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• Academic writing


  A style practiced by teachers or students as they produce educational materials. It is a form of writing produced as part of academic work.
• Book Review


  A critical assessment of a book based on key points like content, style, plot, author, quality, etc. It is not a mere summary but a commentary, because you are allowed to evaluate and to judge an author's work.
• Book Report


  Commonly describes what happens in a work and focuses on the major plot, characters and main idea of a book.
• A project proposal is used to present the general plan and justification to pursue a project
• A literature review is an integrated analysis and synthesis of scholarly articles
• A research report is the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions
• A position paper is used to claim a one-sided position on a specific issue
• American Psychological Association referencing style (or APA
• Stand Alone Literature Review It provides an overview and analysis of the current state of research on a topic or question
• • Body This part is where the analysis of your literature review is discussed.
• Part of a Research Proposal It is important in demonstrating how a proposed research will be useful to a particular field
• Part of a Research Project This review will provide the context to which a researcher's work is a contribution
• Chronological Literature Review It is best used for historiographical papers and research methodology that focuses more on how the ideas have developed over time.
• Thematic Literature Review It can be compared to an inverted pyramid that focuses on broad to specific topics and ends with a synthesis.
• Broad topic Discusses a clear background on what the research is.
• Information Partly Related to the Paper Partly related information refers to data from studies not directly related but somehow can influence the research.
• information directly related to the paper refers to data from other authors with the same problem statement. It can either agree or disagree with the problem stated.
• Synthesis means to put together multiple ideas from different sources to understand the role of each part or element of the paper. It is also suggested to compare and contrast works done by other authors.
• Research is derived from the Middle French "recherche", which means "to go about seeking". the term itself being derived from the Old French term "recerchier" a compound word from "re-" + "cerchier" ', or "sercher", meaning 'search
• Research is a systematic process of gathering and analyzing data to establish a plan of action. It Is simply the collection of facts, information or detalls on a particular subject.
• Fermin (1999) stated, "truth exposes that man's life is always touched by the products of research."
• Summary Note Card This note card is condensed form of what you have read
• Paraphrase Note Card This includes a more comprehensive discussion compared to a summary.
• Quotation Note This note is an exact copy of the statements read during the research.
• Introduction It gives the background of your paper: therefore, it gives your audience an idea what your topic is about.
• Background of the study - Brief history of the problem
• Statement of the problem - It should be clearly stated and defined
• Significance of the study - Explanation of the importance of the problem
• Scope & Delimitation of the study - Limitation and coverage of the study
• Hypothesis - Intelligent guesses regarding the results of the study
• The body is the longest part of the paper. This contains the main points and the details abot them. It explains the points that need to be proven based on your thesis statement.
• Conclusion It is the summary or the restatement of what has been discussed in the introduction and body of the research. Since it is the last part of the paper, it should not introduce any new idea.
• Documentation is defined as the recording of published source materials for the research report. It can also be defined as the acknowldgment of the sources or references used in the research.
• Bibliography is a list of the books or works that you have read and consulted in writing your paper.
• The APA style. which we have adopted in the previous lessons lists the elements in this order: Author, year of publication, title, place of publication and publisher.
• Title Page This is the page that is easiest to prepare.
• Approval Sheet This document shows if your committee has approved the contents of your paper.
• Acknowledgment This page shows the people whom the writer wishes to thank.
• Table of Contents This page lists the contents of the paper and the pages where to find them.
• How facts or events are arranged logically is what we call coherence.