HOW TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE RESEARCH

PAPER

Research
a noble purpose
consummates a search for truth
with passion and zeal
- Eliza Azucena Puertollano
INTRODUCTION

 Search for truth: passion, perseverance,

purpose

 Dissemination of non-trivial results of research

THE OUTLINE OF A RESEARCH PAPER

 Organizes the ideas relevant to the research

 Forms the basis of the Table of Contents of

longer papers (theses and dissertations)

 Inspires the logical sequence of ideas and

arrangement of headings and subheadings in
the body of the text
QUALITY OF A RESEARCH PAPER: CONTENT

 The Abstract
 Shortened form of the research paper using the
important words of the selection itself
 Should have the same style and essential content
of the original
 No attempt at originality; simply select the
important words and connect them into a readable
version of the original selection
QUALITY OF A RESEARCH PAPER: CONTENT

 Introduction
 Overview/Background
 Rationale of the decision to conduct research

 Statement of the Problem

 Specific problem from which the research objectives are
derived

 Objectives (Main and Specific)

 Planned activities to solve the research problem
QUALITY OF A RESEARCH PAPER: CONTENT

 Introduction (cont.)
 Significance of the Study
 Impact produced by virtue of the physical, intellectual
and health benefits to a community
 Advancement of knowledge

 Specific contribution to research

 Scope and Limitations

QUALITY OF A RESEARCH PAPER: CONTENT

 Review of Related Literature

 Local and foreign sources
 Documentation vs. plagiarism

 Foundation of the discussions on theory &

principles, methodology, and results of research
QUALITY OF A RESEARCH PAPER: CONTENT

 Theoretical Considerations
 Theory and principles applicable specifically to the
research problem
 Factors affecting design methods, fabrication,
testing, experimentation, computer simulations and
other relevant considerations.
QUALITY OF A RESEARCH PAPER: CONTENT

 Methodology
 Flowchart of the research process
 Specifications of materials and instrumentation

 Phases of types of research-project: prototypes or

experimentations or computer simulations or
surveys or interviews or a combination of types
 Methods of data evaluation: measures of central
tendency, dispersion and correlation, computer-
aided methods, and others
QUALITY OF A RESEARCH PAPER: CONTENT

 Discussion of Results
 Tablesand figures for purposes of optimization
 Comparison of results with those from literature
sources
QUALITY OF A RESEARCH PAPER: CONTENT

OTHER SECTIONS:
 Conclusions

 Recommendations

 List of References

 Appendices
QUALITY OF A RESEARCH PAPER: FORM & STYLE

 Grammatical Considerations:
 Subject/verb and pronoun/antecedent agreements
 Avoidance of shifts in construction

 Improvement of sentence/paragraph style

 Parallelisms

 Dangling and misplaced modifiers,

 Idiomatic expressions

 Useful transitions for coherence and variety

QUALITY OF A RESEARCH PAPER: FORM & STYLE

 Marking Punctuations:
 Review the correct use of commas, colons, semi-
colons and hyphens

 Choices of Words/Phrases:
 Avoid the following: jargons, clichés, double
negatives; and redundant, flowery, trite, colloquial,
and slang expressions
FINAL MESSAGE

Write in a manner that the reader will

acquire a fresh insight into the ideas that you
have presented and the future researchers will
be encouraged to further your research works in
order to offer newer insights. This so-called
“multiplier effect” makes your research paper
more effective.