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I. Types of Research Reports

A. Journal Articles (define refereed)
1. Peer reie!
". #lind reie!
$. Pri%ary s. secondary source
#. Presentations at conferences
C. Theses and &issertations
&. #oo's
II. Content of Research Journal Articles
A. A(stract 1)) to ")) !ords %a*
#. Introduction
1. +aria(les under study
". Purpose
$. Research ,uestions- or hypotheses
4. .iterature reie!
/. Theoretical fra%e!or'
0. 1ignificance
C. 2ethodology
1. 1a%ple
". Research design
$. 2easure%ent tools
4. &ata collection
/. Procedures
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&. Results3findings
1. 1tatistical tests
". +alue of calculated statistic
$. 1ignificance (statistical) .)/ or .)1 usually
4. &iscussion
1. Interpretation of the results in light of preious research5 theoretical
fra%e!or'5 or clinical releance
". I%plication for practice
$. .i%itations
4. I%plications for further research
6. References
III. 1tyle of ,uantitatie 7ournal articles or research reports
A. Co%pact
#. Jargon
C. 8(7ectie
D. 1tatistical infor%ation3%eaning of statistical significance
I+. Reading research
A. 9se a photocopy
#. :o slo!ly
C. 1'ip the statistics at first
&. Read for a purpose
+. 1u%%ari;e
+I. Criti,ue each ele%ent
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C. 2ethodology
&. Interpretie
4. 4thical
6. 1tyle
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