Research report

1. A research report generallyA research report generally
consists of four to six chapters. Theconsists of four to six chapters. The
content and the length of the chapterscontent and the length of the chapters
varies but all of the them flow from andvaries but all of the them flow from and
are determined by the research theme.are determined by the research theme.
A research report comprises five majorA research report comprises five major
chapters besides the usual elementschapters besides the usual elements
such as list of tables, summary andsuch as list of tables, summary and
appendices, etc. The content of aappendices, etc. The content of a
research report generally has theresearch report generally has the
following formatfollowing format ::

2. Title pageTitle page
Supervisor’s CertificateSupervisor’s Certificate
AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements
List of ContentsList of Contents
List of TablesList of Tables

3. Chapter-IChapter-I
IntroductionIntroduction
RationaleRationale
Statement of the ProblemStatement of the Problem
Operational Definitions of the Terms UsedOperational Definitions of the Terms Used
Objectives of the StudyObjectives of the Study
HypothesesHypotheses
DelimitationsDelimitations

4. Chapter-IIChapter-II
Review of LiteratureReview of Literature
Relevant Studies Conducted in one’s ownRelevant Studies Conducted in one’s own
countrycountry
Relevant Studies Conducted AbroadRelevant Studies Conducted Abroad
Conclusion (based on overview of theConclusion (based on overview of the
related research literature)related research literature)

5. Chapter-IIIChapter-III
Design of the studyDesign of the study
Plan and ProcedurePlan and Procedure
Research MethodologyResearch Methodology
Population and SamplePopulation and Sample
Description of Tools and Techniques usedDescription of Tools and Techniques used
Collection of DataCollection of Data
Scoring ProcedureScoring Procedure
Statistical Techniques UsedStatistical Techniques Used

6. Chapter-IVChapter-IV
Analysis of Data andAnalysis of Data and
Interpretation of ResultsInterpretation of Results

7. Chapter-VChapter-V
Conclusions and ImplicationsConclusions and Implications
Main FindingsMain Findings
Educational ImplicationsEducational Implications
Suggestions for further ResearchSuggestions for further Research
SummarySummary
BibliographyBibliography
AppendicesAppendices