EDIT 7650
Ed.S. Applied Project
Outline of Typical Report Components
  

updated 2-12-08
by M. Fitzgerald: not an official IT Department document


General Hints

Chapter 1: Background
[ ] Introduction
[ ] Background (and/or Setting)
[ ] Problem
[ ] Research Questions (or Subproblems)
[ ] Assumptions
[ ] Limitations and Delimitations
[ ] Definition of Terms
[ ] Researcher's Perspective
[ ] Importance of the Study
[ ] Overview of the Methodology

 

Chapter 2: Review of the Literature 
Hints for writing Lit Reviews (Muddy Lesson Archive from EDIT 7320, Fall 2004)
[ ] Introduction
[ ] (You should have a section in this chapter to correspond to each major theme of literature)
[ ] Summary


Chapter 3: Methodology

[ ] Introduction (recap of problem; overview of chapter)
[ ] Design
[ ] Data sources
[ ] Instruments
[ ] Participants
[ ] Procedures ("Treatment" and Data Collection)
[ ] Role of the researcher
[ ] Analysis
[ ] Summary

Chapter 4: Results
[ ] Introduction
[ ] (Without inserting your opinions and discussion, present the results - including numerical charts, tables, etc.)
[ ] Answer your research questions, or provide evidence to support your conclusions to come in Chapter 5
[ ] Summary

Chapter 5: Discussion, Conclusions, and Recommendations
[ ] Introduction
[ ] Discussion
[ ] Conclusions
[ ] Recommendations (and/or Implications for Practice)
[ ] Educational Significance
[ ] Summary


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Originally posted 7-18-03 by M. Fitzgerald. Expires 5-31-08.
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