Engling semi-finals

• Appendix

  A copy of their research instrument such as interview transcripts, questionnaires, or surveys
• Parts of Research

  • Title
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Results (findings)
  • Discussion
  • Hypothesis
  • Conclusion
• Title

  • Should be brief
• Abstract


  Summarize the entire study
• Introduction


  Leads the reader from a general subject
• Methodology


  The systematic method to resolve research
• Results (findings)


  Where the authors provide the data collected
• Discussion


  Describe the significance of your findings
• Hypothesis


  The expectation or prediction
• Conclusion


  To help the readers understand why your research should matter to them
• Conjunctions


  • glue that holds words, phrases and causes
• Coordinating conjunctions


  How they relate
• Coordinating conjunctions


  • for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
• Subordinating conjunctions


  The idea depends on another (unless, if, before, after, arter because, +)
• Subordinating conjunctions


  • (unless, if, before, after, because, etc.)
• Conjunctions


  Words that connect phrases and clauses
• Research


  Scientific investigation in an organized and systematic way to answer questions and solve problems
• Research


  • Organized
  • Systematic
  • Finding amswers
  • Questions
• Research paper is a piece of academic writing that presents the author's research and findings
• Literature review


  Process of reviewing existing published material on a topic
• Population


  Complete group that is being studied
• Sample


  Specific group selected from the population to represent the whole
• Variable


  Any factor that can vary or change
• Types of variables


  • Dependent
  • Independent
• Dependent variable


  Variable that responds to and is affected by the independent variable
• Independent variable


  Variable that is manipulated or controlled to test its effects on the dependent variable
• Research instrument


  Tool used to collect data for research
• Research instruments


  • Questionnaire
  • Interview
• Appendix


  Section at the end of a research paper that includes supplementary material
• Parts of a research paper

  • Title
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
• Title


  • Brief and summarizes the study
• Abstract


  • Concise summary of the entire study
• Introduction


  • Provides background and rationale for the study
• Methodology


  • Describes how the study was conducted
• Results


  • Presents the findings of the study
• Discussion


  • Interprets and explains the significance of the findings
• Conclusion


  • Summarizes the key points and implications of the study