Research Basics
This is the central question your entire research project is built around.
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This type of data includes numbers, statistics, or measurable results.
What is quantitative data
This is your main claim that answers your research question.
What is a thesis (or argument)?
This is a short, clear explanation of your research (30–60 seconds).
What is an elevator pitch?
This is where you write about your growth as a researcher.
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What is the reflective journal?
This section reviews existing research and sources on your topic.
What is the literature review?
This section presents what you found without interpretation.
What are findings/results
This type of evidence directly supports your claim.
What is evidence?
This is the strongest piece of support you highlight in your presentation.
What is key evidence?
This skill involves adjusting your research when problems arise.
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What is adaptability?
This part of your paper explains how you conducted your study.
What is the methodology?
This type of data includes interviews, observations, or themes.
What is qualitative research
This connects your evidence back to your argument.
What is commentary/analysis?
This part of your presentation explains why your topic matters.
What are implications/significance?
This means evaluating whether your sources are trustworthy.
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What is credibility?
This part explains why your research matters in a broader context.
What are implications?
This section explains what your results mean.
What is discussion
This strengthens your argument by addressing opposing viewpoints.
What is counterargument?
This is when you answer questions about your research after presenting.
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What is the defense (oral defense)?
This refers to avoiding bias and staying fair in your research.
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What is objectivity?
This section was not part of your research paper, but it frames the research so that a reader can understand your work within the context in which it is meant
Conceptual or Theoretical Framework
This is a pattern or repeated idea found in qualitative data.
What is a theme?
This ensures ideas flow clearly from one paragraph to the next.
What are transitions?
This is something that weakens your study that you must acknowledge.
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What is a limitation?
This is one thing you would improve if you did your project again.
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What is future research or revision?