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After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
- Construct a literature review that situates your research study in the historical context of research similar to yours.
- Develop a compelling problem statement.
- Find and integrate empirical research reports, theory articles, and literature review articles in your literature review.
- Organize your literature review to make the best presentation of research questions and hypotheses.
- Write a methods section describing the participants, research procedures, and variables.
- Write a results section that presents the findings in a straightforward manner.
- Write a discussion section that provides interpretations and implications of the research findings.
- Identify the limitations of your study and interpret the limitations with respect to your findings.
- Recommend future research ideas and methods.
- Finish the research report with an appropriate title, title page, abstract, and list of references.
- Use APA style for direct and indirect citations and for developing the reference list.
- Use the revision process to enhance the quality of the written research report.
- Submit your paper for review to a communication association convention.
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