Good for those students in research thesis preparation

1. Writing a research report means implementing the
research and putting it in a tangible and readable
form.
• The researcher should take into account:
- Maintaining the rules of documenting sources and
references in a proper manner.
- The researcher does not use the first-person
pronoun in the report. He does not say: I, we, I said.
Rather, it is preferable for him to use the third-
person pronoun, such as, The researcher arrived,
CHAPTER FIVE: WRITING A RESEARCH REPORT

2. - Stay away from decorations, trimmings, colorful
frames, and diverse lines.
- The report must include three main parts:
• The research title
The most important conditions that must be taken into
account when writing the research title are:
1.The title should be written in the form of a question (if
the research is applied and solves a problem), such as:
What is the effect of intelligence on academic
achievement? It can also be written in a report form, for
example:

3. • The study's variables must be mentioned in the title,
such as: The correlation between social media
influence (a variable) and academic achievement (a
variable).
If the variables do not appear according to the type
of study, then the main question appears, like this
title:
What are the problems that first-year primary
school students suffer from the point of view of the
school supervisors in terms of reading skills? for
example.

4. • The title should specify the study population, such
as:
What is the effect of intelligence on the academic
achievement of fourth-grade primary school
students?
All students in the fourth grade of primary school
are the study population.
• The place must be specified, such as in Somalia or
the city of Mogadishu, for example.
• The length and shortness of the title must be
balanced.

5. • The Introduction
• The introduction is a methodical explanation of the study
issue, including its dimensions, beginning points, and
significance, rather than a constructive statement crafted
by the researcher.
• In the introduction, the researcher presents a clear picture
of his research that indicates the extent of his awareness of
his research and the extent of his knowledge and
experience in this field.
• Some scholar believe that the introduction to the study
should be separate and directly before the first chapter,
while others believe that the introduction is the beginning of

6. • Each of them has its justifications, and if the
researcher chooses either of them, it is the correct
choice.
• It includes three elements:
• The research problem and its scientific nature, and
explain its importance and dimensions in a precise
manner.
• Historical study of the topic.
• The insignificance of the research, in which the
researcher addresses the gap that this study fills, the
benefit resulting from conducting it, and the amount of
newness that it adds to educational literature.
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7. • Research objectives, in which the researcher reviews
the most important objectives that the research will
achieve once it is completed.
• Research questions in which the researcher addresses
the questions that the research will answer.
• Research hypotheses, in which the researcher reviews
the most important hypotheses.
• The limits of research are temporal and spatial limits.
• Research terms are the most important terms that can be
used in research.
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8. The following must be taken into account:
Page one: Write the title of the research, the student’s name,
and the supervisor’s name.
Page Two: Dedication
Page three: Thanks and appreciation
Fourth page: Table of contents, then index of tables and
figures, then appendices.
Page five: Abstract of the research in Arabic/English. These
pages are numbered alphabetically (a, b, c, …), except for the
cover page, which is not numbered but is counted in the
numbering.
CONTENTS OF THE RESEARCH
REPORT

9. • Chapter One: Introduction
It contains an introduction, defining the problem, the
importance of the research, research objectives, research
questions, research hypotheses, research limits, and
research terms.
• Chapter Two: The literature and previous studies
It must be objective, organized, and sound in terms of
language, information, and documentation.
The chapter also discusses previous studies that are
relevant to the current study with a strong connection to
the research topic.

10. • Some scholars prefer that this part come before the
research problem to shed light on the problem and its
limitations. Another team prefers to come within the
research to provide the theoretical framework and
interpretation of the results.
• It is advisable to start with the most recent previous
studies that are relevant to the research topic. The
researcher starts with summaries, reviews the most
important results of previous studies, and indicates
relating characteristics to the current study.

11. Chapter Three: Methodology
• In this chapter, the researcher precisely defines the
research population in terms of its nature, boundaries and
real features.
• It describes the sample and how to select it.
• The method he followed in his research.
• And the tool that he used to collect information and to
ensure the validity and reliability of the tool.
• It explains the statistical theory that chose to process the
information and data, such as ANOVA, averages, correlation
coefficients, etc.

12. Chapter Four: Presentation, analysis and discussion
of the results
• It is the stage of analyzing and interpreting the data and
testing the hypotheses.
• Then comes the role of discussing and evaluating the
result, which includes a critical analytical view of the
results of the study in light of its design and limitations,
in light of the results of the study, previous research and
studies, and in light of the theoretical framework in
which the study is located.

13. It requires the researcher to:
• The results should be in line with the studies and tests that
led to them.
• The extent to which the study results support the hypotheses
must be strong.
• His discussion of the results of his study and their evaluation
should be within the limits of the study he conducted.
• Answering the study questions that the researcher specified
in the procedural framework when defining its problem and
evaluating his study in light of its objectives explained in the
procedural framework.

14. Chapter Five: Conclusion
• It includes a summary of the research, the most important
results, recommendations, and proposals.
• The researcher should not use expressions of exaggeration
or the personality of the researcher, such as saying the
researcher did or the researcher achieved. It is better to say
the study was achieved.
• Here you are presenting work and not presenting the
personality of the researcher, as this contradicts scientific
objectivity and neutrality, which require not involving the
researcher’s personality in the writing so that it does not
influence others. Or the research topic turns into a personal

15. • List of bibliography
The researcher writes a list of sources and references after
the last chapter. The writing of sources and references in
the footnotes differs only with minor differences, the list of
bibliography are arranged alphabetically according to the
names of the authors.

16. QUESTION

17. Assessment of research proposal writing
Instructions
• Write a proposal about your field specialization
• Defining clearly the problem, the significant of the research, research
objectives, research questions, research hypotheses, research limits,
Research terms.
• Use correct English language on an A4 paper;
• Use a minimum of 1.5 spacing and font 12, and preferably in the New
Times Roman style.
• The proposal contain an introduction, main body, conclusion and a list of
bibliography;
• If there is citation, use the APA format of scholarly writing and citation
style (font 12);
• Time: 2 weeks, grade is 30 points