Exam 12: Summarizing and Reporting Research

Dr. Ruldoph has conducted a study on how playing sports impacts youth development. She hypothesizes that there will be positive correlations between sport and youth development. In her report she releases only the findings that illustrate the positive correlations she predicted. Dr. Ruldoph is engaging in ______.

The main difference between an applied research report and a journal article is that an applied report must focus on answering a particular research question, whereas a journal article is likely to have the broader purpose of describing a wide range of study findings.

If the intended audience does not learn about the study's results, the research should be judged a failure.

Front matter and back matter are interchangeable as long as you specify in your report.

A first draft of a research report is not expected to be ______.

Describe the role presentations play in presenting research. How do presentations vary depending on the aims of the research and the intended audience? What key components are essential for a quality presentation?

Every research report should include a clear statement of the research question.

Reports on methodology include subsections on ______.

Being ______ in reporting helps maintain integrity.

Describe the role of Power Point and posters in presenting research. What best practices should a researcher follow when using these tools to share their research findings with an audience?

An applied research report is written for a(n) ______ audience of readers.

Presenting the idea of another person as your own for academic evaluation without proper acknowledgement is known as ______.

Where is an executive summary of a report located?

Research reports are often ______ by a public agency.

Angela is researching how schooling impacts community groups, families, and governmental agencies. She is preparing to report her findings to the wide variety of stakeholders involved in her research. Which type of report should she generate?

Researchers should only report on statistics supportive of their hypothesis.

What is a benefit of poster presentations?

Rejection rates for journal articles are extremely low and they usually have poor standards for academic integrity.

Which of the following is a goal of research?

Social science is an ongoing enterprise in which one research report makes its most valuable contribution by laying the groundwork for another, more sophisticated research project.