Parts of the Research Paper

It is a detailed summary of your study, which should include a broad overview of the paper, your research question, the significance of your study, methods of research, and findings.

• abstract

• background of the study

• introduction

• methodology

This section tells the reader what problem your study is attempting to solve.

• abstract

• background of the study

• introduction

• methodology

It’s a helpful place to consider your audience and what information they will need to understand the rest of your paper.

• abstract

• methodology

• background of the study

• introduction

You can list all the ways you collected data, including surveys, experiments, or field research.

• abstract

• methodology

• introduction

• conclusion

This section allows you to evaluate results and reflect on your process.

• Table of Contents

• Methodology

• Introduction

• Conclusion

These are helpful when you want to include supplementary material that is relevant but not integral to the paper itself.

• Introduction

• Research Design

• Appendices

• Bibliography

It is the framework of research methods and techniques chosen by a researcher.

• Methodology

• Research Design

• Research Proposal

• Research Title

The results projected in the research design should be free from bias and neutral.

• Neutrality

• Reliability

• Validity

• Generalization

Your design should indicate how to form research questions to ensure the standard of results.

• Neutrality

• Reliability

• Validity

• Generalization

The only correct measuring tools are those which help a researcher in gauging results according to the objective of the research.

• Neutrality

• Reliability

• Validity

• Generalization