IMRAD

• IMRAD format


  Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion
• IMRAD format


  • Commonly used in social sciences, science, and STEM fields
  • Short and concise
  • Language is plain, formal, and straight to the point
• Introduction


  1. Overview of the study

  2. About the problem or gap involved

  3. Goals of the study

  4. Research questions

  5. Hypothesis
• Methods


  Describe the population, sample, sampling technique, research design, data gathering procedure, and statistical treatment
• Results


  1. Present the findings of the research

  2. Contains only the results or findings

  3. Include tables and figures of data findings
• Discussion


  1. Summarize the main findings

  2. Answer research questions

  3. Discuss the connection of the findings with other research

  4. Discuss the limitations of the study

  5. Provide recommendations for future research
• Abstract


  Summary of the entire research paper
• Abstract is written after the full report is completed