Presenting the technical report
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The document provides guidance on summarizing a research project in 3 sections: research question, findings, and generalizations. It advises including the aims of the project, description of the method used to collect and analyze data, and the findings or generalizations revealed from the research. Examples are given for effective organization of summaries, interpretation of data, and making inferences to strengthen conclusions.
Presenting the technical report
- 2. What difficulties did you encounter when collecting data? Did the respondents give you a difficult time? How did you manage difficulties?
- 3. Devoted to the presentation of answers to research questions Combines a presentation and interpretation of data and inferences from related studies
- 4. To manage data well, presentation and interpretation of data may employ non prose texts such as table, charts and figures Inferences in the discussion section is devoted to relating the findings to previous studies to the investigation
- 5. Research Questions Sources of Data Findings What modes of transport do students use for going to school? Survey/ Interview • Based on the survey, 20 out of 35 students take tricycle to school • Five respondents in our interview take a personal service • Ten claim they live nearby Research Question 2 Research Question 3
- 6. Diagrams/Figure- illustrate concepts or processes Tables -present numerical information Line graphs -present trends over time
- 7. Pie charts -illustrate proportions Bar graphs -compare two or more values with certain variables
- 8. Give supporting details Need to be explained or interpreted Need to be labeled Diagrams: below Tables: top
- 9. Inferences can be made to enrich your discussion Made when two or more facts are combined to come up with ideas.
- 10. Findings Inputs from studies that support/conflict with your findings Inferences
- 11. Were the research problems addressed in the findings? Were the findings expressed clearly? Were clear inferences based on the date that were interpreted given? In what ways can these inferences be more accessible to readers?
- 12. Were studies integrated to strengthen claims made in the section? Were sources cited appropriately? Was there adequate use of transitional devices? Did the grammar and mechanics help communicate meaning effectively?
- 13. Sum up the salient Points of the work Highlight the research problems State a brief description of methods used Make a generalization of your work
- 14. Simple statements based on the data that were interpreted and discussed in the R&D
- 17. Did the summary include aims of the work, methods and findings? Were the generalizations directly related to the research questions and findings?
- 18. Were effective transitions used to help readers understand the over all organizations of the section? Were grammar and punctuation helpful in expressing the meaning of the author?
- 19. Summary of the research project covering: Aims of the project and rationale What is the project about and why was it done? Description of the method How was the data collected and analyzed? Findings/Generalization What was revealed?
Editor's Notes
- #7: Diagrams/Figure illustrate concepts or processes Tables are used to present numerical information Line graphs are used to present trends over time