Writing up Research: Method and Research Design
- Explain how data was collected/generated and analyzed
- Keep in mind the intended audience
- Don’t ignore problems that come up when collecting data
- Be consistent with verb tenses
- Don’t use I or we
- Avoid including unnecessary details
- Record work in some way when collecting data so it can be refered to later when writing methods section
- Describe those who participated: who, how many, and how they were chosen
- Include materials that were necessary to conduct/aid in the research process
- Specify the design: within groups or amoung individuals
- Explain how the research was conducted, what was done
- Write in past tense
- Make the research replicable
- Avoid details that don’t matter
- Stick to a format
- Proofread
Summary info provided by: Cherry, K. (n.d.). How to Write a Method Section . Psychology – Student Resources. Retrieved March 15, 2010, from http://psychology.about.com/od/psychologywriting/ht/method.htm
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