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NTUT Writing Week 8 “The Experimental Research Report”
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Typical Sections of the Experimental Research Report
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Before Reading A Complete Report: Take a good look at the following questions : 1. How many major sections does this experimental research report contain? Which major section does not have a heading? 2. What kind of information does each major section contain? Do any major sections have more than one kind of information ? Which ones? 3. How does the format of this report compare with the general model ? Take a good look at the following questions : 1. How many major sections does this experimental research report contain? Which major section does not have a heading? 2. What kind of information does each major section contain? Do any major sections have more than one kind of information ? Which ones? 3. How does the format of this report compare with the general model ?
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Complete Report: An Example
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More Warm-Up Questions: ** Formulating a Research Question : As the basis on which the study is planned & carried out. A researcher interested in studying the effect of industrial pollution might formulate a question like the following: “What are the effects of increased concentrations of sulfuric acid in the atmosphere on production of grain sorghum?” Or “Do increased concentrations of sulfuric acid in the atmosphere lead to significant decreases in the production of grain sorghum?” ** Formulating a Research Question : As the basis on which the study is planned & carried out. A researcher interested in studying the effect of industrial pollution might formulate a question like the following: “What are the effects of increased concentrations of sulfuric acid in the atmosphere on production of grain sorghum?” Or “Do increased concentrations of sulfuric acid in the atmosphere lead to significant decreases in the production of grain sorghum?”
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** Formulating a Hypothesis : a statement of expected results. A hypothesis based on the research question in the previous section might look like this: “Abnormally high concentrations of sulfuric acid in the atmosphere have no effect on the production of grain sorghum.” **When the hypothesis is stated in a negative way, it is called the null hypothesis. The purpose of the experiment is to determine whether the hypothesis can be rejected or not. ** Formulating a Hypothesis : a statement of expected results. A hypothesis based on the research question in the previous section might look like this: “Abnormally high concentrations of sulfuric acid in the atmosphere have no effect on the production of grain sorghum.” **When the hypothesis is stated in a negative way, it is called the null hypothesis. The purpose of the experiment is to determine whether the hypothesis can be rejected or not.
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In-Class Drills: Research Question & Hypothesis Based on the previous report on microcomputers in teaching, can you locate: 1. Research Questions : 2. Hypothesis: 3. Are the hypotheses stated as null hypotheses ? (Yes or No?) ** In many journal articles the hypotheses are not often stated explicitly, as they are in this article.** Based on the previous report on microcomputers in teaching, can you locate: 1. Research Questions : 2. Hypothesis: 3. Are the hypotheses stated as null hypotheses ? (Yes or No?) ** In many journal articles the hypotheses are not often stated explicitly, as they are in this article.**
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**Add Headings Where They Are Appropriate**
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Postscript 1. How is your paper similar to or different from the typical structure? 2. What research questions are you trying to answer? 3. What hypotheses can you formulate to answer your research questions? 4. In what ways do you structure your paper so as to make it both an in-depth analysis and an easy read? 1. How is your paper similar to or different from the typical structure? 2. What research questions are you trying to answer? 3. What hypotheses can you formulate to answer your research questions? 4. In what ways do you structure your paper so as to make it both an in-depth analysis and an easy read?
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