Unit 5 research project scientific structure template

Unit 5 Research Project

Worthing College Sports Science

[INSERT STUDENT NAME HERE]

2015

Assessment Criteria Pages 3-17 & 27-38

• P2: carry out sport science or exercise science-based research

• P3: collect and record data from the research project conducted

• M2: correctly analyse collected data, describing techniques used

• D1: correctly analyse data, explaining techniques used

• P4: produce a full research report using a standard scientific structure

[INSERT PROJECT TITLE HERE]

P2: Carry out / P4: Produce

Abstract

Write your own abstract for your research project here. Use the experience from the literacy review task as the basis for writing your own abstract. This should be the last part of the write-up that you complete.

P2: Carry out / P4: Produce

Contents: General

In this section you need to write a page by page contents page (correctly numbered for pages 3-26)

P2: Carry out / P4: Produce

Contents: Appendices

In this section you need to write a page by page contents page (correctly numbered for pages 27-32)

P2: Carry out / P4: Produce

Contents: Figures and Tables

In this section you need to write a page by page contents page (correctly numbered for pages 33-38)

P2: Carry out / P4: Produce

Acknowledgements

On this page you need to thank everyone who contributed to making your project a success. Think about the subjects, classmates and others that have helped you and how they helped you.

P2: Carry out / P4: Produce

Introduction

Here you need to introduce your project.

What is the aim?

Why did you choose the aim?

What was the project timescale?

P2: Carry out / P4: Produce

Literature Review and References

Add a hyperlink to your Wordpress literacy review here.

P2: Carry out / P4: Produce

Project Hypothesis

What is your project hypothesis (or hypotheses)?

Remember your hypothesis is an educated guess about how things work and what you expect to find. Your hypothesis should be what you test in your project and is therefore a testable hypothesis.

A hypothesis is often written like: "If _____[I do this] _____, then _____[this]_____ will happen."

P2: Carry out / P4: Produce

Method

Use your unit 4 work to help you write your detailed method. A useful reminder of the Unit 4 content is linked on page 2 here.

Your method should include detailed instructions. What you are going to do, how are you going to do it, who is going to do it and when key actions will be completed.

You should add relevant diagrams for any testing you do in the research project figures and tables section.

P3: Collect and record / M2: Correctly analyse & describe techniques / D1: Correctly analyse & explain techniques

Data Collection

Use your unit 4 work to help you write your detailed method.

A useful reminder of data collection techniques is linked in section 2 on page 2 here.

P3: Collect and record / M2: Correctly analyse & describe techniques / D1: Correctly analyse & explain techniques

Data Analysis

Use your unit 4 work to help you write your detailed method.

A useful reminder of data collection techniques is linked in section 3 and 4 on page 2 here.

P3: Collect and record / M2: Correctly analyse & describe techniques / D1: Correctly analyse & explain techniques

Results

This page should show your results. This page should be supported by tables, charts and graphs that should be shown in the research project figures and tables section.

P3: Collect and record / M2: Correctly analyse & describe techniques / D1: Correctly analyse & explain techniques

Discussion

Here you should discuss your results.

What did you find and why? Were your findings what you expected? Did you observe any trends in your data? Did you get results that you weren’t expecting?

P2: Carry out / P4: Produce

Conclusion

Restate your aim.

Restate the key trends from your literacy review.

Do your results and discussion support your hypothesis or hypotheses? If they do why and not suggest the reasons.

P2: Carry out / P4: Produce

Assessment Criteria Pages 19-26

• P5: carry out a review of the research project conducted, describing strengths, areas for improvement and future recommendations.

• M3: carry out a review of the research project, explaining strengths, areas for improvement and future recommendations.

• D2: carry out a review of the research project, justifying future recommendations for further research.

