Research in Communicative Disorders

1

Parts of A Research Paper

• Introduction• Methods• Results• Conclusion/Discussion• References and Citations

Research in Communicative Disorders

2

Introduction

• Title• Abstract• Table of Contents• General Statement of Problem• Introduction• Review of Literature• Specific purpose

Research in Communicative Disorders

3

Title

• Direct and to the point … limitation on length.

• Name of author/s• Affiliation

Research in Communicative Disorders

4

Abstract

• Problem• Brief description of subjects• Succinct description of methodology• Results• Conclusions and implications

Research in Communicative Disorders

5

Table of Contents

• Also table of figures and table of graphs.

Research in Communicative Disorders

6

Introduction/Review of Literature

• Author starts in a broad statement of the problem and begins to narrow the topic.

• Review of literature is in this section.

Research in Communicative Disorders

7

Specific purpose

• Purpose• Question• Hypothesis

– Null and experimental

Research in Communicative Disorders

8

Methods

• Subject

– Sample size

– Criteria for subject selection

Research in Communicative Disorders

9

Methods (cont.)

• Instrumentation/Materials

– Instrumentation and calibration

– Standardized and non-standardized instruments and materials

Research in Communicative Disorders

10

Methods (cont.)

• Procedures• Analysis of Data

Research in Communicative Disorders

11

Results

• Tables• Figures• Summary Statistics• Analysis of Data

Research in Communicative Disorders

12

Conclusion/Discussion

• Conclusion• Previous research• Theoretical and clinical implications

Research in Communicative Disorders

13

Conclusion/Discussion (cont.)

• Limitations of the study• Implications for further research

Research in Communicative Disorders

14

References and Citations

• All citations must be references. All references must be cited.

• APA and other styles.

Research in Communicative Disorders

15

Poster Sessions

• Purpose of posters• Differences between posters and other

formats

Research in Communicative Disorders

16

Poster Sessions (cont.)

• General design and layout• Introduction and statement of problem• Methods• Results/Conclusions

Research in Communicative Disorders

17

Last Slide