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The Research Proposal

THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Lesson Objectives

The student will be able to:

List and describe the chapters and subsections of a research proposal and a research report

and their proper order.

Describe the characteristics of an appropriate proposal title.

Compare and contrast the styles appropriate for (1) a dissertation or thesis, (2) a research

proposal, (3) a research report, (4) a professional paper, and (5) a journal article.

Distinguish (compare and contrast) between assumptions, limitations and hypotheses.

RESEARCH PROPOSAL OUTLINE

Cover Page

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction

(Need for the Study, Justification)

Problem Statement

Objectives/Research Questions/Hypotheses

Definition of Terms

Limitations of the Study

Basic Assumptions

Chapter 2 - Review of Literature

(Can have sections deemed necessary)

Chapter 3 - Procedures

Research Design

Subject Selection

Outcome Measures

Conditions of Testing

Treatments

Data Analysis

*plus

** Chapter 4 presentation should follow the same sequence and topics as that presented in

Chapter 3. **

Chapter 4 - Results

Findings Relative to problem

Summary of Data

Tests of Significance

Chapter 5 - Discussion

*Bibliography

Appendices

The Research Proposal