Research

• Research Proposal


  A guide to help a researcher to focus and define the necessary things to do with the research problem
• INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR (ISEF) laid out rules on how you will write your research proposal or research plan
• Title


  • It must be specific and well defined
  • Stating the dependent and independent variables
  • Scientific names are italicized and enclosed in parenthesis
• Student Name(s)


  The name(s) of the student researcher who will investigate on the file of study that interests him/her, and the name of the school
• Adult Sponsor(s)


  • The name(s) of the sponsor(s) that will evaluate the risk involved to ensure the health and safety of the research participants Involved in the study (humans, animals)
  • Research adviser/teacher, parent or any professional/experts
• Introduction (Rationale)


  • A short summary of the background that supports your research problem with in line citation
  • An explanation of its important scientifically
  • An explanation of the effect of the research in the world/human society
• Research Objectives or Hypothesis


  • Research question is a broad question that shows what you are pondering about
  • Hypothesis is a specific prediction, an educated guess about the outcome of your experiment based on background research and the variables to be tested
• Materials


  • This section should be written in a bullet-point format, Break down your experiment into phases for to determine all the materials you will need (example preparing pots with soil, planting plants /growth period, etc.)
  • If you need specialized equipment, be sure to Include it in this section
• Procedure


  List down the steps you will follow to carry out your experiment
• Data Analysis


  • List down the variables (independent, dependent, control) that you need to measure and explain the comparison among these variables
  • With the type of data that you will be gathering will make you decide the best types of analysis
• Risk Assessment


  • With any experiment, it is importaht to make considerations for your safety and the safety of your test subjects and the environment
  • It is importantto get a Supplemental Packet in the ISEF office at school to help you write and the approval Risk Assessment
• Bibliography


  • It includes the resources from you background research using APA citation format
  • At least (5) citations are needed in you study
  • Use an online tools such as citationmachine.net to generate properly-formatted citations for each resource type you use
• Appendices


  Supplementary material usually attached at the end of a piece of writing
• Significance of the Study


  Discuss the potential implications of your research findings