and conclusion, in order to allow researchers to decide if it’s relevant to their own research

What is the introduction? (4)

outlines previous research and why the following study is needed, starting with broader ideas and earlier findings, then narrowed to more recent similar studies, also includes the aim and hypothesis

What is the method? (6)

The entire procedure with sufficient enough detail that another researcher, includes the experimental design, sample and sampling method, apparatus, standardised procedure, ethical considerations

What is included in the results? (6)

descriptive statistics, including measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion, inferential statistics, including the type of statistical test used with justification, the outcome explained, acceptance or rejection of the alternative hypothesis and null hypothesis

What is the discussion? (3)

a verbal summary of the results, answering the questions in the introduction, concluding and evaluating the study

What are the references? (3)

standardised list of all the studies the researcher has mentioned in the scientific report, prevents plagiarism, allows other researchers to find related works

How would you write a title for a report in a book? (6)

Surname, Initial. (Date), Title, Place of Publication, Publisher

How would you write a title for a report in a journal? (9)

Surname, Initial. (Date), Title of Report, Title of Journal, Number, Page Number, URL, Date Accessed