(About 250 words, but the total word count is the most important)

Tense depends on the information

- Introducing the subject of your Research Report
General information about the topic
Why is this topic important/relevant?
Explain why research on this topic is important now
- Summarising current knowledge on the topic
Add some common knowledge on topic

Past tense
- Summarising previous research
Use Google Scholar to find a minimum of 3 articles/researches on your topic
Results/Conclusion section of those articles/researches
For example: Edwards (2018) found that 67% of women felt exercising was
important for maintaining a healthy weight. Smith (2017) discovered that people often
experienced happiness when exercising. OR Edwards (2018) stated that the majority
of women indicated that the convenience of a gym in close proximity to their
residence encouraged physical exercise.

- Indicating a gap

A gap (difference) between previous studies and your research (for example: specific topic, nationality of resp
While previous research has focused primarily on European students, little research
has been done with Asian, and specifically Vietnamese, students.
- Raising a question
You explain how the gap led you to your research question

Present/past tense
- Purpose
What is the purpose of your research? What are you trying to find out?
- Hypothesis
Introduce your hypothesis
It was predicted that……
It was hypothesised that…..
The hypothesis was that…..