Reviewing the IMRD format
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IMRD WRITING YOUR PAPER
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IMRDWRITING YOUR PAPER
Required Parts of Your Research Paper
Introduction
Methodology
Results
Discussion
Starter Questions
1. How did you collect your data? (Data Gathering Procedures)
2. What have you done/learned so far?
3. What else do you need to do/learn?
Required Parts of Your Research Paper
IntroductionMethodologyResults
Research Question 1Research Question 2Research Question 3
DiscussionConclusionRecommendationsReferences
Required Parts of Your Research Paper
Introduction
Methodology
Results
Discussion
The Traditional Research Paper Structure
Chapter I – The Problem and Its Background
Background of the Study Research Questions Scope and Limitation Hypothesis Theoretical Framework Conceptual Framework Significance of the Study Definition of Terms
Chapter II – Review of Related Literature Related literature Related studies
Chapter III – Methodology Research Design Sampling
Chapter IV – Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data
Chapter V - Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
The Traditional Research Paper Structure
Chapter I – The Problem and Its Background
Background of the Study Research Questions Scope and Limitation Hypothesis Theoretical Framework Conceptual Framework Significance of the Study Definition of Terms
Chapter II – Review of Related Literature Related literature Related studies
Chapter III – Methodology Research Design Sampling
Chapter IV – Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data
Chapter V - Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
Required Parts of Your Research Paper
Introduction (What do you want to find out?)
Methodology (What did you do?)
Results (What did you find?)
Discussion (What do these findings mean?)
Some Benefits of IMRD Structure
1. It is concise.2. It avoids repetition.3. It doesn’t
compartmentalize writing.
4. It is reader-friendly 5. It is publication-ready.
Introduction (What do you want to find out?)
CARS ModelCreating a research spaceMove 1
Move 2
Move 3
Introduction (What do you want to find out?)
Methodology (What did you do?)
The methodology discusses the following:1. research design, 2. research locales, 3. samples and sampling
techniques, 4. the subjects, 5. research instruments,
6. validation of the research instruments,
7. data gathering procedures, 8. data analysis, 9. and the statistical tools and
treatment.
Methodology (What did you do?)
The methodology discusses the following:
Type of research conductedMethods and instruments used in data collectionParticipants in the studyData gathering procedures
Required Parts of Your Research Paper
Results (What did you find?)One paragraph overview
Research Question 1Research Question 2Research Question 3
Required Parts of Your Research Paper
Discussion (What do these findings mean?)
Major findingsFurther discussion and explanation of findingsMeaning of findingsSignificance of findings
Required Parts of Your Research Paper
IntroductionMethodologyResults
Research Question 1Research Question 2Research Question 3
DiscussionConclusionRecommendationsReferences
Required Parts of Your Research PaperIntroduction (What do you want to find out?) 3 – 5 pages
Methodology (What did you do?)2 – 5 pages
Results (What did you find?)
6 – 12 pages
Discussion (What do these findings mean?)
4 – 8 pages
Book Review
Page 2 (Overview)
Page 46 (Introduction)
Page 63 (Methodology)
Page 79 (Results and Discussion)
