Directions: Use this outline to help you summarizing a research study.
This is intended as a guide. You may find other points of interest
in the
study that you may want to include.
Introduction to the Research
1. The general theoretical question this study asks is whether
___________________________ can influence ___________
_______________________________.
2. The specific purpose of the study was to determine if ______
___________ has an effect on ___________________________.
3. The hypothesis was that:______________________________
Method
4. Subjects in the study were _______________________ who were selected
on
the basis of ____________________________.
5. Subjects were administered the following tests and/or were assigned
to
the following experimental conditions.
6. Briefly describe the apparatus, if any, and the procedures.
7. At ___________ points during the procedure, the following measures
were
taken: _____________________________________________
8. These measures constitute the dependent measure.
Results
9. Don’t worry about the specific statistics at this point, but
identify
the type of statistics used.
10. Which findings are statistically significant and which
are not? The
__________________________ group showed higher/lower/similar scores
on
dependent measures(s) suggesting that _____________________ does/does
not
have an influence on ____________________________
Discussion
11. These findings confirm/disconfirm the hypothesis(es), suggesting
that
________________ does/does not have an influence on ____________.
12. The implications of these findings for the general theoretical
question are __________.
13. In order to study the relationship between _____ and
_____, future
studies should ________________.