REPORTING INVESTIGATIONS

• What is the abstract?

  A short summary of the study, includes aims, hypothesis, method, results and conclusions
• what is the introduction?

  a literature review - a look at relevant theories, concepts and studies related to current study
• what is the method?

  detailed method to allow replication. should include the design, sample, apparatus, procedure and ethics
• what are the results?

  a summary of key findings from the investigation, descriptive and inferential statistics along with raw data
• what is the discussion?

  a summary of findings, relationship of results to previous research, consideration of limitations and wider implications
• what is the referencing section?

  referencing any articles, books or websites that were involved in the investigation