Review (1/3)

How well did project conclusions meet project aims? (include evidence and specific examples)

P5: Describe / M3: Explain / D2: Justify

Review (2/3)

What were the strengths of the research project? (include evidence and specific examples)

P5: Describe / M3: Explain / D2: Justify

Review (3/3)

What were the areas for improvement of the research project? (include evidence and specific examples)

P5: Describe / M3: Explain / D2: Justify

Future Recommendations (1/5)

If the project was to be completed again what would you change and why? (include evidence and specific examples)

P4: Produce / P5: Describe / M3: Explain / D2: Justify

Future Recommendations (2/5)

What would be the benefits of the proposed changes stated on the previous page? (include evidence and specific examples)

P4: Produce / P5: Describe / M3: Explain / D2: Justify

Future Recommendations (3/5)

State a proposal for further research (in total three proposals are needed and this is number one of three)

P4: Produce / P5: Describe / M3: Explain / D2: Justify

Future Recommendations (4/5)

State a proposal for further research (in total three proposals are needed and this is number two of three)

P4: Produce / P5: Describe / M3: Explain / D2: Justify

Future Recommendations (5/5)

State a proposal for further research (in total three proposals are needed and this is number three of three)

P4: Produce / P5: Describe / M3: Explain / D2: Justify

Research Project Appendices

Appendix 1

Supporting material, hyperlinks, links to testing videos, photos of tests etc (each appendix needs to be ‘citation referenced’ within your project pages 3-26). For example in brackets you should write (see Appendix 1) where you need to evidence something.

You can add more appendices if you need to. Just ensure you update your contents pages.

Appendix 2

Supporting material, hyperlinks, links to testing videos, photos of tests etc (each appendix needs to be ‘citation referenced’ within your project pages 3-26). For example in brackets you should write (see Appendix 1) where you need to evidence something.

You can add more appendices if you need to. Just ensure you update your contents pages.

Appendix 3

Supporting material, hyperlinks, links to testing videos, photos of tests etc (each appendix needs to be ‘citation referenced’ within your project pages 3-26). For example in brackets you should write (see Appendix 1) where you need to evidence something.

You can add more appendices if you need to. Just ensure you update your contents pages.

Appendix 4

Supporting material, hyperlinks, links to testing videos, photos of tests etc (each appendix needs to be ‘citation referenced’ within your project pages 3-26). For example in brackets you should write (see Appendix 1) where you need to evidence something.

You can add more appendices if you need to. Just ensure you update your contents pages.

Appendix 5

Supporting material, hyperlinks, links to testing videos, photos of tests etc (each appendix needs to be ‘citation referenced’ within your project pages 3-26). For example in brackets you should write (see Appendix 1) where you need to evidence something.

You can add more appendices if you need to. Just ensure you update your contents pages.

Research Project Figures and Tables

Figures and Tables 1

Charts, tables, graphs and diagrams. (each figures and table needs to be ‘citation referenced’ within your project pages 3-26).

For example in brackets you should write (see Figure and Table 1) where you need to evidence something.

You can add more Figure and Table pages if you need to. Just ensure you update your contents pages.

Figures and Tables 2

Charts, tables, graphs and diagrams. (each figures and table needs to be ‘citation referenced’ within your project pages 3-26).

For example in brackets you should write (see Figure and Table 1) where you need to evidence something.

You can add more Figure and Table pages if you need to. Just ensure you update your contents pages.

Figures and Tables 3

Charts, tables, graphs and diagrams. (each figures and table needs to be ‘citation referenced’ within your project pages 3-26).

For example in brackets you should write (see Figure and Table 1) where you need to evidence something.

You can add more Figure and Table pages if you need to. Just ensure you update your contents pages.

Figures and Tables 4

Charts, tables, graphs and diagrams. (each figures and table needs to be ‘citation referenced’ within your project pages 3-26).

For example in brackets you should write (see Figure and Table 1) where you need to evidence something.

You can add more Figure and Table pages if you need to. Just ensure you update your contents pages.

Figures and Tables 5

Charts, tables, graphs and diagrams. (each figures and table needs to be ‘citation referenced’ within your project pages 3-26).

For example in brackets you should write (see Figure and Table 1) where you need to evidence something.

You can add more Figure and Table pages if you need to. Just ensure you update your contents pages.