Research Report
Order Description
Quantitative written research report
I. Evidence an introduction to the literature which contains indication of substantive
engagement with the relevant literature and a clear rationale for their research
II. Evidence an ability to describe their research process such that it could be replicated by other
researchers
III. Evidence a capacity to use appropriate methods to analyse quantitative data
IV. Describe quantitative research results in an appropriate style
V. Explain quantitative research results in an appropriate style

Layout:
Introduction to the literature
Hypotheses
Method
Procedure
Instrument
Participants
Ethics
Analysis
Results
Discussion
References
Appendix

Introduction to the literature
Hypotheses
Method
Procedure
Instrument
Participants
Ethics
Analysis
Results
Discussion
References
Appendix

Introduction to the literature
Does it contain a range of well referenced relevant literature to frame the context for your
research?
Does it build towards a clear rationale for your research needs to be carried out?
Hypotheses
Are your hypotheses clear and well presented?
Do they sufficiently articulate your independent and dependent variables?
Are they clear about whether you are using a null or directional hypothesis and can directional
hypotheses be supported by the literature?
Method
Does your method section contain the following?
Procedure
What did you actually do?
What did the participants actually do?
Can what I write mean that it can be replicated?
Instrument
What was the instrument and what did it measure?
How was the instrument developed?
Was it reliable and valid?
Evidence of instrument?
Participants
Who were they? Give as much detail as possible.
How were they recruited?
Ethics
What are the relevant ethical considerations that relate to your method?
Were there any potential risks to participants or researchers?
Did you follow a standard code of ethics that emphasises the importance of
confidentiality/anonymity, informed consent, the right to withdraw without
explanation?
Analysis
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What analytical techniques did you draw upon and why were they the
appropriate techniques for your research?
Results
Have I adequately described the results?
Did I include descriptive statistics?
Did I include inferential test statistics?
Did I describe their significance?
Does the reader know what I found?
Discussion
Did I explain the results using relevant literature in the field?
Did I outline any implications, policy or otherwise?
Did I reflect on the strengths and limitations of my work?
Did I reflect on potential avenues for future research?
References
Are they perfect (if not then they need to be)
Do they use the Harvard system consistently?
Are they in the same font?
Appendix