Academic Articles

What is the structure of an introduction?

• A circle

• A square

• A triangle

• An inverted triangle

How does the introduction end?

• With a conclusion

• With the research question(s)

• With a hypothesis

• With a conclusion

What else does an introduction countain?

• Literature review

• Recommendations

• The study limitation

• The abstract

What are the two broad research methods in sciences?

• Personal

• Longitudinal

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

Research tools used to collect information directly from participants

• Questionnaire

• Quiz

• Survey

• Interview

Verb tense used in methodology

• Future

• Present

• Past

• Imperative

What does the method section describe?

• How the researchers carried out the investigation

• The study design (for example whether it is a randomised controlled trial, a case-control study, a survey etc.)

• For example, how many people were recruited to the study, how were they recruited, how was the questionnaire developed etc.

• The researchers must also describe how they measured the outcomes (i.e. in a trial of different diets, the paper might say whether fat loss was measured using a scale, calipers or other method) and how they analyzed the data.

How are the results shown?

• In videos

• In slides

• In tables, graphs, charts and other figures

• In infographics

What does the discussion session answer about the investigation?

• Why was the investigation organized?

• How was the investigation organized?

• Why did we get the results we did?

• When was the investigation organized?

What does the discussion part also cover?

• The research questions

• The methodology adopted

• Benefits of the study

• Limitations of the study