4. What is scientific writing?
It is a technical form of writing that
communicates scientific information to
other scientists in a document, book or
presentation in written form. For instance
Research paper
Lab report
Scientific review
INTRODUCTION
5. Scientific writing follows a specific format which is
abbreviated as (IMRAD)
I--INTRODUCTION: This describe the background and
the purpose of the study.
M--METHOD: This describes how the study is
conducted .
R--RESULT: this present the data and result of the
study.
A--And
D--DISCUSSION: This describe the result and their
implication.
STRUCTURE
6. RESEARCH ANSWER
KEY FINDINGS
INTERPRETATION OF RESULT
COMPARISON OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH
LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
IMPLICATION OF FUTURE RESEARCH
COMPONENT OF DISCUSSION
8. It should provide an overview of
your major findings before
offering your specific
interpretations and
comparisons to other studies.
KEY FINDINGS
9. Explaining the meaning and implications
of the results presented in the paper.
It should provide a clear understanding
of the main findings, how they relate to
the research question and whether they
support or contradict previous studies.
INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS
10. The discussion should compare
the results with those of other
studies and provide a critical
analysis of the similarities and
difference.
COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS
RESEARCH
11. This involves discussing the
potential shortcomings or
weaknesses of the research,
including any limitations in the
methodology , sample size or data
analysis.
LIMITATION OF STUDY
12. The discussion should suggest
area for further research and
outline any questions that
remain unanswered by the
current study.
IMPLICATION FOR FUTURE
RESEARCH
13. To sum up what has been said, research
answer ,key findings , interpretation of
results, comparison with previous
research and other components that
has been discussed are the main
findings of discussion of results in
scientific writing as presented.
CONCLUSION