Misconceptions and Proper Guidelines for Writing Research Report

Abstract

        Research report writing of some researchers are not of good quality due to misconceptions beginning with assigning a title without specifying the variables clearly and not being a new variable that is interesting to study. The background and significance of the research problem does not explain the importance and rationale for the research and lacks informative evidence to support the writing. The written research questions and research objectives are unclear, inconsistent and similar to the writing on benefits of research. The scope of the research does not cover the variables studied and the research targets. The terminology definitions are not operational definitions and are not complete definitions. Research benefits state only the research outputs without specifying the research results. The relevant literature is not related to the study variables and lacks the synthesis of content. The conceptual framework of the research does not reflect the relationship between the variables studied. The methodology presented is not systematic and does not cover the research design. The presentation of the data analysis results does not fully meet the objectives of the research and misinterprets the data analysis results. The conclusions of the research are not concise and inconsistent with the research objectives. Discussion of the results lacks justification by using only theoretical concepts or research results to support and not discussing the value of the research results. Recommendations are not based on research findings and are not clear on how the results should be used by anyone. The list of references is inaccurate and incomplete as citing reference in text. The appendix lacks consideration to present the necessary content. From such misconceptions, researchers should develop themselves in order to have the correct concepts that will help in writing quality research reports that meet the evaluation criteria.