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RESEARCH REPORT (Thesis) Chapter1 : Introduction Chapter2 : Literature Review Chapter3 : Research Methodology Chapter4 : Data Analysis Chapter5 : Discussion and Conclusion References Appendix (include Questionnaire)

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I post this list which I used to wrote down based on my PPTA lecturer requirement, Pn. Noraani, UMK. Hopefully can be a basic guide topic for you.

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RESEARCH REPORT (Thesis)

• Chapter1 : Introduction• Chapter2 : Literature Review• Chapter3 : Research Methodology• Chapter4 : Data Analysis• Chapter5 : Discussion and Conclusion• References• Appendix (include Questionnaire)

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Chapter1 : Introduction

• Research background/ Phenomena of study

• Problem Statement• Research Question• Research Objective• Significance of Study• Definition (operational/ conceptual)

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Chapter2 : Literature Review

• L.R. introduction (on DV & IV)– How phenomena correlate with other

• Theories (DV, IV)• Description of all IV

– How X contribute to Y

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Chapter3 : Research Methodology

• Research Design: Quantitative/ Qualitative• Procedure

– Sampling– Method: probability/ non-probability– Size of sampling– Rational: using table/ formula

• Instrumentation– Name of instrument, item, reliability

• Data Analysis– Data Procedure– Objective: correlation; t-test; reliability

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Chapter4 : Data Analysis

• Reliability test (for all variables)• Descriptive analsysis• Using SPSS? Pearson Correlations? or

other method• Result: meet objectives?

– Pearson result: r=0.xx reflect the relationship of variable Very High

High

Moderate High

Moderate Low

Low

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Chapter5 : Discussion and Conclusion

• Discussion• Summary• Limitations• Recommendation